臺北大縱走 Taipei Grand Trail 2025!
The Taipei Grand Trail (TGT) is a fun way to explore the mountains and hills that surround Taipei, on a series of well-trodden and clearly-marked footpaths that link up into one big 130 km-long trail. This includes 92 km of … Continue reading 臺北大縱走 Taipei Grand Trail 2025!
❤️Congratulations Winston & Marjorie!❤️
Eighty! Yes, eighty years! Lots of congratulations to Marjorie on her 80th birthday today, and to Winston, who celebrates 80 this year.❤️The world is definitely a much better place these past 80 years because of Winston and Marjorie; they have … Continue reading ❤️Congratulations Winston & Marjorie!❤️
Holy Week & Easter 2025 @ St. John’s Cathedral, Taipei, Taiwan ❤️
A few photos of St. John’s Cathedral, Taipei, Taiwan, during Holy Week and Easter 2025… We started Holy Week on Sunday, April 13, Palm Sunday – with an English service and then a Chinese service, and a Palm Sunday procession … Continue reading Holy Week & Easter 2025 @ St. John’s Cathedral, Taipei, Taiwan ❤️
Welcoming Anne & Rhena to Taiwan! 💃☔🥳
Anne and Rhena’s amazing trip to Taiwan was quite something else. 🤣🤣 It coincided with four days of real Taipei ‘Weather-with-a-capital-W’, which means rain, cold, and wind for all four days, and it only stopped raining in Taipei as they … Continue reading Welcoming Anne & Rhena to Taiwan! 💃☔🥳
Alishan 阿里山 Cherry Blossom Season 2025! 🌸
Alishan in Cherry Blossom Season is THE place to be! High up in Taiwan’s central mountain range, part of Chiayi County, its charm lies in the little red mountain trains that chug upwards and onwards each day before dawn, taking … Continue reading Alishan 阿里山 Cherry Blossom Season 2025! 🌸
Ash Wednesday 2025
Some photos of Ash Wednesday yesterday here at St. John’s Cathedral, Taipei, with the burning of the old palm crosses, and then the imposition of ashes during the service in the evening – with almost 60 people. Wishing you all … Continue reading Ash Wednesday 2025
Taiwan Episcopal Church Ordination Service: Rev. Shawn Wang & Rev. Emily Cheng 台灣聖公會:王彥軒按立會長鄭喻璘按立會吏聖職典禮 ✝️
The Taiwan Episcopal Church has a new priest and a new deacon ~ Thanks be to God! YES! ❤️ Congratulations to Rev. Shawn Yen-Hsuan Wang 王彥軒, ordained priest, and Rev. Emily Yu-Lin Cheng 鄭喻璘, ordained deacon by the Rt. Rev. … Continue reading Taiwan Episcopal Church Ordination Service: Rev. Shawn Wang & Rev. Emily Cheng 台灣聖公會:王彥軒按立會長鄭喻璘按立會吏聖職典禮 ✝️
🏮It’s Lantern Festival Time! 🐍
Yes, there’s snakes galore! It’s the Year of the Snake, and snakes feature highly in the Lantern Festival events being held all over Taiwan in recent weeks. There are snake lanterns of every shape and size, and of every description, … Continue reading 🏮It’s Lantern Festival Time! 🐍
🐍🏮⛩️ Happy Year of the Snake! 🧧🐍🪭🧨
Chinese New Year (aka Lunar New Year & Spring Festival) has taken over our lives here in Taiwan in the last few weeks, it’s great! We spent most of January in preparation ~ spring cleaning, cooking, shopping and decorating, all … Continue reading 🐍🏮⛩️ Happy Year of the Snake! 🧧🐍🪭🧨