Squid on a Stick

Taipei and South Taiwan - Part I

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March 3rd 2006
We left India on Thursday after a full day of sightseeing in very hot Indian weather (it was about 35 Cel) and arrived in Taiwan on Friday night. It took two connections and three airlines - Silk Air, Singapore Airlines, and DragonAir - to arrive in Taiwan on Friday night; Singapore is our new favorite airlines. Of course, since we had showered Thursday morning, we were extremely dirty; our feet ... read more

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In 1895, military defeat forced China to cede Taiwan to Japan. Taiwan reverted to Chinese control after World War II. Following the Communist victory on the mainland in 1949, 2 million Nationalists fled to Taiwan and established a government using th... ... read more