In April 2002 which was about when the SARS problem was conquered I made my first visit to Taipei. It seemed that 20% of the people in the street (or maybe 25%) were still wearing face masks as a preventive measure. In Australia ignorant people still cough and sneeze in public with no regard for [...]
Archive for the ‘My First Taipei Views’ Category
FACE MASKS IN PUBLIC Leave a comment
TEMPLE SOUNDS
Copy and paste this address into your browser, it’s a You Tube hosted video. Or click and it might take you there? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCUkdoKe2OQ ALSO CONSIDER FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/fathomTaiwan
TAIPEI CELEBRATION
http://www.youtube.com/embed/sIyAFwhcVfI It was Mother’s Day and Buddha’s Birthday – yet the story I was given “it’s for the mother of Buddha” – an example of how one can never be 100% sure of anything translated into English. Copy and paste the You Tube address into your browser.
TAIPEI MAP FOR VISITORS :-)
MEMO – BE HAPPY
I believe this calligraphy says words to the effect of ‘be happy’. It was on sale at Danshui by the waterfront. I bought something from the gentleman who had a crowd admiring his work.
MEMORIAL HALL Leave a comment
Approaching from the side gives a stunning view. The older of the two Cadillac on display inside the hall. Ceiling inside the main hall. This was at a nearby demonstration a few years ago. Nice view is had looking back toward the main entrance
FIRST IMPRESSION OF TAIPEI (Continued) Leave a comment
My first two visits to Taipei were with shared accommodation just of Zhongshiao East Road. The lack of parking with cars positioned on the corners of narrow lanes, outside the many trendy restaurants was noteworthy. Pampered pets was another visual novelty. I’ve since seen small dogs in baby strollers being pushed around the city. Cats [...]
2010 in review Leave a comment
How this blog did in 2010, a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Fresher than ever. Crunchy numbers A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 9,200 times in 2010. That’s about 22 full 747s. In 2010, there were 225 new posts, growing [...]
KAOHSIUNG BY NIGHT
This new pizza will be a worry for The Pizza Hut people, less than half price and better tasting. How does a Turkish hotel manager of a 5-star resort come to live in Taiwan and run a street food stall? Location: nearly opposite Kaohsiung Main Station. “I met my wife-to-be about nine years ago” says [...]
CHEAP HOTELS TAIPEI Leave a comment
View from 15th floor Shin Kong Mitsukoshi building, Taipei Main Station (2 November 2010) Reasonably close to the river, this is one old part of Taipei that is changing fast. Those old buildings are rapidly being replaced by tall office buildings. A shame. When arriving in Taipei try to avoid a Friday or Saturday – [...]
