view from landy's patio 2

I'm in Taipei!

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April 6th 2008
I'm finally here! I landed in Taipei at around 11am. The flight wasn't too bad. I took a sleeping pill right after I got on the plane and slept for about 8 hours... then I watched a movie... then I took another sleeping pill and slept for another 7 hours. I love sleeping pills! This has got to be one of the strangest places I've ever been. There are people everywhere and it seems like most ... read more

Asia » Taiwan » Taipei

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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