For anyone who missed it, yesterday was the last day of the 2009 Shilin Presidential Rose Festival. We checked out the festivities on Saturday along with a few thousand Taipei residents. Given the size of the park, it didn’t seem too crowded for Taipei.
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Sending Roses
Published February 23, 2009 Northern Taiwan , Taipei City Leave a CommentTags: CKS Shilin Residence, Roses
Doing the Touristy Stuff
Published June 18, 2008 Northern Taiwan , Taichung City , Taichung County , Taipei 101 , Taipei City , Western Taiwan 3 CommentsTags: Chih-shan Garden, High Speed Rail, National Palace Museum, San-hsi t'ang Teahouse
Two salespeople from the company Cathy works for had to entertain a couple of their company’s customers in Taipei on Sunday. Through some unusual series of events Cathy and myself were roped into the task, too. Our free time was exchanged for free meals, various entrance tickets, and a ride home on the High Speed Rail as opposed to our usual luxurious choice: the Kuo-Kuang Bus Company [國光客運] . Our first destination was the National Palace Museum [國立故宮博物院]. Before strolling through the museum we ate lunch at the San-hsi t’ang Teahouse [三希堂], located on the fourth floor of the main exhibition hall.
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Cosplay at NTU – Petit Fancy 8 [the extended post]
Published April 28, 2008 Northern Taiwan , Taipei City , Taiwan Entertainment 15 CommentsTags: Cosplay
As mentioned in the previous post, Petit Fancy 8 was held at National Taiwan University’s campus over the weekend, here is the picture heavy post that I promised. David Reid wrote a post about the event over the weekend, as did Darren Melrose on his new WP-powered blog. My anime phase passed after Cowboy Bebop aired on the Cartoon Network, so I have no idea who most of these characters are.
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Cosplay in Taiwan – PF8
Published April 26, 2008 Northern Taiwan , Taipei City , Taiwan Entertainment 5 CommentsTags: Cosplay, NTU
I had the distinct pleasure of meeting up with bloggers/photographers Craig Ferguson, David Reid, and Darren Melrose for the cosplay event Petit Fancy 8 held at National Taiwan University. The event also marked my first time shooting in RAW and right now I am trying to get used to using Adobe Lightroom as opposed to sorting and adjusting pictures in iPhoto.
I’ll have a longer post, with more pictures, in the next few days.
Tuesday’s Hike – Part II [Fog and Birds]
Published March 13, 2008 Hiking Trails , National Parks , Northern Taiwan , Taipei City 5 Comments
Once I arrived at the Yangmingshan Bus Terminal after a walk along a portion of the Jinbaoli Trail [金包里大道], I immediately scoured the food vendors for a lunch more suitable than the apples and 7-11 sandwiches I inhaled on the previous trail. After fried fish balls and some soup, I stood back in line to get back on the park bus. Yangmingshan’s park buses are tiny, there are always a lot of people much more deserving of a seat than I am, so each time I usually unnaturally contort my neck because of the low ceiling. It also doesn’t help that many of the bus drivers drive like maniacs.
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Tuesday’s Hike – Part I [Falls and Cows]
Published March 11, 2008 Hiking Trails , National Parks , Northern Taiwan , Taipei City 11 Comments
Early in the morning I checked the weather report: an 80% chance of light rain on Yangmingshan. I began plowing through online maps and information to find a suitable trail for the day. I ultimately settled on Jinbaoli Trail [金包里大道] using Jyuansih Waterfall [絹絲瀑布] as a starting point. The trail once served as an important link between Shilin [士林] and Jinshan [金山].
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228 Rally at Zhongshan Stadium
Published February 29, 2008 Northern Taiwan , Taipei City 4 CommentsTags: Taiwan
DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh [謝長廷] and running mate Su Tseng-chang [蘇貞昌]
Yesterday evening I attending the rally at Zhongshan Stadium commemorating the 61st anniversary of the 228 Massacre. The atmosphere of the area was absolutely incredible. After I grabbed a few snacks and checked out the memorabilia tables I met up with bloggers Craig Ferguson and David Reid who were arriving from the event at Freedom Square. We walked around the packed stadium taking photos and talking to people.
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Fanglan Mansion and Yifang Mansion
Published February 26, 2008 Historic Sites , Northern Taiwan , Taipei City Leave a Comment
Built in 1806, Fanglan Mansion [芳蘭大厝] was the Chen family’s first home when they immigrated to Taiwan from Anxi, Quanzhou County, Fujian Province.
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Taipei Lantern Festival 2008
Published February 21, 2008 Northern Taiwan , Taipei City 4 CommentsTags: Taipei Lantern Festival
The 2008 Taipei Lantern Festival runs until Sunday, February 24. If you plan to go, be sure to get out before the weekend hits to avoid too big of a crowd. The festival has an English website that includes a map of the different attractions.
For more pictures, check out my Flickr set or the work of others.
Zhuzi Lake
Published February 19, 2008 Food , National Parks , Northern Taiwan , Taipei City 6 Comments
Ginger and Sweet Potato Soup [薑汁番薯湯]
We left the flower show in the early afternoon and took a bus to Zhuzi Lake [竹子湖]. By the time we arrived it was raining fairly hard so we took shelter at one of the nearby restaurants for a late lunch and to wait for the rain to lighten up a bit.
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