Byodo-In Temple is one of those places that feels so surreal, as if you were on an isolated island, or in a movie. Maybe that’s why they filmed ABC’s Lost there. Aside from the scenery and the actual temple, you can also ring the giant bell, or my favorite part, feed the giant birds out [...]
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It’s not as awing as the Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall, but we checked out the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (國立國父紀念館) anyway since it’s conveniently located outside of the Sun Yat-sen Memorial MRT station. We didn’t go in but we got some shots outside. Plus, you get a really nice view of Taipei 101 from [...]
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The one touristy place that everyone should visit while in Taiwan is the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall (國立中正紀念堂), located at the east end of Liberty Square (自由廣場). Chiang Kai-shek was the a former president of the Republic of China. A giant monument of him is sitting inside a huge building atop a flight of stairs. [...]
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Sharon and I went to check out the Pixar 20 Years of Animation exhibit at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum. The exhibit was pretty cool and I learned a lot about the history of Pixar. The musuem, however, was a mess. The Pixar exhibit was crowded so it was hard to get close to a [...]
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Just because we’re on vacation it doesn’t mean we have to miss church. For all those in Taiwan and looking for an English-speaking church service, check out the Grace Baptist Church, located near the Gongguan station. It’s a very traditional church and it makes you feel like you’re in America. Service starts at 10 a.m., [...]
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One of my favorite things about Monterey is it’s Old Fisherman’s Wharf. It’s tiny and loaded with either restaurants or souvenier shops. I like how every single restaurant has someone standing outside giving out samples of their clam chowder. If I wasn’t already full from dinner, I’d say all these samples woulda gotten me full [...]
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After dinner, we had to walk off the food so we went to Lovers Point Park, just a few blocks away from the restaurant. Well, we stayed mainly around the beach side, and I climbed up the rocks to grab a view of everything from atop. I spotted sea otters too, but they were too [...]
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Such a nice beach. The sand is so soft that when I first stepped onto it, I sank. Dogs are able to roam around unleashed. Too bad it was cold, otherwise I would have dipped my feet into the water. Mom got a little too close and her pants got wet. Ha!
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We had the best pork sandwich ever at Carmel Belle, located inside the Doud Craft Studios. It was a slow-cooked Berkshire pork with red onion-currant chutney on a ciabatta bread. How good was it? My mom didn’t want to eat because she was still full from breakfast and dessert, but I insisted that she take [...]
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This was the second non-food stop of our visit to Carmel. The Carmel Mission Basilica is definitely worth a visit if you’re: 1) into history, 2) into religion, or 3) have a checklist and need to get it out of the way. I fall under 2 and 3. $5 entrance, or $4 if you’re a [...]
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