Last week I went to Taipei for the Swenson's meet up. Random pics of our capital city...
Early morn: Yungho.
Tai Chi adherents discuss technique near Taipei 101.
Ok, so I love the crowded backstreet pics.
I found a morning market still setting up for the morning traffic.
A giant bowl of congee.
Hot pot goodies.
Setting out the jewelry.
Someday I am going to do a photo book of backstreets in Taiwan.
Church and temple in harmony nex to each other.
Emily took me to a bookstore devoted to Taiwan, across from National Taiwan U.
Not just books, but also shirts, posters, postcards, gegaws and knickknacks.
After that I decided to take a walk to Yungho across the Yungfu Bridge.
The Yungfu bridge.
Water mains. The Taipei Water park, a park maintained by the water authority, is at the foot of the bridge on the Taipei side.
It's always cool to see bird life in Taiwan's waterways.
The views are great.
Hard at work in the gardens along the river.
Taipei's rivers are lined with such gardens.
On the Yungho side.
There's shop like this in every neighborhood.
Making fried snacks on a Yungho street.
Do you have the name and address of the bookshop near NTU?
ReplyDeleteThe name is Taiwan [?] Dien, the third character is one I have never seen before. It's in one of the alleys near the Barista coffee shop. It is only about 15m in, not far at all. With Taita at your back, the bookstore is on the right.
ReplyDeleteYou'll love it.
Michael
As for the bookstore, here's their website:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.legend.net.tw/abcbbs/store/
That character is pronounced "e" as in "egg."
Seems like you folks had not been running into those red ants, good for ya. ^_^
--domesticopinions
Cool pics. Sorry I missed the Swensen's meet up. Anything exciting happen? Food fights? Other unruly behavior? :)
ReplyDeleteHope to be there next month.
Great talk at Swenson's meet up from mark stokes, which I hope to have up tomorrow. See you next time!
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Hi there, I was wondering if you would mind adding my blog, https://ingreatformosa.wordpress.com , to your list. By the way, when I first started planning to come to Taiwan your website was extremely helpful to me, so thanks!
ReplyDeleteMichael,
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work. You need not convince me of the insanity of the pan-blues..... I already know that... But you have definitely convinced me that I need a new camera. Mark
great pix as usual
ReplyDeleteHi Michael,
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your comments on my blog. I admire your work very much; keep up the good posts on exposing the insanity of the pan-blues. Thanks also for letting me have a good bout of homesickness. Maybe when I return to Taiwan sometime, I'll join the Swenson get togethers.
Your were just only a mile away from my home...! I live in ChungHo City!!
ReplyDeleteyou should called me earlier then I could invite you to come to my parents' restaurant to eat some traditional "Taiwanese" food.
Delicious and flavorful is guaranteed!!!
Aaron! I'll stop in next month when I go up to Taipei!
ReplyDeleteMichael
Michael these are fantastic photos! I wish I can take pictures as well as you do. Is it rude to ask what kind of camera (and set up) you're using?
ReplyDeleteThanks, Poseidon! I use an Olympus C-770. A nifty prosumer camera with great functionality.
ReplyDeleteMichael
Hey Michael,
ReplyDeleteGreat to see some pics back on your blog. If you're interested in testing out a nifty web-based layout program I suggest tabblo.com. I've been having a great time with it and getting it tied to your blog or flickr is a snap.
Cheers,
T.
Thanks, T. Haven't had much time for photography these days...
ReplyDeleteMichael
Dear Mr. Turton,
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting these photos of Yungho. I spent my childhood there and your photos have brought back a lot of memories. In reading these responses, I noticed that you've mentioned that you'll return to Yungho in November? If so, then, I would ask you to please take even more photos next time around. I've missed this town greatly and would very much appreciate more pictures.
Thanks a bunch!
Michael-i just wanted to add my many thanks for your website and beautiful pictures. I have been gone from Taiwan for over 20 years but coming back soon for a long visit. Thank you again for the good you are doing and perhaps not realizing.
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