a hui hou kakou

I was in Taiwan for several days. I thought I had to hurry to catch a ferry. I missed a ferry to Japan once, and almost again. So I crossed the island three times in only a few days. Besides this rush I thought it was wonderful. The food was good, the people nice. I found some tofu snacks I'd been looking out for everywhere in Asia that I used to eat in Montreal. I was in Taiwan in October 2006.

Arms of Taiwan

Arms of Taiwan

Map of Taiwan Taipei metro. October 2006. Spider on granite. October 2006. Old book at the National Palace Museum, there was a similar museum in Beijing. However the one in Taipei is far more impressive. October 2006. Jadeite Cabbage with Insects, very beautiful. October 2006. 17-Layer Ivory Ball (Ching Dynasty: 1616-1911 A.D.). This was the most amazing piece to me in the museum. The ball is carved from a single piece of ivory, there are at least seventeen layers. I can't imagine the time it took to make this. October 2006. Statue. October 2006. Taipei 101, the tallest building in the world as of 2006. October 2006. Chess, some nice sidewalk art. October 2006. Inside the mall of Taipei 101, it was very art-deco. October 2006. Sign for the Taipei metro. October 2006. The Taipei rail station. October 2006. An area for buying computer wares in Taipei. October 2006. Taiwan reminded me a lot of Japan, rice fields everywhere, often with houses in the middle of them. October 2006. I met Wei Lin in Kaohsiung, she was very kind and generous. Taiwanese were in general. Feeding me and such! October 2006. Sun setting over Kaohsiung. October 2006. Temple in Kaohsiung. October 2006. Some Chinese theatre. October 2006. Gate of an old military fort. October 2006. An old military fort. October 2006. Wonderful tofu snacks! With lots of MSG. I ate these until I felt ill on several occasions. Just like when I lived in Montreal. October 2006. My friend Wei Lin. October 2006. Back in Taipei. October 2006. When I was in Taiwan there were constant protests against the president. October 2006. A Taiwanese train. October 2006. This guy helped me find stamps and a post card, and then wouldn't let me pay for the card. Very kind. October 2006. Back in Kaohsiung, this is a cross harbour ferry. October 2006. Leaving Kaohsiung again, I first went to Kaohsiung to catch a ferry. Unfortunately they wouldn't let me get on it. So I went back north to catch the next one at Keelung, they didn't tell me of course that it was coming back to Kaohsiung before going on to Japan! The second time I was in Kaohsiung I just stayed on the boat though. October 2006. Passport Stamps |back to travels |