Taipei

[fasternyou929]

I'm leaving for Taipei Sunday and will be there for 4 days. Anybody here ever been that can offer some things to do and see there?

[Adeptus_Minor]

I was there for a short layover, but never got out of the airport. :idk:

[Trip]

The have two big buildings with a bridge in the middle.

[karl_1052]

the people are short.

[fasternyou929]

Awesome, good stuff!

[Homeslice]

It's in Asia.

[fasternyou929]

It's in Asia.

Thought for sure I was going to see fashion advice when I saw you posted in here.

[derf]

Cheap hookers

[LeeNetworX]

The have two big buildings with a bridge in the middle.

Taipei has those as well? I never knew that. You sure you aren't thinking of the Petronas Towers in KL?

[AquaPython]

yea i thought that was in kuala lumpur ? (sp) as seen some movies...

[Adeptus_Minor]

It's in Asia.

To be precise, it's off the coast of Asia. :whistle:

[fasternyou929]

Taipei has those as well? I never knew that. You sure you aren't thinking of the Petronas Towers in KL?

No, Taipei doesn't, only KL that I know of. Taipei has a big tower (Taipei 101) but that's all I know of there as far as sky scrapers.

[Kaneman]

No, Taipei doesn't, only KL that I know of. Taipei has a big tower (Taipei 101) but that's all I know of there as far as sky scrapers.

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[Trip]

Taipei has those as well? I never knew that. You sure you aren't thinking of the Petronas Towers in KL?

No, Taipei doesn't, only KL that I know of. Taipei has a big tower (Taipei 101) but that's all I know of there as far as sky scrapers.

Yeah I got the Taipet 101 and Petronas Towers confused. I knew it had a huge structure though.

[fasternyou929]

About to board now. Roughly 19.5 hours flight time plus 3 hours in layovers in DC and Tokyo. It's shaping up to be a long day!

[Tmall]

Solo mile high club. It works every time.

[marko138]

I thought this thread was about that computer game from the 90's.

[fasternyou929]

Just got settled in my hotel room. Crazy long trip...
Solo mile high club. It works every time.

Damn, didn't even think of that! I have a feeling the return flight will be much more comfortable. :lol:

[Cruzergirl]

Just got settled in my hotel room. Crazy long trip...


So, now that you are finally arrived, what is there to do? :scratch:



:)

[karl_1052]

Just got settled in my hotel room. Crazy long trip...


Damn, didn't even think of that! I have a feeling the return flight will be much more comfortable. :lol:

CHeck under the skirts before you pay for hookers. ;)

[fasternyou929]

So, now that you are finally arrived, what is there to do? :scratch:



:)Show other people how to do my job so I can get laid off in the next couple months. :td:

CHeck under the skirts before you pay for hookers. ;)
That's Thailand, now Taiwan. :lol:

[LeeNetworX]

show other people how to do my job so i can get laid off in the next couple months. :td:

fml!

[buzzcutt2]

Check the labels on some products...see if they all say "Made here"

[shmike]

Check the labels on some products...see if they all say "Made here"

:lol

[fasternyou929]

fml!
Indeed!

So, now that you are finally arrived, what is there to do? :scratch:



:)Turns out Taipei is a pretty big city with about 2.5M residents, so it's on the scale of Chicago. There's an absolutely insane number of restaurants and shops lining most of the streets here. Today one of the guys took me to a noodle soup restaurant rated #2 last year in the annual "noodle soup cook-off" here in Taipei. Great flavor, super spicy! If I were here longer I might return, but with such a short trip I hate to do repeats.

Visited Taipei 101 today which has an outdoor deck on the 89th floor, so that made it a little different than visiting the Sears Tower or Hancock building when I lived in Chicago. From up there you can see the mountains that break up the skyline across Taipei which I thought was unique. Not too many big cities built right on mountain chains.

Tomorrow I'm going to try getting down to Shihlin Nightmarket, basically a big outdoor food and flea market atmosphere. And, weather permitting, I want to visit at least one museum and/or temple before I leave Friday morning.

I knew very little about Taiwan before coming here, but having visited for a few minutes, I'm really liking it. It shares a lot of similarities with Beijing, but thankfully the air quality is much better (comparable to any city in the US, but better than L.A.).

[marko138]

Really, no takers on the 90's computer game. Weak.

[fasternyou929]

Here are a few pictures from the trip that I figured would appeal to the masses here. Quite a few MotoGP fans around there!

Every single road was filled with scooters parked like this. Unreal how many there are. And each intersection has a huge box blocked off for mopeds only, so when the light turns green you hear 40-50 scooters all ham fisting it at the same time. Pretty entertaining watching them all weave through traffic and one another (saw a lot of 50cc, 125cc, 250cc, and a few 450cc).

[fasternyou929]

Not one comment on the Rossi scooters? :lol: Tough crowd!

[karl_1052]

I never even noticed the second one, I thought it was the new R1.:lol:

[shmike]

Not one comment on the Rossi scooters? :lol: Tough crowd!

I actually like the second one.

The first is so wrong I don't know where to begin:

Is it a 4-wheeled wannabe trike?

I love the Yamaha paint job and the Honda decal. :lol:

[anthonyk]

What's up with the dude with the freaky dead-fruit-bat-looking thing on the back of his bike?

[fasternyou929]

What's up with the dude with the freaky dead-fruit-bat-looking thing on the back of his bike?

No idea, I just liked his riding gear: army helmet and orange flip-flops.

I actually like the second one.

The first is so wrong I don't know where to begin:

Is it a 4-wheeled wannabe trike?

I love the Yamaha paint job and the Honda decal. :lol:

You're so heartless. Here's the whole picture. :lol:

[marko138]

You hit this shit when you where there?

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SWbjv4OOanI/AAAAAAAA17c/ZKIrlh8bsHM/s640/528865728_2f048cfe78_o.jpg

[z06boy]

Cool pics. Always interesting to me to see how other's live.

Rossi scooter :rofl:

[marko138]

Cool pics. Always interesting to me to see how other's live.

Rossi scooter :rofl:
Rossi started out on a scooter. True story.

[z06boy]

Rossi started out on a scooter. True story.

Maybe I should have too. :lol:

[marko138]

Maybe I should have too. :lol:
Actually I made that up. I have no idea what he started on.

[fasternyou929]

You hit this shit when you where there?

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SWbjv4OOanI/AAAAAAAA17c/ZKIrlh8bsHM/s640/528865728_2f048cfe78_o.jpg

Negative, stayed bound to the city of Taipei on this trip. Wish I had more time to explore the mountains and back roads there!

[marko138]

Negative, stayed bound to the city of Taipei on this trip. Wish I had more time to explore the mountains and back roads there!
Go back.

[anthonyk]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9Nt21VoMfM

[marko138]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9Nt21VoMfM
I knew it.

[z06boy]

:lol:

[defector]

Actually I made that up. I have no idea what he started on.


Pocketbike. True story.

[shmike]

Actually I made that up. I have no idea what he started on.

Pocketbike.

http://www.video-stunt.com/albums/videos/video_mini_moto/thumb_rossi.jpg

[marko138]

Pocketbike.

http://www.video-stunt.com/albums/videos/video_mini_moto/thumb_rossi.jpg
Either that pocket bike is the size of a matchbox car or Rossi is unusually large for someone 'starting out'.

[anthonyk]

True, he really started in karts. Pocketbikes were his two-wheeled racing start.

[shmike]

Either that pocket bike is the size of a matchbox car or Rossi is unusually large for someone 'starting out'.


Yeah, those bikes are tiny.

It's a freeze frame from anthonyk's video.

He was 12 at the time.

[marko138]

True, he really started in karts. Pocketbikes were his two-wheeled racing start.
Shopping carts, no doubt.

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sM7fYWQ3pAw/R6tKfSja2HI/AAAAAAAAM4U/PF0fD4-J0vQ/DSC00980.JPG

[defector]

Either that pocket bike is the size of a matchbox car or Rossi is unusually large for someone 'starting out'.

Shit, I didn't start riding pocketbikes until I was like 28 or something. :lol

[t-homo]

I'd love to get my kid into racing when he is that young. Too bad I don't want kids to start off with though.

Shopping carts, no doubt.

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sM7fYWQ3pAw/R6tKfSja2HI/AAAAAAAAM4U/PF0fD4-J0vQ/DSC00980.JPG

I'd hit it.

[marko138]

I'd love to get my kid into racing when he is that young. Too bad I don't want kids to start off with though.



I'd hit it.
Those are women. I realize you probly just woke up and can't see straight just yet.

[t-homo]

Fuck you, I woke up at noon today.

[marko138]

Exactly, fucker.

[t-homo]

Exactly, fucker.

Last night, I was just kickin it watchin some tv when my friend texted me at 1:30. Bars had just closed. Party at his house. Always a good idea, right? I played catch up with jack and coke and ended up waking up sitting up on his couch at 7:30 this morning. Drove 6 blocks home, fell back asleep till noon. I love having fridays off.

[marko138]

Last night, I was just kickin it watchin some tv when my friend texted me at 1:30. Bars had just closed. Party at his house. Always a good idea, right? I played catch up with jack and coke and ended up waking up sitting up on his couch at 7:30 this morning. Drove 6 blocks home, fell back asleep till noon. I love having fridays off.
Such is the life of a college kid.