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Songyan cultural and creative park 松山文創園區, Taipei
We spent a few hours before sundown in the Songyan cultural and creative park 松山文創園區 in Taipei. A and F joined us. Starting our walk from the brand new Eslite Hotel right next to the Park, there was such a contrast of the new and old. Loved the hotel lobby which is designed to resemble…
National Palace Museum, Taipei – 國立故宮博物院
We spent almost a full day at the National Palace Museum (NPM) – 國立故宮博物院 which is in a suburb of Taipei. Built in the architectural style of a Chinese palace, the NPM has four stories, ornamented with corbels and colorful green tiled-roofs with yellow ridges. A bit of history … On Oct. 10, 1925, the…
Former residence of Marshal Zhang 張學良, Taipei – part 3/3
This is the third post on our visit to the former residence of Marshal Zhang 少帥禪園 in Taipei. Part 1 is about the buildings. Part 2 tells the story of the famous resident. This post covers our lunch at the restaurant. Zhang Xueliang 張學良 who was under house arrest over a 40-year period lived here for a…
Former residence of Marshal Zhang 張學良, Taipei – part 1/3
Happy New Year of the Pig ! We visited Taiwan in November last year. It has been many years since we lasted visited this island. We only had time to see Taipei. Upon arrival, we checked into a spa hotel in Beitou 北投 in an area north of Taipei, which is famous for its volcanic…