We travelled regularly during the past five years. When, where and how long was 9 out of 10 times determined by Frits’ work and not by our bucket lists. Tokyo is still on my wish list. So are Beijing and Shanghai. As are Hanoi, Siem Reap and many, many more destinations. But hey, no point in whining […]
Let’s do some window shopping!
Window shopping is not one of my hobbies. Especially not when it means that I can only look, because the stuff on display is way above my budget. For me that feels more like self-torture then like fun;-). Except…..except when the window display itself is something special. Artistic, funny, original. Have you ever been in […]
Farewell, Taipei
In the previous posts you hopefully got a pretty good idea of Taipei and the area around Taipei. With this summary of my personal highlights, I conclude my Taipei series. The W Taipei hotel definitely was a highlight for me. Very cool hotel. As was our Fabulous Suite with a View….on the Taipei 101! And […]
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
There were several traditional, historical and classical sites in Taipei that we could have visited. Musea famous for their chinese art and pottery, presidential buildings, Sun Yat Sen’s Memorial Hall and so on. But we did not feel for that, so we chose just one to pay a visit: Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall. The premises […]
Huashan 1914, Creative Park
In 1997 some artists accidentally ‘discovered’ a long time abandoned wine factory, built in 1914. Artists were drawn to the place because of it’s high ceilings and natural light flooding in. Over time it became the official artistic hub that it is today, named Huashan 1914. It does indeed look cool and creative. There is […]
Street Art in Taipei
We have not seen a lot of street art in Taipei, but we did see some. Nice mural. And I love deer!!! I know that there is more street art in Taipei. Nice work, as I have seem pictures on the web. I looked for it, but we did not find it. Two difficulties in […]
Red House, Taipei
After having seen quite some Taipei temples, let’s have a look now at some spots that are considered creative and or cool. To begin with: the Red House. The Red House is one of Taipei’s landmarks. A western-style red brick octagonal building in Taipei’s Ximen neighborhood. Once built as Taipei’s first public market (1908), nowadays […]
Baoan Temple’s Garden, Taipei
Across from Baoan Temple there is a nice little park, belonging to the temple. It has statues, a pond, a mosaic mural, a square for events and a giant oven for burning paper objects. Some men were preparing to set up a giant ‘party’-tent for the upcoming event. Can anyone read the banners and tell […]
Baoan Temple, Taipei
Diagonally across the street from the Confucius Temple, you find the Baoan Temple plus it’s garden and event area. There was an upcoming event. I don’t know which one. Can anyone read the signs and tell me what it was about? The Baoan Temple dates from 1804 and is focussed on folk religion. I love […]
The Confucius Temple, Taipei
I know, I already portrayed several temples from Taipei. The Confucius Temple and the Baoan Temple are the last two, promise!;-) The two temples are next to each other and have a totally different look and feel about them. The Confucius Temple is very quiet, peaceful and clean. It originates from 1879, but has been rebuilt […]