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<h1><a href="index.html">We Ate Taiwan</a></h1>
<p>A delicious interactive travel journal</p>
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<h3 class="firstHeading">Our Photo Gallery</h3>
<p>You can click on any of the thumbnails below to view the enlarged photographs. This gallery uses the <a href="http://fancybox.net/">fancybox jQuery plugin</a> and will allow you to view the gallery as a slideshow of images.</p>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 001.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 001.jpg" alt="Monica and I, jetlagged, waiting outside of Dǐng Tài Fēng where we will have her birthday dinner." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 002.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 002.jpg" alt="Monica at the entrance of Dà ān gōngyuán." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 003.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 003.jpg" alt="More Dà ān gōngyuán; each of the parks sections features a different type of tree." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 004.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 004.jpg" alt="A very interesting brick paver pattern on the sidewalk around Dà ān gōngyuán." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 005.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 005.jpg" alt="A woman rolls dough for the popular breakfast pastry shāobǐng." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 006.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 006.jpg" alt="Lunch: some of the best cōngyóu bǐng I've had." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 007.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 007.jpg" alt="Our lunch, clockwise from the left: spicy dried fish and vegetables; ōngyóu bǐng rolled with meat; pickled cucumber; Ma Po Tofu; stir-fried pork and leek." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 008.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 008.jpg" alt="The wind lion statue that guards a Yong Kang Gongguan, a small park near Monica's home." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 009.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 009.jpg" alt="The park itself, where Monica used to climb trees as a child." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 011.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 011.jpg" alt="A typical narrow street near Monica's home, busy with stores, food vendors, pedestrians, and vehicles." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 010.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 010.jpg" alt="The components of Monica's post-lunch snack." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 012.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 012.jpg" alt="The snack, all mixed together like a soup." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 013.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 013.jpg" alt="The central hall in Taipei's main train station. Here, the HSR (high speed rail), regular trains, and MRT (subway) trains all meet." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 014.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 014.jpg" alt="Another view of the hall and ticket counter." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 015.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 015.jpg" alt="A woman at a food stand makes dànbǐng for our breakfast." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 016.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 016.jpg" alt="The streets and sidewalks of Taipei are filled with scooters." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 017.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 017.jpg" alt="Monica's high school, students on on the track during physical education class." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 018.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 018.jpg" alt="Monica's former volleyball teammate (left) and two former teachers." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 019.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 019.jpg" alt="The main building at Monica's high school." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 020.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 020.jpg" alt="A statue at the front of Monica's high school." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 021.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 021.jpg" alt="One of the finely detailed miniatures at the Miniatures Museum of Taiwan." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 022.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 022.jpg" alt="A miniature of a 50's era kitchen." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 023.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 023.jpg" alt="A beautiful miniature of a dining room being prepared for dinner." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 026.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 026.jpg" alt="A miniature of bread in a French bakery." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 025.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 025.jpg" alt="A miniature of bread in a French bakery." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 027.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 027.jpg" alt="A huge medieval castle miniature built with Legos." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 028.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 028.jpg" alt="A Taiwanese specialty: spicy beef noodles." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 029.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 029.jpg" alt="A non-spicy version of beef noodles (left) and a casserole of grains, pork intestine, and sweet potato." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 030.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 030.jpg" alt="The beef noodle restaurant is across the stree from Monica's elemetary school." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 031.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 031.jpg" alt="A CD/DVD media vendor at the electronics market." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 032.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 032.jpg" alt="USB flash media drives designed to look like sushi." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 033.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 033.jpg" alt="A traditional Taiwanese dinner: clams with chinese basil (left), drunken chicken (top), greens with ginger." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 034.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 034.jpg" alt="More for dinner: fried fish (center) and beef liver (top left)." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 035.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 035.jpg" alt="Do I look intimidated? It's because of what I will have for breakfast." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 036.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 036.jpg" alt="A traditional breakfast: rice noodes (4 corners) and assorted meats." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 037.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 037.jpg" alt="The assorted meats includes pork intestine and lung." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 038.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 038.jpg" alt="The vendor who provides us our breakfast has been on TV and written up in magazines." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 039.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 039.jpg" alt="Next to the noodle vendor was a group of women making huge quantities of dumplings" /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 040.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 040.jpg" alt="The noodle vendor and dumpling makers are part of a traditional market." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 041.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 041.jpg" alt="A fishmonger in the traditional market." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 042.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 042.jpg" alt="A stall at in the traditional market selling food cooked in soy sauce." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 043.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 043.jpg" alt="Duck blood and stinky tofu in spicy broth." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 044.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 044.jpg" alt="Squid, small shrimp, and small fish." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 045.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 045.jpg" alt="Lunch at the Big Foot Print: super-spicy squid (right) and lamb stew with herbs." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 046.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 046.jpg" alt="More lunch: spicy beef (background) and fried chicken, thai style." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 047.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 047.jpg" alt="Monica and I climbing stairs in Danshui." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 048.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 048.jpg" alt="Great view of Danshui from the stairs." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 049.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 049.jpg" alt="Another view of Danshui showing the river." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 050.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 050.jpg" alt="More of Danshui." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 051.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 051.jpg" alt="Monica and I pose for pictures with her grandmother." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 052.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 052.jpg" alt="Fish balls for sale on the "old street" in Danshui." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 053.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 053.jpg" alt="Amazingly cut fried potatoes." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 054.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 054.jpg" alt="Taiwanese sausages." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 055.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 055.jpg" alt="A very odd item called iron egg: egg cooked until dried out and firm." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 056.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 056.jpg" alt="The entrance to a Taoist temple on the old street." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 057.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 057.jpg" alt="Monica with a bear claw glove. Why? Why not?" /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 058.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 058.jpg" alt="A view of the old street in Danshui." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 059.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 059.jpg" alt="Danshui is on a bay that opens onto the Pacific Ocean." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 060.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 060.jpg" alt="A huge fancy dinner prepared by Monica's mother: drunken chicken (left), fish (top), greens, vegetable soup, and more vegetables." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 061.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 061.jpg" alt="A breakfast treat: sticky rice steamed in lotus leaf." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 062.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 062.jpg" alt="Opening up the lotus leaf." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 063.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 063.jpg" alt="Monica and one of her old English professors." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 064.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 064.jpg" alt="An afternoon snack: crushed ice and flavored jellies." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 065.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 065.jpg" alt="A large assortement of food items for sale in the night market." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 066.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 066.jpg" alt="A view of the night market in the alleys near TaiDa University." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 067.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 067.jpg" alt="On the streets adjacent the night market are many stores." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 068.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 068.jpg" alt="Monica has noodles with intestine (background) and deep fried stinky tofu for dinner." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 069.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 069.jpg" alt="The very fancy restaurant on Yangmingshan that is styled as a Japanese tea house." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 070.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 070.jpg" alt="Monica and I are ready for a fantastic meal." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 071.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 071.jpg" alt="Monica's parents are also ready for a fantastic meal." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 072.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 072.jpg" alt="Second course: an aperitif, fruit wine." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 075.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 075.jpg" alt="Third course: eggplant, tofu with peanut flavor, and abalone." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 073.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 073.jpg" alt="The tofu is made at the restaurant." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 074.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 074.jpg" alt="Abalone served in a shell over mashed sweet potato." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 076.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 076.jpg" alt="Fourth course: egg custard with sea scallop." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 078.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 078.jpg" alt="Fifth course: bean curd wrap stuffed with lotus leaf and sticky rice, topped with anchovy, onion, and sauces." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 077.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 077.jpg" alt="Close up of all the individual serving which includes broccoli and pumpkin." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 079.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 079.jpg" alt="Sixth course: a palate cleanser of fruit vinegar." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 080.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 080.jpg" alt="Seventh course: sushi and vegetables." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 081.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 081.jpg" alt="A closer look at the individual parts." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 082.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 082.jpg" alt="Eighth course: another fruit vinegar, different flavor." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 083.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 083.jpg" alt="Ninth course: shrimp with pepper, fried jellied chicken broth and cabbage." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 085.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 085.jpg" alt="Tenth course: sticky rice wrapped in salami served with mushroom." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 086.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 086.jpg" alt="A close up of the sticky rice ball." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 087.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 087.jpg" alt="Eleventh course: chicken soup with mushrooms and root vegetables." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 088.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 088.jpg" alt="The soup is topped with a dried lotus flower that wilts into the soup." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 090.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 090.jpg" alt="Twelfth course: bell fruit, zaozi, and pineapple, served with strawberry juice." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 089.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 089.jpg" alt="I am extremely happy about the strawberry juice." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 091.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 091.jpg" alt="Thirteenth course: taro pudding." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 092.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 092.jpg" alt="The pudding is topped with sweet grain and gold." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 093.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 093.jpg" alt="Final course: lotus flower tea." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 094.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 094.jpg" alt="A last look at the restaurant entrance." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 095.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 095.jpg" alt="Fruit and seafood salad for dinner." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 096.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 096.jpg" alt="Fried rice ball, a typical Japanese item." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 097.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 097.jpg" alt="Monica's dinner, lamb chops crusted with garlic." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 098.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 098.jpg" alt="And for dessert, red bean custard." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 099.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 099.jpg" alt="Monica's cousin and her husband (left) treated us to dinner." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 100.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 100.jpg" alt="The weekend jade market." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 101.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 101.jpg" alt="A glass artist working at his table in the jade market." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 102.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 102.jpg" alt="Taipei 101 hooded by low clouds." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 103.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 103.jpg" alt="When you can actually see it, it's a pretty building." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 104.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 104.jpg" alt="Across the street is a much shorter but still quite interesting building." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 106.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 106.jpg" alt="Inside the lower part of Taipei 101 is a luxury mall." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 107.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 107.jpg" alt="Five stories of Louis Vitton, Dolce & Gabbana, Cartier, etc." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 108.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 108.jpg" alt="The Sun Yat-sen Memorial" /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 109.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 109.jpg" alt="The Memorial is pretty low-key, but is surrounded by a very pretty garden." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 110.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 110.jpg" alt="Monica met her former college classmates at an English-style teahouse called Salut, where she had a beautiful quiche." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 111.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 111.jpg" alt="The entrance to Longshan Temple." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 112.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 112.jpg" alt="The template is a fascinating place, with many interesting features – including this waterfall." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 113.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 113.jpg" alt="I was lucky enough to visit during a time when people engage in ritual chanting." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 114.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 114.jpg" alt="The inner courtyard was full of tourists snapping photos and adherents praying." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 115.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 115.jpg" alt="The temple was full of smoke from open fires, candles, and incense." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 116.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 116.jpg" alt="The temple was festively decorated with paper lanterns and other paper decorations." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 117.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 117.jpg" alt="The permanent structure is also heavily ornamented with inscriptions and colorful figures." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 118.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 118.jpg" alt="The main gate of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 119.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 119.jpg" alt="One of the two venues that flank the Memorial's courtyard." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 120.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 120.jpg" alt="One of the venues is a concert hall; the other is a stage for plays and other performances." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 121.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 121.jpg" alt="The memorial hall across the courtyard from the gate." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 122.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 122.jpg" alt="The memorial hall across the courtyard from the gate." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 123.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 123.jpg" alt="The inside of the memorial hall with the statue of Chiang Kai-shek." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 124.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 124.jpg" alt="Our tea-based meal: Monica's tofu with asparagus, lotus seed, and ham." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 125.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 125.jpg" alt="My humble house salad." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 126.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 126.jpg" alt="A mix of root vegetables and bean curd." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 128.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 128.jpg" alt="My appetizer: jasmine tofu with ham." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 127.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 127.jpg" alt="My entree: green tea noodles with tomatoes and other vegetables." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 129.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 129.jpg" alt="Monica's entree: vegetables and fish." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 130.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 130.jpg" alt="Dessert: greet tea jelly." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 131.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 131.jpg" alt="And after dinner, they served us more tea. This was a Pu'er with chrysanthemum." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 132.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 132.jpg" alt="On the roof of the mall where we had our tea meal is a ferris wheel." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 133.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 133.jpg" alt="We meet with Monica's family friends to enjoy a traditional brunch." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 134.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 134.jpg" alt="Cabbage (background) and two flavors of shrimp." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 135.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 135.jpg" alt="Lion's head (meatballs in cabbage soup) in the center, greens (top right) and ham (right)." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 136.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 136.jpg" alt="One of two fish heads that Monica had during lunch. I helped." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 137.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 137.jpg" alt="Crispy whole duck, shredded, with rolls. You put the meat in the rolls and season it with salt and pepper." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 138.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 138.jpg" alt="Steamed buns." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 139.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 139.jpg" alt="Our bath at the Spring City Resort. The whole bathroom was marble." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 140.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 140.jpg" alt="The National Palace Museum." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 141.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 141.jpg" alt="The courtyard in front of the main exhibition hall where many people had gathered to take pictures." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 142.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 142.jpg" alt="The main exhibition hall. Note the cow statue in front. The structure on the top of the building is a very fine tea house." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 143.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 143.jpg" alt="A snack at the museum: kumkwat tea and green tea cake with orange flavor." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 144.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 144.jpg" alt="Our first stop at the Shilin Night Market: braised buns. We purchased two for 60 cents: one pork and one cabbage." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 145.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 145.jpg" alt="Your intreped traveler in front of a temple." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 146.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 146.jpg" alt="Fish balls (regular or spicy) on skewers." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 147.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 147.jpg" alt="Taiwanese barbeque: assorted vegetables and meat on skewers, grilled to order with a barbeque sauce." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 148.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 148.jpg" alt="Monica's dinner: duck blood and stinky tofu on spicy soup." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 149.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 149.jpg" alt="Here's the proof that I tried it." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 150.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 150.jpg" alt="A japanese temple near Huālián." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 151.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 151.jpg" alt="One of the temple's main features is a wall of 88 statues." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 152.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 152.jpg" alt="People have left prayers on wooden cards at the base of each statue." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 153.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 153.jpg" alt="The temple is a leftover from the Japanese occupation of Taiwan." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 154.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 154.jpg" alt="The temple is now a historic site." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 155.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 155.jpg" alt="Monica and I take a ride around this mountain lake in a paddle boat." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 156.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 156.jpg" alt="Because it's Tuesday, we have the lake to ourselves." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 157.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 157.jpg" alt="Here you can see where the paddle boats are docked." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 158.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 158.jpg" alt="Monica and I in our fashionable life vests." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 159.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 159.jpg" alt="The lake is surrounded by mountains." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 160.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 160.jpg" alt="Near the paddleboat dock is a tourist area with a few restaurants." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 161.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 161.jpg" alt="We pick one of the restaurants for our lunch: shrimp cake and stir-fried rice noodles with pork and vegetables." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 162.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 162.jpg" alt="Another historic site: an old Japanese logging village." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 163.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 163.jpg" alt="Train tracks that were used to transport cypress logs." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 164.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 164.jpg" alt="A very cute 'No Dogs Allowed' sign outside a park." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 165.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 165.jpg" alt="A view of the park from an elevated foot-bridge." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 166.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 166.jpg" alt="The park is a combination of a botanic garden and a sculpture garden." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 167.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 167.jpg" alt="The exterior of a very interesting greenhouse." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 168.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 168.jpg" alt="The inside of the greenhouse." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 169.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 169.jpg" alt="The main feature of the greenhouse are a number of varieties of orchids." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 170.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 170.jpg" alt="More orchids in the greenhouse." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 171.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 171.jpg" alt="A large dragonfly sculpture." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 172.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 172.jpg" alt="A walkway through the flower garden." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 173.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 173.jpg" alt="A very common item here in Taiwan: the oyster omelet." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 174.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 174.jpg" alt="The ocean view from our room near Huālián." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 175.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 175.jpg" alt="Another look at our ocean view." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 176.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 176.jpg" alt="A look at the patio from our room." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 177.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 177.jpg" alt="A look at the front of the B&B where we stayed." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 178.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 178.jpg" alt="After leaving the B&B, our tour guide took us to the beach." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 179.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 179.jpg" alt="A paved observation area on the beach. We rented bicycles and rode here." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 180.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 180.jpg" alt="A fellow tourist took this picture of us." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 181.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 181.jpg" alt="Another picture of us, this one taken by Monica's mother." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 182.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 182.jpg" alt="Instead of sand, the beach was covered with these small, smooth stones." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 183.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 183.jpg" alt="One of several dry river beds I observed during our travels around Huālián." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 184.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 184.jpg" alt="All of us ready to enter Taroko Gorge. The entrance is behind us." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 185.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 185.jpg" alt="A memorial to workers who died during construction of the roadway through Taroko Gorge" /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 186.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 186.jpg" alt="The memorial is built onto a hillside and over a small waterfall." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 201.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 201.jpg" alt="Me with the memorial and waterfall in the background." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 187.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 187.jpg" alt="Another view of the gorge." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 188.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 188.jpg" alt="Monica on the path to the memorial." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 189.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 189.jpg" alt="A close-up look of the memorial." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 190.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 190.jpg" alt="In one of the tunnels leading to the memorial are these three statues." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 191.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 191.jpg" alt="A rope bridge over the gorge." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 192.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 192.jpg" alt="We walk on the narrow path next to the roadway." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 193.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 193.jpg" alt="In the distance you can see a covered section of roadway." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 194.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 194.jpg" alt="The roadway and walkway move through a series of tunnels." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 195.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 195.jpg" alt="Monica under an inscription inside the tunnel." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 196.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 196.jpg" alt="The irony of a large rockfall just behind the sign warning of rockfalls." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 197.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 197.jpg" alt="Another view of the rockfall." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 198.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 198.jpg" alt="A look at our great room at the Grand Formosa Taroko." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 199.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 199.jpg" alt="Another view of our room, including the patio and the hotel's courtyard outside." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 200.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 200.jpg" alt="The pool on the rooftop of the hotel, surrounded by moutain views." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 202.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 202.jpg" alt="We saw a bit of road construction during our tour." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 203.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 203.jpg" alt="A picture of the river in a shallow part of the gorge." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 204.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 204.jpg" alt="Don't fall of the cliff." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 205.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 205.jpg" alt="To get to the Baiyang Waterfall Trail, we must walk through this long dark tunnel." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 206.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 206.jpg" alt="The Baiyang Waterfall observation area." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 207.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 207.jpg" alt="A look at the waterfall behind the bridge to the observation platform." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 208.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 208.jpg" alt="The river at the bottom of the falls." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 209.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 209.jpg" alt="A wide shot of the waterfall. It was morning, so the sun was low in the sky." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 210.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 210.jpg" alt="Another look at the waterfall." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 211.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 211.jpg" alt="Monica and her parents admire the view." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 212.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 212.jpg" alt="The tunnel we walked through to reach the observation area. Note the cracked overhanging rock." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 213.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 213.jpg" alt="The entrance to the Water Curtain Cave." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 214.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 214.jpg" alt="A plaque explaining the Water Curtain Cave." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 215.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 215.jpg" alt="Taipei 101 at night." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 216.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 216.jpg" alt="Another picture looking up at the tower from very close." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 217.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 217.jpg" alt="Looking down at Taipei from the top of 101." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 218.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 218.jpg" alt="Looking down at Taipei from the top of 101." /></a></div>
<div class="thumb"><a target="_blank" rel="slideshow" href="slides/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 219.jpg"><img src="thumbs/Taiwan 2009 Edited - 219.jpg" alt="Monica and one of the cows on parade." /></a></div>
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