taipei
I really liked Taipei. It was cheap, a lot smaller than Seoul, and easy to get around. The people were also really friendly, although it seemed like not many people spoke much English. Everywhere we went, people would just talk to us in Chinese (maybe assuming Tae understood them even though he doesn’t look remotely Taiwanese or Chinese), and I would start laughing because the language just sounds so silly to my ears, like cats talking. But I would go back for sure, and would love to see more of Taiwan.
Anyway, pictures:
Confucius Temple
Baoan Temple
The Taipei 101 (tallest building in the world) is hiding behind all the pollution.
Finally, food!
It’s ugly at night.
After going up the fastest elevator in the world (they were very proud of that fact, and made sure to remind us many times), we got a view of the city and some crappy pictures.
This is what prevents the building from swaying with the wind.
This place was all kinds of cheesy.
The mall connected to the 101
Snake Alley night market did not have many snakes.
Because Taipei was approximately 300 degrees all weekend, we tried to avoid the heat and went shopping. This is part of the alleged largest mall in Asia. COEX is much better.
There are lots of night markets in Taipei. This was at Shilin, the biggest. It was probably my favorite place in the city. There was a huge section of food stalls, then another for games, then clothes… so much going on.
In Ximen, another big shopping area.
