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OK, here is the first batch of the photos I took in Taiwan:


Crossroads at the intersection of Renai and Dunhua Roads


Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall


Statue of Sun Yat-sen


Taipei City Hall


Taipei 101 - The tallest building in the world


Taipei 101


Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall from above


View from Taipei 101


Another view from Taipei 101


Sunset from Taipei 101


Falun Gong protestors


Flags outside the National Palace Museum


The National Palace Museum


View from the National Palace Museum


The Grand Hotel


Peking Opera students


Some artsy resturant


Inside the artsy resturant

TBC

EXQUSITE! Oh that must have been a lovely trip to see such beautiful places, even if it was for work. Did your work have something to do with the protest? I'm sorry perhaps that was too nosey a question. But still, the Peking Opera must have been facinating to see. And the food! YUM! I'm quite envious of your prfession, and if I could read Swedish I'd beg you to let me find the artical online and read it. Unfortunately my linguistic talents only allow a smattering of ASL, some phrases in Spanish, and Russian. <sigh>

Wow. How did I not know about Taipei 101, the tallest building in the world? It makes me dizzy just to look at the pictures from the top. Were you there twice? The lighting looks so different between those last two pictures.

How was the food and the shows?

Great photos, KTR, very sharp and clear. Beautiful city. I don't travel much, but your photos make me want to!

KTR,

WOW! You have a wonderful eye for the grand panoramic pictures. I've also been to Taipei and I sure never saw those scenes in my head whenI was taking pictures there.

Great!

WarpGirl wrote:Did your work have something to do with the protest? I'm sorry perhaps that was too nosey a question.

No. Those protests just seem to take place where there are a lot of foreigners. And nowadays (since last year) there are quite a few mainlanders who come to Taiwan for a visit, and can thus learn about things that are forbidden in Communist China.

justTripn wrote:Wow. How did I not know about Taipei 101, the tallest building in the world? It makes me dizzy just to look at the pictures from the top. Were you there twice? The lighting looks so different between those last two pictures.

No, we went there late afternoon/evening and the sun set during that time. I was taken aback myself of how quickly that happenes when you're nearer the equator.

How was the food and the shows?

The food was delicious! I miss it. It's not the same going to a Chinese resturant in Sweden.

The Peking opera show was good, but you could tell that they where students since they made a few mistakes. But I found that refreshing when compared to the perfect drill they usually have in other countries such as mainland China and North Korea. It felt human and not robotic.

dialee wrote:WOW! You have a wonderful eye for the grand panoramic pictures. I've also been to Taipei and I sure never saw those scenes in my head whenI was taking pictures there.

Well, I took over 700 pictures on my trip and I'd be disappointed with myself if not some of them had come out all right.

Second batch of my Taiwan photos:


Sweaping roads in Taichung


Pottery oven in the town of Chichi


Ditto


Pottery making in Chichi


Pottery store in Chichi


Street in the town of Chichi, Nantou county


Mayoral election poster in Chichi


Old locomotive on display in Chichi


Old tank on display in Chichi


Balloons for sale in Chichi


Preserved temple from the Chichi earthquake in 1999


Lunch Hotel at the Sun Moon lake


Ditto


Flooding canal in Nantou county

More to come...

WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW! Can you tell I'm a little awed? I'm sure I sound like a sheltered child to you. Anyway, have you been to China and Tiwan before? It seems like you have a lot of knowledge. That pottery place looks amazing, I would have died to get something. I look forward to more. As many as you would like to share.

These pictures are absolutely fabulous! I've never been to Asia so this is really a treat. If these pictures are any indication, KTR, I said you had a wonderful trip.

Dinah wrote:If these pictures are any indication, KTR, I said you had a wonderful trip.

I think so, right KTR?

Spectacular! I'm totally envious.

Wonderful pictures, KTR! It's nice to have someone who travels to interesting places to live through vicariously!

There's a large Chicago Town in Chicago and when I go there I regularly see Falun Gong protesters.

Third batch:


Boatride on the Sun Moon Lake


Clearing all moorings...


Monks


Falun Gong meditation


Shrine in Sun Moon Lake Temple


Sun Moon Lake - an artificial lake created by power dams


Sun Moon Lake got its name from two islands shaped like the sun and the moon


Another pic from the boatride


Not all boats looked modern


Christian church by Sun Moon Lake made for Madame Chiang by her husband Chiang Kai-chek


Procession piece in the city of Lukang


Self-flagellating religious ceremony in Lukang


Offerings to the Gods


Old Mandarin house in Lukang


Busy street in Lukang


Who knew? Ancient origins of comic characters.

To be continued...

These are so brilliant! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing these.