Taiwan Day 4~

We are really enjoying our time here in Taiwan.  Today is Friday so Scott will be home around 4:00.  The boys and I decided to go out and about to do some exploring today while we wait for him to join us tonight.

This blog is going to mainly consist of picture as they say, each one is worth a thousand words......

Right near our hotel there is an outdoor temple.  These temples are seen all over Taiwan, every few blocks there is an outdoor temple, anyone can come in.  We decided to take a look and walk around.  Here are some pictures from the temple.

 The streets in Asia are always interesting.  I will say that Taiwan is beautiful with surrounding mountains, the traffic is somewhat calm and the people are very polite. 

Moped seems to be the transportation of choice, they all rush to the front of the traffic and the car drivers really don't seem to mind, all of our taxi drivers have been very aware of the motorbikes and have allowed them to get in front.

When we met up with Scott we headed back into Taipei.  Our plan was to eat dinner at Taipei 101 and then head to "snake alley" also known as The Huaxi Street Tourist Night Market.

Taipei 101 is visible from many areas of the city as it towers over all else.

So we just kept taking pictures of it....

and here is the view if you are looking up as you stand at the base of this towering building.

Din Tai Fung is a very famous dumpling place... there are a few in Singapore and it originated in Taiwan..... here it is.....

The wait was very long and while we like dumplings we do not love them so waiting an hour was not something we were willing to do but one could if they did indeed want to eat Din Tai Fung in Taipei.

The night market was like many markets we have been in now in various parts of the world, they all seem to be the same after awhile but we do enjoy going and checking them out as they give you a good feel for the culture and especially the local food.  Here are some pictures from the "snake alley".

Across the street is the "Longshan Temple"

It was originally built in 1738 and is now one of Taipei's best known temples.  Some will not step foot into temples.  We feel that it is good to see how other people worship what they believe in, living here in Asia it gives us a good understanding of those we are interacting with.