Scenes from Taiwan (and a few from Japan)
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As I mentioned in another post, I was in Taiwan over the holidays and part of January. Thought I would add a few pictures to this forum thread rather than start a new one. LOL
Taipei 101, the tower that Alex Honnold is going to climb. Typical Taipei winter weather.
Yangming Shan (Yangming Mountain). Close to Taipei, but does get high enough that it can actually get some snow once in a while. (Funny story - taking a bus up the mountain and I think that the driver got paid by how fast he went, not necessarily if he got every one there safely!! LOL. Wow - it was quite the ride!! On the way down, was going to catch the bus, but it was packed and I couldn't get on. Turned out to be lucky, as I saw it was the same bus driver!!)
From the east side of Taiwan, somewhat near Taitung. Very "rugged" part of Taiwan with a lot of mountains and ALOT of wind. The bridge in the 8 dragon hump bridge, which connects to a small island. At the top of the small island is a lighthouse. The top picture is from the lighthouse. Wasn't sure I was going to make. Quite the trek.
Mr. Brown Avenue.
"*What’s so remarkable about the road stretching out ahead of me is that it’s totally unremarkable: it’s a standard two-way country road stretching towards the distant hills. Tucked in a quiet corner of Taiwan’s rural township of Chishang in Taitung County, Kam Sun Road 3 is the type of place that most people would only end up on if they made a wrong turn.
But decades ago, a location scout for the East Asian nation’s most popular canned coffee, Mr. Brown Coffee spotted its effortless beauty. Rice paddies flank the asphalt road, and rich green grass dances in the breeze as the sun’s rays bathe the valley with a warm glow. Taiwan has no shortage of rice fields, but this place is unique in that the views here are unobstructed. There are no street lamps or utility poles—just a sea of shimmering grass.*"
It is very pretty. (PS. I cannot find a link to the original commercial, but I will try and find it.)
About 4% of the population in Taiwan is Christan. Not sure if that is Jesus climbing the side of the church, but I thought it was funny to have Santa on a church. (PS. For the first time in 25 years, Dec 25th was a holiday in Taiwan, called Constitution Day. Had this holiday when I was younger, then it disappeared and now it is back. It shares the same day as Christmas, but there was very little signs of Christmas at all. You would never really know it is happening. Some decorations in shopping malls, etc. but not much.)
Had an earthquake. Happened just after 11pm. It was a 7.0 off the NE coast. I was in the south central/southeast part of the country. Felt some shaking and made me a bit nervous, but fortunately, nothing more than that. Actually got the warning before I felt the shaking. The warning comes through all mobile phones and is accompanied by an obnoxious alarm to get your attention.
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Nice pics. I'd love to try the tofu place. I like the stuff and often get it instead of meat in Thai dishes.
@Mik said in Scenes from Taiwan (and a few from Japan):
Nice pics. I'd love to try the tofu place. I like the stuff and often get it instead of meat in Thai dishes.
Unfortunately, just found out that the restaurant Tokyo Shiba Toufuya Ukai is closing at the end of March. Their restaurant page said it was because of the end of their lease. It is on pretty big amount of land, and I am guessing that the land owners wanted more money than the restaurant could (or wanted) to pay.
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Thanks for sharing your pictures @taiwan_girl . You’ve amazing skills with your camera.
