Today in Taipei I went to a hippy wedding held in a little restaurant at the foot of Yangming Park.
Taipei is the veritable Asian city. Vertical shop signs, motor scooters mixing with cars, one skyscraper towering over a city with only a few over 10 story buildings and a lot of life in the small alleys crisscrossing the city. It feels more Chinese than Hong Kong, but it is more modern than Shanghai.
And I love the fact that it is not just a crowded bustling city of steel and glass reaching the sky.
There is a lot of Japanese influence in Taiwan and the clean mid-range bars, restaurants, coffee shops, and boutiques that crowd each other in the alleys, all housed in single or two-story shops, reminds me of a scene from Japan. But I think this is distinctly Taiwanese.
There is a huge road that goes down the center of the city, 4 lanes on each side. Big shopping centers and stores have their signs and neon lights the road. People are out walking about, riding scooters, and enjoying the evening. But step one block off this road and the area takes on a small neighborhoody feel. This is not what I was expecting from Taipei.
Granted, I have only seen this one area.
Taipei is the veritable Asian city. Vertical shop signs, motor scooters mixing with cars, one skyscraper towering over a city with only a few over 10 story buildings and a lot of life in the small alleys crisscrossing the city. It feels more Chinese than Hong Kong, but it is more modern than Shanghai.
And I love the fact that it is not just a crowded bustling city of steel and glass reaching the sky.
There is a lot of Japanese influence in Taiwan and the clean mid-range bars, restaurants, coffee shops, and boutiques that crowd each other in the alleys, all housed in single or two-story shops, reminds me of a scene from Japan. But I think this is distinctly Taiwanese.
There is a huge road that goes down the center of the city, 4 lanes on each side. Big shopping centers and stores have their signs and neon lights the road. People are out walking about, riding scooters, and enjoying the evening. But step one block off this road and the area takes on a small neighborhoody feel. This is not what I was expecting from Taipei.
Granted, I have only seen this one area.
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