Photos from Taiwan

View from my apartment. Banciao by day.

Love this. Got it from a doctor for a cough: Brown Mixture Liquid (with Opium).

Rebecca, her sister, niece and nephew.

Cool detail from the temple. (I'll edit this once I find out what the name of this temple is)

Giant Buddha.

Simply can't get enough of the detailed carvings on some of these temples. Extraordinary.

Rebecca, her niece and nephew, and me.

View of Taipei from the Temple.

Temple (can't remember the name) during Chinese New Year.

Klaus the Exploding German.

Carnegie's.

Rebecca and me at Sun Moon Lake.

Sun Moon Lake

Taiwan has seven (?) major tribes. This is a performance from one of them. Think this was a hunting dance.

Totem poles. The similarity of Asian aboriginal art and pacific Coast Native American art constantly amazes me.

Ancient Aboriginal rollercaster!

Gondolas at the, you guessed it, Formosa Aboriginal Cultural Village.

Rebecca.

Some random shots of Beipu.

Random shots from Beipu.

Detail from the Beipu Temple

More detail from the Baipu Temple

Prayer wheels at Beipu

Taiwanese one-man band

Temple at Beipu

Fishing boat entering Danshui Harbor

Danshui on a cold, grey Sunday

Banchiao at night.

Food Stall at Raohe Night Market

Samshong Temple

Raohe Night Market