TAIPEI, TAIWAN

After our dinner with Jimmy Liu and his Formica people, we were driven to Taipei.  They took us to the Capital Hotel.  It was decorated in kind of a 17th Century design.  I asked Steve why we were here instead of an Asian or even a modern hotel, he said it was close to the Formica offices.  Not that that even mattered since Steve wasn't even going in to the offices while in Taipei.  But the hotel was nice.

 

On our first morning in Taipei, we decided to check out the flower festival in a park on the outskirts of the city.  The plum trees were in blossom, the people were all bundled up (it was a brrrr 70 degrees!), Steve and I were loving the sun and the scenery!

Don't we make a handsome couple?  I'm amazed that I got him to take a couple of days off to tour around the city with no work to do!!!

 

 He is always trying to get into a picture!   Photo hog!!!

 

 Here Steve is trying to blend in with the locals.  I think I can tell who's from out of town, can't you?

 

I thought this lady was so beautiful and so Taiwanese looking.  Very pretty with the blossoms behind her!

 

 

Steve wanted me to take a picture of this girl's shorts, not for the reason you might think, but as an example of how the girls are dressing all over Taipei.  Most of the young girls had short shorts with tights.  This one just happened to have funny pockets hanging out too!

 

 

I found this girl and her family writing words with flower petals on a hillside.  I asked them if I could take the girl's picture with her creation.  If you look closely you can see she wrote "I 'love' you"!  I told her that she would be famous in America!

 

 

Steve is standing in front of the flower clock.  It played some music on the hour.  Many people were posing in front of it. 

 

 

I liked the way they decorated these telephone booths!

 

 This man was playing his heart out for a few coins at the flower festival.

 

Here I am getting an ice cream cone.  I got chocolate chip, Steve got chocolate (mine was better!)

 They even had corn dogs for sale - though it was a little early for lunch so we didn't get one, but they looked good!

 

 My day ended on a perfect note - because while we were waiting for a bus, I spotted this cat who belonged to a photographer that was photographing a newly married couple.  I had to get this picture - he is adorable!!!

 

 And here is the couple having their picture taken in the park.  It was truly a beautiful, happy day.  Wish you could have been there with us!

 

Sawadii Kha

Linda