Taiwan or Republic of China is an island country that lies just off the coast of mainland China. It was established in the 1940’s as a result of the revolution between Communist China and Nationalist China. There is only two things I regret about coming here, 1. I did not come sooner to see this magnificent place and 2. I did not look for jobs there. This country is absolutely magnificent and has a blend of Chinese, Japanese, and American culture which makes for great food. On top of that the mountains and the sea are sometimes only 45 minutes from each other!!!
Taipei is of course the capital and is the biggest city on the island. It has a very good metro and high speed rail system and everything you need is always situated within a few blocks of each other no matter where you are at!!!
I walked around just a little bit and noticed how clean everything was and the buildings are situated something like Hong Kong in some parts. I was able to find a graffiti alley and looked at what will start to be a great street art culture!!!!
A restaurant with a good theme, I have always wanted to visit is the Modern Toilet restaurant. This restaurant has a theme like no other as everything is based off toilets or the toilet them. Even the food is served in toilet bowls. It was an interesting place to go as the place was very packed with people from everywhere enjoying eating toilet food!!!
As i wanted to get out of Taipei for a bit, I ended up going to the city of Kaohsiung, which is another big city at the southern most point in Taiwan. I spent the day walking around the city as it was very hot, but noticed the difference between the new parts and the old parts which is something that is happening all over…
Being a city of food, I decided to go to the night market to eat the street food. I was not disappointed as I had so many delicacies such as pork ribs, fried beef, stuffed oysters, lobster and more. The photography was great and I enjoyed stuffing myself to my hearts content!!!!
Finally the reason I wanted to go to Kaohsiung so bad was the magnificent hiking and of course the Taiwanese Rock Macaque monkeys who inhabit the mountain known to foreigners as “Monkey Mountain.” This mountain is a national park situated in the middle of the city, so anytime you need to escape the hustle and bustle of the city life, you can go over here and hike the many trails and watch the monkeys go crazy!!!!
I hope to come back here one day if not to work, then to stay long distance!!! I loved the people, the atmosphere and the food!!!!!!!!