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Taiwan - Day 2

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May 4th 2010
This morning I was pleased to discover that the twoonie sized mosquito bite from last night had apparently disappeared while I was sleeping. Thank you Afterbite! Jim and I got up pretty early (for us haha!) and stopped in at a really nice pastry shop called Lulu's for breakfast. It seemed like they had every flavour of bread imaginable. I got their maple walnut bun and Jim tried the coconut - both ... 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