Is this Taiwan's most beautiful temple?


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March 10th 2013
Published: May 29th 2013
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Hiking is the Taiwanese thing to do on the weekends, and I take full advantage of every free day that I have to leave busy, noisy Taipei for its green fringe, where I can breathe in some clean, fresh air. This beautifully sunny Sunday I plan to make my way to Neihu District to visit Bishan Temple (Bishanyan, 碧山巖). From Fu Jen, it takes me about an hour and a half to get there. In between I s... Read Full Entry



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Can't see the village in the background, unfortunately
Hula hoops on top of the mountainHula hoops on top of the mountain
Hula hoops on top of the mountain

Exercise equipment is found on any hiking trail or scenic spot in Taiwan
Hm...that doesn't look safe...Hm...that doesn't look safe...
Hm...that doesn't look safe...

...ach, fuck it, I want that picture!



29th May 2013

Beautiful temple in Taiwan's
Nice post. Tawani's temple is very beautiful. I believe in God. So, I enjoyed to read this post very much. Thanks for publish this post.
29th May 2013

Good on ya!
29th May 2013

The 'Asian' sense of humour
We see you have stooped to a new low of trying to steal kids ice cream ;). Made us laugh as a lot of Asian's don't 'get' that kind of humour and take things very literally and seriously...oh, the number of times we have found ourselves in that situation (not stealing ice cream, obviously but the misunderstood humour). The rice balls sound very interesting, we tried some in Melaka and weren't impressed but your Taiwanese ones look good. It was well worth the dice with death for your photo of the day. You have some great photos - we haven't made it to Taiwan yet, it's on our list so if we get there while you are still there we will give you a shout!
29th May 2013

I should adapt better to Asian humour
Hey Donna and Neil, I'm always trying to reach new lows, you have to be creative when it comes to that! ;) I think my next blog will include some more incidents where my sarcasm isn't properly understood. Had some hilarious moments during my internship. And the rice balls are some of the best street food I've ever had, anywhere! Cheers, Jens
29th May 2013

MAYBE
Certainly stunning pics...so I'll take your word for it if this is Taiwan's most beautiful temple.
29th May 2013

Trust me
Thanks Dave, good to hear the pics speak for themselves :)
29th May 2013
...and their reaction when I start taking pictures of them :)

Great photo.
Having lots of fun. Good reaction
29th May 2013
...and their reaction when I start taking pictures of them :)

Thanks!
It was a game - they were looking at me and whispering to each other until I started taking photos of them. I stopped until the little boy looked at me again, then I just had to slide my hand towards the camera and he would already cover his face and hide behind his sister. It was really funny!
31st May 2013
Taipei's most famous 飯糰

Looks delicious!
I've never seen this kind of rice ball before, is it made from sticky rice? I"ll have to hunt for them over here in Australia :)
31st May 2013
Taipei's most famous 飯糰

Tastes even better!
Yes, it's sticky/glutinous purple rice. You should be able to get it in Asian shops in Australia, but I don't think you'd find the rice balls anywhere. You could try making it yourself, I don't think it's that hard. Just use whatever pickled veggies you like as a filling. Good luck! :) Jens
31st May 2013

If you would have slipped on a banana skin, any banana skin, it doesn't matter, I gurantee that they would have found that to be the height of absolute hilarity.
1st June 2013

I might try that next time, anything to amuse the Taiwanese... ;) Thanks for reading!

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