Glad I'd had breakfast before seeing the fish and frogs legs :eek:
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Glad I'd had breakfast before seeing the fish and frogs legs :eek:
OK Guys 'n Galz - here we go with heaps of pix from 3rd March
We have 2 more temples to cover, another walking tour around town, orchids, buildings, Peace Park & food!
Tomorrow they're training it to another local, I believe - so we may have a slight report gap? Hang in there!
Hello again.
An interesting day. We visited the Confuscius and, conveniently across the road, Bao'an Temples - very nice indeed as can be seen in the photo section.
We joined another Walking Tour - this one was focussed on the historical background to modern day Taiwan. Some Countries are cursed by the geographical or strategic location and tend to be conquered by others over time.
Taiwan has variously been run by: The original inhabitants (not much is known about that part though), The Dutch, the Spanish, the Japanese, the Chinese, an exiled Chinese Government (the current ones) and, if they have their way in the future, the Chinese again. Pretty interesting indeed.
We had a very nice dinner with some of the Walking Tour participants and then back to the Hotel to escape the vast crowds out to party on a Saturday night at festival time.
Some other things we learnt on the day - 1. Don't jaywalk here - it confuses the locals and may result in your demise,
2. Don't exit a Taxi on the traffic side of the vehicle - you may destroy a Scooter and/or the rear door of a taxi, and,
3. Before you go out, ask the Hotel people to write your destination in Mandarin on a piece of paper to be handed to the Taxi Driver.
See ya.
Entrance to Confuscius Temple
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CFT1
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CFT2
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CFT3
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CFT4
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CFT5
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CFT6
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CFT7
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In the Dong Wu lobby - Yum!
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Possible luggage contraband!
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on the the next Temple:
And so, to the Bao'an Temple & grounds! (hereafter known as B1 etc.)
B1
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B2
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B3
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B4 - Pet Tiger?
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B5 - Year of the Dog
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B6 - Fairies?
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B7
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B8 - Two Monkeys
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B9
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B10
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more B's over:
Bao'an Temple cont:
B11
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B12
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B13
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B14 - Gotta love the carving!
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B15
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B16
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The Temple Proper
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Parked near (not part of) the Temple - Lamborghini Superieggera
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Sil loves Doors! - go figure!
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AND a Beef Noodle lunch!
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Now on to the walking tour, sites & din din:
City Walking Tour
A 24/7 Karaoke Bar (the whole building!)
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Taipei Presidential Palace
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The Red House Theater
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Market food stall
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Unknown food parcels
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Street scene
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Custard Apple ice cream AUD$6.50
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Well - it IS the year of the Doggie!
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Entrance to the 228 Peace Park (PP for short)
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Don't feed the squirrels! (they'll have ya arm off)
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more over:
Thank you very much for the tour. I feel exhausted with all this walking before breakfast;)
Peace Park Tour cont.
James, our guide!
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Confused? No - Confucius!
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Too hard to explain - Bro says google it
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PP1
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PP2
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Inside the memorial
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Paper Lanterns made by children
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Ditto Lanterns
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Sore feet legend
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How to get sore feet (walk on this)
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some fun to finish!:
End of PP Tour & Dinner
New walking tour mates at Dinner!
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The Toilet Tour
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Found a market for Old people - therefore in good company!
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Spoilt - Moi:confused:
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Till next edition - Bye 4 now!
Been sat here waiting for each instalment! :D
Just fantastic to see and enjoy.
If unknown food is rice cakes wrapped in seaweed I want some!