http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Taiwan/Taipei/LongShan-Temple/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Taiwan , Taipei , LongShan Temple en-us Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:17:23 +0000 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:17:23 +0000 I didn't do too much this past weekend but I was able to get some of the places crossed off my sightseeing todo list. On friday after class a couple classmates and I went to Ximending think the Taipei equivalent of Times Square of Picadilly Circus except with more teenage girls to a Shisha bar. Going at about 530PM ensured that we were the only customers which was kind of cool. After the http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Taiwan/Taipei/LongShan-Temple/blog-420751.html Hey AllThis is my first entry on this new website. I am still learning how to use it so if things appear slowly that may be a reason. I should first enter some pictures from recent travels like India Lijiang and Tiger Leaping Gorge then on to Taiwan. I am staying in a rental right now and have lots of time to sit and relax. In between John Wayne movies I am studying Chinese and enjoying Taiwane http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Taiwan/Taipei/LongShan-Temple/blog-416644.html Last day in Taipei.Went to Chiang Kaishek Memorial and Longshan Temple. Ate American type food and... something else.Then took the 4hour bus to Tainan and saw just a little of the Dragon Boat festival trials. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Taiwan/Taipei/LongShan-Temple/blog-402713.html Contrast and travel tiredness in TaiwanHow fed up can one be with noodles rice and sweet bread thatrsquos what we are contemplating these days. Travel tiredness comes and goes in waves it doesnrsquot seem that much related to the country we are in it is just part of having all the freedom you ever longed for and then being tired of playing the tourist every day.Taiwan is not yet a very pop http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Taiwan/Taipei/LongShan-Temple/blog-348493.html Hey everyone today was my second day in Taipei i went to the Longshan Temple which was utterly amazing The courtyard before you enter the temple has an awesome waterfall on one side and a spectacular fountain on the other side the building itself was probably one of the most beautiful things i have seen so far every bit of it is covered in carvings and statues inside there is smoke bellowing http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Taiwan/Taipei/LongShan-Temple/blog-332238.html The Wanhua area of Taipei City has got to be one of the shadiest areas on the entire island. I was shouted at several times for taking photos drunken taxi cab drivers were puking in front of their cars and prostitutes were burning incense in front of temples asking the gods to please send more customers. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Taiwan/Taipei/LongShan-Temple/blog-208224.html Tired in Taipei I guess you could say. I did get a good night's sleep last night although the bed was a bit hard. I'm not used to pounding so much pavement I guess. Today I went to the Chiang Kaishek memorial hall. I took a bus to get there from the hostel and it took me pretty close. It was raining at that point but not too hard just steady. Walked up to the memorial and they were ju http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Taiwan/Taipei/LongShan-Temple/blog-120648.html