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I have a friend who is traveling to Italy in 2010. Since we just made the trip in September, I have...

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Uploaded on Jan 14, 2010

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A view across an intersection between two of Taipei's very wide streets. These huge boulevards mean...

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Uploaded on Jul 15, 2007

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I like the streets of downtown Taipei. The sidewalks and the medians are lined with trees and bushes. Some areas are positively lush.

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Normal street scene in Taipei. The ratio of scooters to cars is about 2:1 -- greater if you discount taxis.

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OK, it looks like a lot of traffic, but it's not as bad as it seems. The highways are often another matter.

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There's a great restaurant down this alley.

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Here you can see how thickly covered in greenery some of the streets are. I don't know how normal...

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Uploaded on Jul 15, 2007

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I love cities. This picture is taken from where I was working during my visit, which was on the 12th floor of the building.

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Uploaded on Jul 15, 2007

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Tasty beef noodles.

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Uploaded on Jul 15, 2007

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Similar to the little fish appetizer you sometimes get at Korean restaurants. I prefer the Korean version.

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Uploaded on Jul 15, 2007

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This restaurant was fascinating: the "menu" consisted of samples of each dish laid out at...

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Raw shrimp covered with a mixture of fruit and fiery chilis. The texture of this shrimp was...

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One thing they do in Taiwan and Hong Kong (and, presumably, Chinese) restaurants far better than...

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A stew-ish dish with pork intestines and coagulated pig's blood. I think they ordered it because they...

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Uploaded on Jul 15, 2007

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Firm-fleshed whitefish under a spice mixture of some sort. Tasty.

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Uploaded on Jul 15, 2007

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Shouldn't there be some traffic lights out here or something?

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Uploaded on Feb 21, 2007

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Uploaded on Feb 21, 2007

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