Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Temple Trip to Taipei!

The English branch had a Temple Day a few weeks ago. We took a 2.5 hour bus ride to Taipei to go to the temple. We wanted to visit some other sites, but the 'typhoon' didn't call for it! At least the rain let up for a small moment so we could go see Taipei 101! Good times!

When we finished up in the temple, we came outside to find a typhoon waiting for us! We ran across the street to this tiny little shop, Bountiful Living, to duck for cover!


Taipei Temple!


Umbrellas in a typhoon...please. You might as well have no cover at all...we were soaked from head to toe by the end of the day!


With our agenda shot for the day, a group of us decided to find a place to eat to stay out of the rain. After sloshing around in ankle deep acid rain, we found this restaurant. The food was so gross, but we were soaking wet...a dry place was comfort enough. Our group from L-R: Jenae, Lindsay, Sarah, Joseph, me, Lisa, and Fenny (most of these peeps are the Feng Yuan teachers).


Taipei 101 - The 2nd tallest building in the world!!! This building is 101 stories high, imagine that! I'm in the bottom left corner!


101 at night!


NY? Taipei is much different from Changhua...for a moment, I forgot I was in a foreign country!


Near 101....quite like the Gateway shopping experience...Lots of outdoor shops, restaurants, and music! Lisa and I sat and chilled for awhile as we listened to one of the Taiwanese bands--it's funny to hear them play American music--everyone loves it!


Walking to church with the Feng Yuan teachers! We crossed 'Love Bridge'....Can you see the locks attached to the fence? This bridge is covered with locks....couples will come to this bridge, lock their hearts, and throw the keys on the passing trains!

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