Running in the city of Taipei was a bit tricky from my hotel. I had to run mostly on sidewalks of busy streets (or maybe I just was not very familiar with the city). There were many traffic lights, so I had to stop often.
The city was a mish-mash of old and new – traditional Chinese architecture and parks as well as ultra-modern business buildings. I only stayed for 2 nights, but ate a lot of Chinese food!
Sunrise shows Taipei 101 in overwhelming height.
Zhongshan Park
Buddhist temple on a top of a building
2 comments:
Ah Taiwan, I have always wanted to go there. Because of my interest I have learned interesting things about the place:
Japan in the past had control of many parts of Asia and this led to hard feelings in many of these places, but Taiwan is an exception. I don't fully understand the historical reasons--possibly it is that the Chinese Nationalists didn't treat the natives as well as the Japanese had done.
Since Taiwan did not endure a cultural revolution like the mainland did, Chinese culture (including food) is more authentic than on the mainland.
Did you eat nice food?
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