Happy Valentines Day…
and Happy Lantern Festival – the last day of Chinese New Year, and there’s lantern horses everywhere and big celebrations tonight… Should you be looking for someone to celebrate Valentines Day with, look no further than this new sign that I noticed at Chinese New Year in a street near St. James’ Church in Taichung…. Love it! Just hoping that ‘Everlasting’ applies only to ‘Marriage’ rather than the whole title – otherwise their work’ll never be done! Continue reading Happy Valentines Day…
Shilin earthquake renews concern about volcanoes – Taipei Times
Yep and we all woke up! Shilin earthquake renews concern about volcanoes – Taipei Times. Continue reading Shilin earthquake renews concern about volcanoes – Taipei Times
Hsinchu shivers as coldest day of winter takes grip – Taipei Times
7.1ºC here in Tamsui yesterday, it’s like the Arctic! Hsinchu shivers as coldest day of winter takes grip – Taipei Times. Continue reading Hsinchu shivers as coldest day of winter takes grip – Taipei Times
2014 新北市平溪天燈節 Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival ~ Truly Awesome!
Truly awe-inspiring, honest! Definitely a sight to behold…. Yes it was raining, the beautiful hot and sunny weather of last week having been replaced by a cold front of drizzle and cold, but nothing dampened our spirits on Saturday night at the Pingxi Junior High School as hundreds of lanterns were sent heavenwards. Truly an awesome sight! Pingxi is an old coal-mining town in the mountains up beyond Taipei and famous for its annual sky lantern festival, made even more famous in recent years by several international media outlets, including CNN, who have proclaimed it a must-see event…. People can … Continue reading 2014 新北市平溪天燈節 Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival ~ Truly Awesome!
Yuan Zai 圓仔 Baby Panda ~ so gorgeous (and awake!)
Taipei Zoo’s baby panda Yuan Zai 圓仔 is charming the whole country, but she doesn’t half like to sleep ha ha! Queues and queues of people (limited to 19,200 per day) have lined up to see her for 10 minutes of viewing time during the Chinese New Year holiday as she made her public debut, and there she is (or not, if she’s often hiding) fast asleep…. Taipei Metro kindly shows the current panda viewing times and available tickets on electronic noticeboards on some of its platforms around the city – and so there it was that I came to be in … Continue reading Yuan Zai 圓仔 Baby Panda ~ so gorgeous (and awake!)
Chinese New Year 2014!
And what a New Year it was! The best weather ever ever ever, certainly ever since I ever remember – it was wonderful! Praise God YES! Started with the New Year’s Eve Banquet just up the road at Shuang-Lian Senior Care Centre, invited by my good friends Rev. and Mrs. Hsu. Definitely the in-place to be on the night! Over 100 tables, over 1,000 people, whole families of 4 generations, delicious food and red envelopes for all the residents – fun! Then on New Year’s Day (Friday) to Taichung by High-Speed Rail – not easy to get a ticket, but … Continue reading Chinese New Year 2014!
Elephant Mountain ~ and what a view!
Found a new mountain very early this morning. Elephant Mountain. Feel like David Livingstone, ha ha! Except that I waited for the Taipei MRT to open a new MRT station called 象山 Shiang Shan – Elephant Mountain – so now it’s so easy to get to…. Elephant Mountain (象山) is part of a range of small but steep hills called the Four Beasts Mountains (四獸山) to the far east of Taipei City. Never been there before today – in fact my neighbours here are surprised to hear me say there is actually a real Shiang Shan, Elephant Mountain, and it’s not just the … Continue reading Elephant Mountain ~ and what a view!
Chinese New Year Shopping at Taipei Dihua Street 迪化街!
Definitely the place to be in the few weeks leading up to Chinese New Year ~ the hustle and bustle and noise and rush is not for the faint-hearted, but hey it’s fun! Dihua Street is in one of the oldest parts of Taipei City, near the river and full of old buildings, temples and traditional shops selling tea and Chinese medicine ingredients… Normally quite a quiet area, but for these few weeks you can buy everything you need for the festivities at good prices ~ dried everything, nuts, fruit, meats, seafoods, seeds plus sugar cane juice, sweets, a few clothes…. … Continue reading Chinese New Year Shopping at Taipei Dihua Street 迪化街!
CMS Link Letter #64
Click on the link…. Lee, Catherine 64 Continue reading CMS Link Letter #64
Catherine Lee 