We are in Taiwan now. Taiwan is a weird place, Taiwanese people are super nice to the foreigners but they have serious political problems with their own kind. Other than that, it is a great place for traveling. One thing on the our Must Go List is the NIGHT MARKET! Night market is awesome. We played games, eat snacks(not real snacks, but special stands that only serve a certain kind of side dish), and buy cheap stuff.
Oyster Omelet
Fried stinky tofu. Super delicious.
crowded night market
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The National Palace Museum is a great place to go. We found amazing historical relics inside the museum. There is the famous Jadeite Cabbage with Insect, the Meat-shaped Stone, and the Mao-kung Ting. All of them are curios from ancient time China. Great artworks that amaze people.
Sculpture of jade
Mao-kung Ting, the cauldron
The stone shaped like meat. Tong po meat, the favorite dish of a great poet of China.--------------------------------------------Chad-----------------------------------------------
Hot spring! It is cold today so Tawni and I decided to go soak in a hot spring. We went to the one in BeiTou. It felt really nice and relaxing when we soaked ourselves in the hot mineral water. The view was also pretty nice.
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The last stop in Taipei was Xi Meng Ding. It is a place that young people go hang out at. The place is filled with different kinds of stores. People buy clothes, shoes, food, accessories, etc. there. It is also a place where the celebrities go and promote, they would also have activities for fans to get in touch with their idols.
SPONGE CAKE!
Xi Meng Ding.
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Taiwan's symbol is also shown on the flag. Taiwan was a colony of Japan, after the 11th revolution led by Sun Yat-Sen(father of Taiwan) Taiwan finally defeated the Japanese and gained freedom. The flag was designed with red blood on the ground, blue sky, and the white sun on top. It showed how hard the people fought in order to gain freedom and to remember this forever.
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