tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post8583500869750832045..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: In the Magical Mountains of Pingtung, Part IMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-62583055103890070652011-03-24T20:38:07.479+08:002011-03-24T20:38:07.479+08:00Michael, what do you mean when you say the people ...Michael, what do you mean when you say the people in Chongli look like escapees from a Scorsese film? The foreigners, or the Taiwanese? Both? Which Scorsese movie and which actors. The more recent Scorsese movies...well, you might be referring to the mental asylum in Shutter Island. Or the gangster movies. I just find Chongli to be supercrowded. It's one of the more densely populated cities in Taiwan (perhaps more than most of Taipei). Hsinchu is similar, but Chongli is like this on a much bigger scale. Still, I'm curious about what exactly you mean. I am still scratching my metaphorical head (mind you, I do have a real head, just not in this vicinity at the moment) quizzically.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15907060405795620941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-18340580148944351592011-03-23T22:27:59.957+08:002011-03-23T22:27:59.957+08:00Good god, Tim! Stuck in Chongli? Surely there must...Good god, Tim! Stuck in Chongli? Surely there must be a position somewhere where there is sun and people who don't look like escapees from a Martin Scorcese flick...Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-33525864534807721672011-03-23T17:52:51.131+08:002011-03-23T17:52:51.131+08:00Nice gig, Michael! It's great to see pics of t...Nice gig, Michael! It's great to see pics of these places. Why am I in Jhongli again?Tim Wnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-54484440396073638682011-03-23T09:48:34.342+08:002011-03-23T09:48:34.342+08:00Stunning pictures and account Michael. Pingtung is...Stunning pictures and account Michael. Pingtung is the only county I haven't been to yet so it is good to read your travels there and see the photos. Looking forward to the next essays of this trip.Ashishhttp://tumbling.in/taiwannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1763525411835703192011-03-23T03:14:10.144+08:002011-03-23T03:14:10.144+08:00I now appreciate more and more the beauty of Taiwa...I now appreciate more and more the beauty of Taiwan through your camera. Living in the US, I am hoping that I'll retire in Taiwan someday and enjoy bike riding.Jadenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-62217274406711251382011-03-22T23:01:37.403+08:002011-03-22T23:01:37.403+08:00Very cool.Very cool.Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-3296093523374401652011-03-22T22:14:17.852+08:002011-03-22T22:14:17.852+08:00Your rim overheated?!
Was that due to the ambient...Your rim overheated?!<br /><br />Was that due to the ambient temperature or excessive braking from being up in the mountains?<br /><br />Lucky you it appears you had some nice sunny weather. I'm utterly over this bullshit extended winter crap we seem to have had since November'ish.<br /><br />Is it rude to ask what the paycheck was?OzSoapboxhttp://ozsoapbox.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-64658602913012852052011-03-22T21:30:27.573+08:002011-03-22T21:30:27.573+08:00Great pics Michael! Looks like you had some excel...Great pics Michael! Looks like you had some excellent weather on your trip!Toddhttp://thedailybubbletea.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-56460684894816528782011-03-22T20:34:27.456+08:002011-03-22T20:34:27.456+08:00@Okami,
it's beautiful, but then so are many ...@Okami,<br /><br />it's beautiful, but then so are many other places in Taiwan. If you want to go to a lovely place you haven't been to, Majia and Sandimen are good choices.<br /><br />Thanks, 6:33 anon.<br /><br />8:09 anon, my "thinness" is the result of wearing black. I just got that new Mavic jersey and it looks great.Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-84445700395920006082011-03-22T20:09:34.387+08:002011-03-22T20:09:34.387+08:00You're looking thin.
With the potted palms, ...You're looking thin. <br /><br />With the potted palms, I might suspect that temple incorporates some plains aboriginal beliefs into worship.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-70464665737638547592011-03-22T18:33:58.364+08:002011-03-22T18:33:58.364+08:00Nice work Michael. I really appreciate and enjoy a...Nice work Michael. I really appreciate and enjoy all of your photo essays.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-69098424512489847982011-03-22T18:13:59.585+08:002011-03-22T18:13:59.585+08:00Pic 34 is a guava orchard, the trees are that shor...Pic 34 is a guava orchard, the trees are that short. Nice pics, but I don't really see how it differs much from other parts of Taiwan.Okaminoreply@blogger.com