Comments on: Taiwan: Taipei & Taichung

By: Rod S.

Rod S. — Fri, 30 Sep 2005 06:38:18 +0000

We’ll have to meet up in Taipei and Taichung sometime. I’ll start to travel there once a year for work :)

By: stevec

stevec — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 14:32:28 +0000

I echo daff’s comments. My friend works for the construction company that built the building. ;)

Anyway, it’s cool you got to go up to the top of 101. Back when I was there in January this year, the top wasn’t open to the public yet.

By: andrey

andrey — Sun, 25 Sep 2005 22:51:58 +0000

those mantis shrimp look ferocious! did you try any?

By: echeng

echeng — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 02:37:03 +0000

daff! your uncle should have taken me on TOUR! :)

By: daff

daff — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 02:25:30 +0000

hey, it might be a tad weird looking, but its not totally ugly. i have to speak up, for my uncle was the architect for 101.

By: echeng

echeng — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 10:43:03 +0000

no — in fact, it is “Snake Alley“. Although, my father does sometimes make the two words sound the same (in English). ;) (hi, dad!!)

By: pizustar

pizustar — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 10:01:54 +0000

Eric
I think the word “snake” should be “snack”,isn’t it?
Star from Taiwan

By: rc

rc — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 02:44:26 +0000

maybe it’s just me, but I find that 101 building to be quite an eyesore. It’s a bad mixture of traditional Chinese and modern architecture design elements. Kinda like bad fusion food (a la Ming Tsai). The other bad tall building in Asia that comes to mind is the strange tower with the balls in Shanghai. But that’s just me, I’m sure many others think those buildings are very nicely done.

By: cyn

cyn — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 02:02:33 +0000

our old home (and now my aunt and uncles) is right near that 101 building. he hates it. he’s convinced it’s bad feng shui and if there’s an earthquate, they’re doomed! love the fotos! can’t wait till i can go visit taipei again.

By: echeng

echeng — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 00:16:13 +0000

yeah. Dunno about the hand holding. But it didn’t seem weird at the time, and he insisted. :). It was hard to communicate because my mandarin is better than my taiwanese is. Anyway, out families have history, and he seemed excited that I was in town.