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TAIPEI MAIN STATION – Interior picture   Leave a comment

Useful tip: Booking office for Taiwan High speed Rail is located on the North-East corner of this building.

Posted May 18, 2012 by fathomTaiwan in So You Are Coming to Taiwan

TAROKO GORGE TOUR – REMEMBERED   Leave a comment

Rainbow marble vases were stunning. Prices not remembered, probably US $3000 – (part of the day trip to Taroko Gorge involved a stop at a shop while on the return part of the trip). The picturesque small temple via the running stream is often featured on advertising for tourism in Taiwan.

Posted May 18, 2012 by fathomTaiwan in Uncategorized

GREEN ISLAND – TAITUNG AREA   Leave a comment

Posted May 18, 2012 by fathomTaiwan in The Taiwan Coast

CZECH POLITICAN SPEAKS IN TAIPEI (2007)   Leave a comment

Czech speaker YouTube video <CLICK Some Taiwan visits ago I took my then new video camera to a short speech on democracy by a visiting and very famous Czech politician. Petr Pithart’s  entourage were interesting looking guys.  We spoke briefly afterwards. A very tall and slim gentleman had been a diplomat stationed in Australia – [...]

Posted May 14, 2012 by fathomTaiwan in Conferences Taiwan

REMEMBERING FIRST TWO VISITS   Leave a comment

VIDEO – Memorial Hall <CLICK 1. Rainbow marble vases or jars are not cheap.  I priced one in a shop near Hyatt Fortune Hotel recently at NT$100 thousand. 2. It took me a couple of years to figure out the poster message.  A phone within a camera.  Unknown back in Australia in 2003. 3. The [...]

Posted May 4, 2012 by fathomTaiwan in My First Taipei Views

WW2 ENDS – UNIQUE DOCUMENT (1945)   Leave a comment

Click to enlarge this copy of a rare document.  Main picture, Shigemitsu signs the above document., IN CHINA NEWS FOOTAGE FROM THE FOLLOWING DAYS:  You Tube clip <Click here    

Posted May 1, 2012 by fathomTaiwan in Taiwan Museums, Uncategorized

REAL TOFU   Leave a comment

CLICK HERE for YouTube video (2 mins HD)

Posted April 26, 2012 by fathomTaiwan in Health food

LATEST VIDEO   Leave a comment

ORANGE JUICE MACHINE You Tube video – click here  

Posted April 24, 2012 by fathomTaiwan in Inventions

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JAPANESE-TAIWANESE STYLE FOOD   Leave a comment

http://www.facebook.com/v/10150665207440060 CLICK ABOVE FOR 3 MINUTE VIDEO New eatery in ChangAn Road West is open 16 hours a day.  Near Hyatt Fortune Hotel.

Posted April 20, 2012 by fathomTaiwan in Small Shop Value

EYEGLASSES – NEAR SHIPAI MRT   Leave a comment

We old folk get a free eye test every two years in Australia. It’s common to get your prescription details then go to a cheaper store- or go overseas for the glasses. The first store knows this. The prescription I was given was not worth a pinch of sh*t. Wrong wrong wrong. Therefore I have [...]