They say Taiwan is the hidden gem of Asia, and I think we’d have to agree. I had so much fun last weekend in Taiwan seeing Craig be so comfortable and confident in this crazy city. We stayed at the W Hotel which was an experience in itself. We were sitting by the pool on Saturday afternoon and all of the sudden a DJ comes out and starts mixxing rap music! It was like being at a night club but it was still light outside. We were only there for one full day so we rushed around the city to see everything Craig wanted to show me. He led me around all the cities he lived in, we met the people he got close to, tried all his favorite foods (well he tried them, the food was a bit difficult for me to stomach…), we went to an unbelievable night market with thousands of people and ate at the 3rd tallest tower in the world! It was so fun to see Craig ramble on in Chinese like a native. I could not believe it! It gave me a headache but I was so proud of him. Taipei, Taiwan is one wild city, and I am shocked Craig lived there for 2 years!
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| Craiggy back in the motherland! |
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| Taipei 101- 3rd tallest tower in the world |
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| Look what we found all the way in Taiwan :) It made us miss the Powell's! |
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| There are seriously more scooters than people in this place |
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| Craig's breakfast off the street, a peigen qise danbing(a chinese style breakfast burrito)...yikes |
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| All his old favorite drinks- sports drink and papaya milk! |
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| The metro he rode so many times |
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| The Mcdonald's he lived in when he missed America |
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| Where he used to play basketball |
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| You cannot even imagine the smells coming from these markets...stung the nostrils |
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| yep, raw meat baking in the sun...sanitary |
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| Craig helping an old friend out, she was going to a wedding and this was the wedding gift she was bringing. |
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| CRAIG'S OLD APARTMENT!!!! (the gated window right above the white sign)... home sweet home! :) |
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| His old church |
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| Craig taught these guys english |
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| our lunch group :) |
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| On top of the 3rd tallest tower in the world! we were so high and got to ride the fastest elevator in the world up to the top! It went up to the 89th floor in 33 seconds!!d |
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| Grace- Craig's Taiwanese Mom. She is wonderful and adores Craig |
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| The views were unbleivable |
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| This city is so dense |
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| Hot and sticky... |
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| The night market was one of the craziest experiences ever... the smells are seared into my nose forever |
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| You couldn't believe how crowded this place was. We were literally the only white Americans around. We kind of stuck out haha |
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| Craig actually eating right off the street...I was scared for him. This was some kind of peanut mush soup with gelatin in it... oh my... |
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| bleh |
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| Craig still feeling hungry after his peanut mush soup then got OYSTER OMLETS... what the... |
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| I was dying |
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| Burger Kind, another safe haven |
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| Craig's favorite store |
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| Check out this street |
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| All of Craig's favorite hang out spots |
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| Just a typical street in Taiwan |
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| We LOVE you Taiwan! |
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