industrial park at night

After a long hiatus....i am back (hopefully). Remember the trees on parade? this is what the area looks like at night.

Was on my way home, when i had to stop (and remembered i have my camera yesterday) and take this picture.

You see...it's is pretty much safe to walk home every night, i pass by this area, no traffic, just people walking home.

red lanterns

I saw them last year. Same day last year...

It's been a year.

Seeing the lanterns made me miss the Parol.

They celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival. Red lanterns everywhere. People flocked the parks and stayed until midnight and as the moon shines brightly, family and friends exchanged mooncakes and in between heartfelt laughter sweets and fruits are passed around.

I was not there, i was in Taiwan wet and laughing in the rain.

crocs...you gave me pain!

After spending 2,700 seconds trying to look for the perfect footwear, i settled for crocs. It was the most random decision and i made the biggest mistake!

Not the perfect footwear, there were so many things to see and many alleys and areas you can go to, but my crocs just won't cooperate, i got blisters (big-time). I thought they were comfortable...

Anyway, crocs or no crocs, my trip is indeed one for the books.

Hope you were there with me, i think you'd also enjoy walking in the rain and laughing and thinking what you've gotten yourselves into.

rail station

This is Taipei's Main Station.

This is where i saw the Taiwan Visitor's Center...unfortunately they were closed that day, by now i think you know why.

I had the best time in Taiwan, albeit rain, wet shoes and clothes, closed stores and peopleless street.

This experience made a mark and i'm really going back, but this time i will check the weather.

tower in the rain

Saw taipei 101 today...by the way it's raining here and Everything and i mean EVERYTHING is closed. my friend took me to the biggest bookstore...closed, we were supposed to eat breakfast at Dante's Coffee...closed...Taipei 101...closed....so what did we do?

went to the train station, bought an umbrella and walked around taipei.

had the best time, i had to buy shoes twice, broke my first pair, got the other so drenched that when we walk all you can hear is squish squish.

all in all....it was FUN, catching up over curry, beer, sausages, sushi, popcorn, pilaf...well that summed up Day 1. i think you know what happened. Tomorrow the typhoon will get worse...so tomorrow, we eat more!