Top ten posts on bluebalu: Living in Hong Kong in 2011 (part 2)
After yesterday’s post about the tenth to sixth most clicked post on my blog bluebalu.wordpress.com I am now going to reveal the top five posts on bluebalu.wordpress.com in 2011: 5) […]
Category Archives: Taiwan
Sun Yat Sen Historic Events Memorial Hall in Taipei
Our last stop in Taipei was to visit the Dr. Sun Yat-sen Historic Events Memorial Hall. We had walked passed it already on Monday, but it was closed. So we […]
Taipei 101 video
While looking for videos on Taipei 101, I came across this one. It’s from Felix Baumgartner, who base-jumped from the building, back when it was still the world’s tallest building. […]
Taipei 101
On our final day in Taipei, we decided to visit Taipei 101. This skyscraper was the world’s tallest from 2004 until the opening of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai in […]
Longshan Temple in Taipei
The Longshan Temple is one of the most famous worshipped temples in Taiwan. In 1738, settlers from Fujian, China constructed a temple in Wanhua, Taipei on the site where a […]
Bopiliao Old Street in Taipei
Located near Longshan Temple, the Bopiliao Old Street is recently one of the most popular attractions in Taipei City. The street has undergone different period of the Qing Dynasty from […]
Dinner in Taipei
While strolling around the streets and looking for a place to eat, we came across a little BBQ place. Not BBQ in our Western sense, but with a little grill […]
Qingshui Temple in Taipei
This temple, also known as the Divine Progenitors Temple, is well hidden away from a main street. It was constructed in 1787 when seven images of Divine Progenitors were brought […]
Ximending in Taipei
‘Ximen’ means West gate and ‘ding’ is the Mandarin pronunciation of the Japanese character for district. In the past, this is where the West Gate and the West Wall once […]
Hotel QUOTE in Taipei
We found the Hotel QUOTE online and booked four nights in a ‘T’ room – and it was such a fantastic hotel, that I have to write this blog post […]
