Longshan Temple

Taipei, Taiwan... First Impressions

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September 2nd 2008
If you recall in my last blog I talked about First Impressions. But i first must reply to all of you that asked. Yes, we did go to Anne Franks House. Both Jeff and I found it very emotional. Jeff did not go on the cruise liner and maybe on the way home we will get to the Van Gough Museum. No, I never heard of the song Amsterdam, dam ,dam.. Going to Taiwan is so out of my box that I have a few ... 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