Basic Taipei (or Taipei 101)




Some months ago, on a whim and egged on by a newspaper promo published by a local airline company, Cecill booked a four-day trip to an island just north of Batanes Islands - Taiwan, the place which became a refuge for Chinese escaping from the juggernaut of communism enveloping the entire continent of China in the 50s.



The Taiwan capital city of Taipei is located at the north end of the island and is about an hour and a half away from Manila on a non-stop flight which makes it nearer to Manila than even some of the Philippine cities in the south such as Davao City. Taipei is the proud city that hosts the 2nd tallest building in the world - Taipei 101 (it was the 1st in 2004 but has been recently replaced by Burj Kalifa Tower in Dubai).



Taipei 101 truly dominates the Taipei skyline and acts as an orientation structure that can guide people in determining their location/direction. I took the photo above on the way from another Taipei attraction, the Chiang Kai Shek Memorial.



I took this one while on a plane to visit another of Taiwan's beautiful tour sites - the Taroko National Park in Hualien City where a magnificent gorge is located.

Below are photos taken during our walking tour of Taipei where we saw bits of the city life on our way to the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial and a nearby temple.

Comments

  1. Nona Enriquez-SchanowskiJuly 18, 2011 at 1:55 AM

    wow ano ba yan..panay ang pasyal..one of my contacts here, Tony Donato is also in China..he's in Beijing naman..
    enjoy Chito!

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  2. Me AnnJuly 19, 2011 at 3:07 PM

    hehe! heels!

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  3. Me AnnJuly 19, 2011 at 3:10 PM

    mainit kasi...sana dito, meron din nyang atomizer...

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  4. Me AnnJuly 19, 2011 at 3:11 PM

    did you light joss sticks?

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  5. Me AnnJuly 19, 2011 at 3:12 PM

    buti may nag take ng photo?

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  6. Me AnnJuly 19, 2011 at 3:13 PM

    ganda!

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  7. Me AnnJuly 19, 2011 at 3:14 PM

    hahahaha!!!

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  8. Me AnnJuly 19, 2011 at 3:15 PM

    how shiny!

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  9. Me AnnJuly 19, 2011 at 3:16 PM

    why a need to transfer?

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  10. Me AnnJuly 19, 2011 at 3:16 PM

    oist! sosyal nang shower ah!

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  11. Me AnnJuly 19, 2011 at 3:17 PM

    you should have gone up!!

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  12. Tochie **July 19, 2011 at 8:21 PM

    Di ata uso dito yan. Pero dapat nga meron din.

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  13. Tochie **July 19, 2011 at 8:30 PM

    Yes, Nons. We did enjoy the trip (at least yung napuntahan namin). It would have been much more enjoyable for me if the trip included the one itinerary that I really wanted, i.e. Alishan Mountain and see the its magnificent sunrise:

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  14. Tochie **July 19, 2011 at 8:31 PM

    Medyo nag-observe lang kami (baka mag-kamali pa, hehehe...)

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  15. Tochie **July 19, 2011 at 8:32 PM

    Actually, naka-timer lang yan at nakapatong sa isang mababang poste :-)

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  16. Tochie **July 19, 2011 at 8:32 PM

    Napaka-intricate talaga ng design.

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  17. Tochie **July 19, 2011 at 8:33 PM

    Para kasing buhay si CKS :-)

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  18. Tochie **July 19, 2011 at 8:33 PM

    Sabi ko nga, talagang alaga at well maintained.

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  19. Tochie **July 19, 2011 at 8:35 PM

    The first one was also okay (Riverside) but it was quite far from some of the site, e.g. Taipei 101, so we decided to get another one na mas malapit.

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  20. Tochie **July 19, 2011 at 8:35 PM

    Hahahaha...kitang-kita mo nga ang labas habang nagsho-shower ka :-)

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  21. Tochie **July 19, 2011 at 8:41 PM

    Yes, we did and how. Will be posting photos later. It's a great experience. Sa simula pa lang exciting na. Can you imagine roaring from the fifth floor to the 89th floor at a breakneck speed of 37.7mph or 16.83 m/sec!

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  22. angie williamsJuly 21, 2011 at 12:37 AM

    Wow legs!!!

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  23. angie williamsJuly 21, 2011 at 12:39 AM

    I was thinking of the other version of "red house" in the 50s...hehe

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  24. angie williamsJuly 21, 2011 at 12:40 AM

    Nice & well ventilated...

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  25. angie williamsJuly 21, 2011 at 12:42 AM

    Window lang ba?...siguradong may nabili siya...hehe

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  26. angie williamsJuly 21, 2011 at 12:46 AM

    Are these granadas, bing cherries, mangos & guapple?...macopa at granada tila magkahawig...di ba?...

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  27. angie williamsJuly 21, 2011 at 12:48 AM

    Signature arts of Taipei...

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  28. angie williamsJuly 21, 2011 at 12:51 AM

    Intricate art works & gold guilds...nice shot Cecile...

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  29. angie williamsJuly 21, 2011 at 12:52 AM

    Very captivating view...

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  30. angie williamsJuly 21, 2011 at 12:52 AM

    Nice & delicate!

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  31. angie williamsJuly 21, 2011 at 12:58 AM

    Di ba known odoriferous yung red powder ng joss stick?...

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  32. angie williamsJuly 21, 2011 at 12:59 AM

    Lovely skyline in that clear blue sky...

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  33. angie williamsJuly 21, 2011 at 1:01 AM

    Ang ganda nito....Nice shot of you both...

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  34. angie williamsJuly 21, 2011 at 1:02 AM

    Interesting & very unique talaga nito..

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  35. angie williamsJuly 21, 2011 at 1:03 AM

    Kaganda talaga!!!

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  36. angie williamsJuly 21, 2011 at 1:04 AM

    Great prospectives of this painting!

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  37. angie williamsJuly 21, 2011 at 1:06 AM

    Wow, ang gandang H20 color painting.........

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  38. Faith & Gari kaintulogbyaheJuly 22, 2011 at 10:20 PM

    Sarap tumambay sa shower!

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  39. Faith & Gari kaintulogbyaheJuly 22, 2011 at 10:31 PM

    How did your body feel?

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  40. Faith & Gari kaintulogbyaheJuly 22, 2011 at 10:33 PM

    May rason ka bumalik. :-D

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  41. Tochie **July 22, 2011 at 11:08 PM

    Hi Arnie. Tagal mo nawala. Usong-uso dun ang mini!

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  42. Tochie **July 22, 2011 at 11:09 PM

    Hehehe...you must be thinking of Red Light District :-)

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  43. Tochie **July 22, 2011 at 11:10 PM

    I agree. Natural lighting din.

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  44. Tochie **July 22, 2011 at 11:10 PM

    Hehehe...window lang talaga, pramis.

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  45. Tochie **July 22, 2011 at 11:11 PM

    Kilala ko lang yung Macopa.

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  46. Tochie **July 22, 2011 at 11:11 PM

    There seem to be a temple in every corner.

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  47. Tochie **July 22, 2011 at 11:13 PM

    Actually, outdoor naman itong area na 'to kaya di kulob ang amoy.

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  48. Tochie **July 22, 2011 at 11:14 PM

    This is what I liked best sa selection.

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  49. Tochie **July 22, 2011 at 11:15 PM

    Mas maganda ang view from the bath tub :-)

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  50. Tochie **July 22, 2011 at 11:16 PM

    I almost broke my neck, hehehehe... Pero sa totoo, pumuputok ang tenga ko!

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  51. Tochie **July 22, 2011 at 11:18 PM

    Yes, another reason to save-up.

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  52. angie williamsJuly 24, 2011 at 5:19 AM

    Oo nga nahihiya na nga ako kasi sa tagal na di ako nagpapangita dito...pero lagi ko namang napapagisip kayong lahat ditong friends ko ng matagal...napapdalas lang kaso kasi sa FB eh...hayaan mot dadalaw ulit ako sa inyong lahat dito...thanks for the wake up call for me to come back for y'all...hehe...miss ko nga rin kayo dito...^_~

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