Sunday, April 15, 2007

Taipei, 101 photos

as 2005 is coming to an end, 101 pictures of Taipei in 2005:

1. general view of Taipei, need to go to space to see it all


2. Taipei 101, new landmark of Taipei


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4. This year the observation deck was finaly open, you can get as high as to below the little tower


5. and you can see the city below


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7. density


8. you can also see the view from indoor observatory


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10. back down, the 101 Mall


11. from inside the mall you can see the the building


12. Taipei 101 stands in Xinyi, new area with dep. stories connected by sky bridges, office towers and apartments


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16. apartments in Xinyi are the most expensive in Taipei


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18. at night Xinyi is brightly lit up


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22. but Xinyi is only small part of Taipei, here are some bustling streets


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24. Taipei MRT has one line above ground


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26. taking MRT you can avoids traffic, which can be really bad especially in the evening rush hours


27. and underground lines


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29. Near Taipei Main Station is the old Down Town, another bustling area


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39. around Taipei Main Station is a maze of underground malls


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42. Not far from old Down Town, is another bustling area - Ximending, old entertainment district, big part of it is closed to vehicules


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53. on the weekends there are always free shows


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58. Dihua Street is one of the oldest part of Taipei


59. there are some nice buildings


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63. and market of Chinese medicine


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65. there are also some religious activities


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69. another religious activity in Mengjia, the oldest part of Taipei


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72. money!


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76. Baoan Temple - Taoist temple


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80. night shots


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82. in Neihu, the new district is being built, Neihu Technology Park


83. Black Pearl, one of the finest architecture in Taipei


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90. near the Technology Park, another entertainment area is being created around Miramar Feries Wheel


91. Miramar inside


92. maze of escalators


93. new architecture


94. playground


small architecture
95. zebra


96. school


97. bird cage


98. park in the middle of the street


99. Ronald


100. walking car


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