boon's log 5107.05: Taipei 2007 [Pt2] (and Birthday Greetings!)

Ok this is a late birthday greeting... but as the old saying goes, better late then never, yes?

Happy BirthdAy WH

Now back to more of Taipei, Taiwan. As mentioned, here are some of the places of interest in and around Taipei.

(note: click on images for larger version)


"Hi! My name is Pukii!" - I was greeted by this cute little piggy (mascot of some Shanghai Bank) on the side of a public bus at the TaoYuan International.


Inside Taipei101 from Ground floor up; Taipei101 Exterior; taking the world's fastest elevator (1010m/min) up to the Observation Deck


Inside Taipei101, notice the spaciousness in the 3-tier layout; View from Observation Deck


Shilin Night Market (one of the biggest night markets around, if you only have one night to visit a night market, this HAS to be it...)


Relics in the National Palace Museum: A jade that looks like a BokChoy; A stone that looks like a piece of Pork meat; erm... I forgot what the last one was...


National Palace Museum... huge, but may be boring to some...


Gates to LoongShan Temple; ceiling of QingShui Temple; LoongShan Temple, Exterior


LoongShan Temple


View from maoKung Tea Farm with Taipei city skyline at the background; Taipei Skyline


Along Dadaocheng Wharf which spans along the Danshui river


Media covering the riot at Cheng Kai Shek Memorial


Cheng Kai Shek Memorial - undergoing a historical change; Rio at Cheng Kai Shek


Sun Yat Sen Memorial (photography forbidden inside the memorial hall); National Taiwan Museum


Taiwan Presential Building


Mural Wall in Danshui; Lady Selling A-Ge in Danshui


Busy street in Danshui, north-most city covered by the city's MRT system


Our Hotels (1) Grand Formosa Regent (2) Fullerton Taipei; our room with a view


Hot springs at Beitou, a few MRT stops from Danshui


Hazy versus non-Hazy days

Next (final) episode: Others/Random pixies

boon out...