22 November 2012

Exploring Taipei

Here are some nice times in Taipei. Breaking the routine and doing something a little different, a detour home or an afternoon off from studying.


Shilin Night Market: 30-40 minute by MRT 


I don't enjoy crowds but have been wanting to check out this famous night market for awhile.  It was an early, rainy Tuesday afternoon...best time for less people so I decided to go.  

Colorful FRUIT!! 


My dinner: fried chicken with ham and cheese inside. 60 NTD = 2 USD.


Outdoor Concert @ Treasure Hill Artist Village near my house.  It was free and sitting in the grass with other music lovin' folk was wonderful.  


Getting a visit from an Asheville friend made for a wonderful night and meeting lots of great people through Scott!  It was a blessing being around such laid back, loving people.  





Visiting a beautiful neighborhood flower with my roomies, Erie and Diki! 



The National Palace Museum with classmates Tina and Beth!



Running to the zoo from my house on the beautiful parkway.  
 I live just on the other side of that bride.  45 minutes of running gets me to the park.
There's a street artist with the name "Dick" near my house.  There's a bridge where spray painting is encouraged and then painted over every couple of weeks to free up space for others.  I'm keeping my eye out for more of Dick's work in the future. 


 Garden space at the riverside park.  Not sure who manages this because it is public but I think its great the space is used for something productive like growing vegetables.
I made it to the zoo and got to see the Gibson monkey fooling around and hang from trees before running back.  I also took a McFlurry break at the McDonalds at the zoo.  Run hard, eat hard.  :) 





"It is better to travel well than to arrive."  







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