Taiwan

[ May, 2015 ] We revisited Taipei in Taiwan. This time, it was a short trip celebrating the birthday of a family member. On arrival, we started sightseeing with a guide. The first destination was…

[Dec.2012] The last thing we did in Taiwan was walking around the night market in Taipei. We went to the one near my friend’s house, whose name I forgot. Unfortunately it was rainy night and…

[Dec.2012] One of the problems of travelling in winter is getting dark early. When we went to Sansia from Taipei, we also visited Yingge, too, but when we arrived there, it was already dark. This…

[ Dec.2012] When our Taiwanese friend took us to Sanxia, not so far from Taipei, we experienced indigo dye ourselves. That is because she saw a programme about indigo dye of Sanxia recently on TV,…

[Dec.2012] On the third day of our Taiwan holiday, we met up with a friend from Tokyo and her Taiwanese friends. We all went to Sanxia, a town outside of Taipei. The highlight here is…

[ Dec.2012] One of the reasons why I wanted to visit Taiwan is this small village, Jiufen. I like the Japanese animation film ‘Spirited Away’ and I heard that Jiufen was one of the places…

[ Dec.2012] One of the famous things in Taiwan is Reflexology. Our tour took us to one massage parlor. It was up to us whether we take the treatment or not, but I was curious…

[Dec.2012] When I reported to my friend in Tokyo that we did not go into National Palace Museum in Taipei, she was shocked. Well, our group tour went just in front of it and we…

[Dec.2012] We visited Chiang Kai-shek Momorial Hall with the group tour in Taipei. This was built 5 years after his death in 1980. The front staircase has got 89 steps, representing his age when he…