Taipei

Typhoon season generally encompasses most of the summer in Taiwan. In Taipei it can often seem like the city comes to a stand-still. The last time I was in Taiwan… I decided to leave my apartment during a typhoon. All I can tell you is: you need a rain coat, shoes you’re willing to get wet, and nice cool clothing (cuz it’s hot!)

I miss the bread store. I miss snacks shopping in the middle of the night. I miss 7-11. I miss the city lights. I miss seeing the people; walking on the street with various purposes. (yet still wearing nice clothes). I miss the sound of busy road; honking sounds of cars, sounds of barking dogs, sounds of people talking; casual conversation, fighting, whispering sweet nothings to each other, sounds of commercials, sounds of music. Even I miss shopping in the night markets!! I used to avoid night market because there’s too many people that my speed got slower by 50%, its so noisy, and I can easily got lost. Little I knew that I would be hoping desperately to be there later. I want to take the MRT, once again find my way to fun around Taipei city. I want to stand on the bus while its going and not holding on to anything as being said by my friend that it’s a one level higher of a skill compare to being able to stand on moving MRT without falling. I want to go to the game centre, watching a guy practice to play a specific game everyday while showing off to others. Most importantly, I miss friends that I made there!!!! I love Taiwan!!! Wo ai Taiwan!!!

My Mandarin was so sparse that it wasn’t as much fun being here as it was in Hong Kong.

the food is great. the dirtier the restaurant, the better it will taste haha. :)

it is cool :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFeAzxdYZFs

Loved the markets and the cheap clothes. The food was great, but not as amazing as I had expected. The people were very kind, and there was a lot more english than I had imagined. Definately take a look at Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial and ximending for great clothes.

this city have my favorite things, my love, and my imagination…...i will be back!

The food is amazing!

I lived in Taiwan for 9 months in the mid 80s. I still miss Taipei. We toured the entire island with mountain gorges, hotsprings, beaches, bamboo forest retreats, and fabulous night life. Still the best part was the National Palace Museum. If you travel Oct 10th for 10/10 celebration, the fireworks are amazing. They light all the government buildings from Oct to Dec also. Definitely worth a trip.

it’s very polluted yes, but it also has an excellent local night life. I went a while back and visited an aunt who lives there, and she showed us around the city at night- it was excellent.