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Tainan Lantern Festival 2006
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Sea of
Lanterns |
One set of
Lanterns |
Lanterns made
by Children |
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The 22m high
Year of Dog Lantern |
Dog Lantern |
Chicken
Lantern |
Lantern Gate |
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Harbour
Dolphin |
THSRC Lantern
Stall |
Malaysia
Tourism Lantern Stall |
Penguin
Lantern |
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Aborginal Girl
Dancers Waiting |
The Anping
Harbour Park - Lantern Festival |
Mulan Lantern |
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Chinese Bell |
Lantern Gate
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Day Trip to
Alishan Mountain Park - Bamboo, Forests, Tea Plantations and Cooler
Temperatures |
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Forest Setting |
Ian and the
Volvo |
Felicia in
Bamboo Setting |
Ian getting
lost in Forest |
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Alishan Tea
Plantation |
Alishan
Village House |
Village
Courtyard - Kids Playing |
Alishan Valley
Scene |
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Trip to Maolin Scenic Area -
Waterfalls, Bridges and Wonderful Scenery |
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Beautiful
Pumpkin Salesgirl |
Pumpkins grown
with Chinese Message |
An Irish
Pumpkin |
Pumpkin
Wonderland |
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Carmen & Ralph
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Bamboo Tree |
Ian & Felicia
at Meiya Valley |
View of
waterfall and bridge |
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Main Waterfall |
Main Waterfall |
Ralph at
Stream |
Carmen in the
Stream |
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Picnic Team |
Carmen and
Felicia Sharing the Picnic |
Ralph telling
Stories to Locals |
Ready for a
Swim Anyone? |
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Ian lost mid
stream |
View of the
Valley and Suspension Bridge |
Small Bridge
over Stream |
Ian stranded
in the Stream |
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View of the
Gorge from the Bridge |
Ian & Felicia
at Mid-Span |
Ralph & Carmel
on the Bridge |
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Girls on the
Bridge |
Long
Suspension Bridge |
Bridge over
the Valley |
Stream Scene |
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Maolin Village
Aboriginal Art |
Locals at the
Waterfall |
Ian at Orchid
Exhibition |
Felicia at
Orchid Exhibition |
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Country Park Picnic |
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Picnic by the
Lake |
Chinese Gazebo
on the Lake Island |
Suspension
Bridge to Island |
Which one is
the wild flower? |
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Pinocchio |
Suspension
Bridge over the Lake |
Lake Panoramic
View |
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Christmas Scene in Tainan |
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A real life Santa here in Tainan |
Santa selling Strawberries |
Felicia under the Lantern Tree |
Tainan Christmas Lights Scene |
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Tainan Fire Station gets a Christmas Touch |
Tainan Christmas Lights Scene
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Tainan Roundabout with
Chistmas Lights |
Tainan Alley with Lanterns |
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Model Nativity
Scene - Tainan |
Model Nativity
Scene - Tainan |
Tainan Lane
with Lanterns |
Local Fire
Station Lit up |
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Felicia's
University Friends |
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Felicia and
Classmates at Farewell Lunch |
Felicia and Bridget - the Hostess -- Xmas Party |
Felicia and Annabelle - Xmas Party |
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Felicia and
University Friends |
Felicia and
Classmates at Farewell |
Felicia, Yi-jing,
Fon & Elly at Farewell |
Felicia & Elly at Prizegiving |
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Our Home in Tainan |
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Our Home in Tainan |
Our Home in Tainan |
Our Home in Tainan - Courtyard |
Our Home in Tainan - Gym
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Our Home in Tainan - Pool |
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Tainan |
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5-Concubines Temple - Tainan, established in
1683, burial place of the 5 concubines of a Ming Dynasty Taiwan Ruler.
Back view - tomb is located this side. |
5-Concubines Temple - Tainan, the 5
concubines committed suicide after their Ruler did likewise, following
surrender to the Manchu Emperor. |
Old Entrance Portico to a historic house in
old Anping Town, the first residential area in Tainan. |
Old water pump in back lane
of old Anping
Town. |
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5-Concubines Temple - Tainan, the concubines
hanged themselves after donning formal dresses. |
5-Concubines Temple - Tainan, the temple is
a simple structure with main hall and two adjacent wings. Front hall is
for worship, the tomb is located at the back. |
Pair of ornate door leaves on building at
Confucius Temple, Tainan. |
Traditional plant woven cape
of farmers in olden days. |
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5-Concubines Temple - Tainan, the entrance
area. |
Old Temple - Tainan. |
Clay figurine of paddy field worker -
Kaohsiung Aboriginal Centre. |
Clay figurine of old lady with
paper
umbrella - Kaohsiung
Aboriginal Centre. |
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Temple style School Courtyard - Tainan. |
Strutting Horse Statue at same location. |
Clay figurine of farm worker - Kaohsiung
Aboriginal Centre. |
Sunset over Tainan river
- near our home. |
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Anping old town - historic traditional house
and yard. |
Detail of wall ornaments at same house. |
Friendly, smiling old countryman, carrying
traditional basket products. |
Didn't get to see what was in
the baskets - looks like it keeps
him happy anyway. |
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Anping old town - looks like an abandoned
house, but still inhabited. |
Anping old town - historic traditional house
of Merchant Julius Mannich - early 1800's. |
Chinese signs and lantern at Temple Area. |
Colourful detail of a room in
the Chih-Kan
Tower, Tainan. |
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Felicia at Tainan Aboriginal Centre |
Felicia about to get her head blown off - Anping Artillery Fort |
Felicia on two wheels - Tainan riverside. |
Ian on two wheels - Tainan
riverside |
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Ian at Tainan Aboriginal Centre |
Ian setting light to the cannon - Anping Artillery Fort |
Window and eaves detail at Chih-Kan Tower, Tainan |
Felicia at ornate room entrance
- Chih-Kan Tower. |
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Tainan Old
Street House |
Tainan Old
Street View |
Ruined Old
House |
Traditional
Courtyard House |
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Ruined House
Door |
Lanterns |
Tainan Old
Street |
Tainan Temple |
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Tainan Temple
Detail |
Temple Roofs |
Bird in a cage |
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Chih-Kan Tower, Tainan, known originally as Fort Provintia. Traditional
buildings circa 1800's at site of 1600's Dutch Fort. |
Countryside Cultural Offices. |
Old traditional house in village north of Tainan. |
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Countryside
'U-Courtyard' House
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Traditional
Country Village Square - Tainan County |
Old House in Village Square |
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Countryside
Traditional House with front lake - pity they couldn't make the cars
vanish. |
Old brick
style village house detail. |
The Vase shape
door at Chih-Kan Tower |
Volvo Chick |
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Felicia by
Village Lotus Pond |
Lotus Pond |
Close-up on
the Lotus Pond |
Bamboo Window
in Garden Wall |
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Tanks on the
Streets in Tainan - they heard a rogue Scot in a kilt was roaming around |
Rainy Day in
Tainan |
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Street Garden,
Tainan |
Street Dancers
- Tainan |
Old School at
Chih-Kan Tower |
Temple
Grounds, Tainan |
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Confucius
temple, Tainan |
Confucius
temple, Tainan |
Countryside
view, Tainan County |
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Ian's Office
Building on Tainan River |
Ian being a
Chinese Cooly |
Mountainside
view, Tainan County |
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Taipei |
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CKS Memorial
Hall - Mausoleum and Visitor Centre |
CKS Memorial
Hall - Concert hall |
Taipei 101
Mall |
Taipei 101 Mall |
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Sun Yat Sen
Memorial Hall |
Taipei 101 nearing completion |
Taipei 101 - Earthquake Damper |
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Looks like on Fire |
Inside Taipei 101 Mall |
Taipei 101 from Tiger Mountain |
Taipei 101 from Ground |
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Taipei 101 from a nearby Park |
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Japanese Department Store |
Taipei 101 at Dawn |
Grand Hotel Entrance |
Grand Hotel - Tien Mu |
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Taipei
Panorama from Elephant Mountain - looking down at our Taipei Apartment |
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Our apartment in Taipei |
Our apartment in Taipei |
Our apartment in Taipei |
View of Mountains and Rainbow from Apartment Balcony |
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SARS
precautions |
Our Pets with SARS masks |
View of
Mountains from Apartment Balcony |
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Local Market
Stalls |
Local Market
Stalls |
Christmas
Decorations |
At the 'Mini' Restaurant |
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View of Taipei from Elephant Mountain |
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St Andrews
Ball - Felicia and Sandra |
St Andrews
Ball - Felicia and Ian doing the Exhibition Dance
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St Andrews
Ball - Friends |
St Andrews Ball - Felicia and Ian dressed to kill |
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Around Taiwan |
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Kenting View from Oluanpi |
Kenting View from Oluanpi |
Chinese Gardens in Tien Mu |
Chinese
Gardens in Tien Mu |
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Kenting South Bay Beach |
Kenting South Bay Beach |
Cherry Blossom at Yangmingshan |
Yangmingshan
Park |
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East Coast View at Kenting |
East Coast View at Kenting - or is Ian hatching a
dinosaur egg? |
Oluanpi Lighthouse - Kenting |
Arch view |
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Outing with Friends - Hsinchu Mountain Springs |
Outing with Friends - near Hsinchu |
Waterfall Springs |
Hot Springs -
Hsinchu Area |
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Queen's Head - Yehliu |
Mushroom Heads - Yehliu |
Suspension Bridge - Kenting |
Countryside
Village |
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Chinese Gardens - Tien Mu |
Flower House at Chinese Gardens |
Small Harbour - Kenting |
Sunset at NanWan - Kenting |
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Love River Cafe Scene - Kaohsiung |
Love River Walkway - Kaohsiung |
Aboriginal Girl |
Aboriginal
Girl |
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Yangmingshan Trees |
Yangmingshan Cherry Blossoms |
Yangmingshan Park Shelter |
Tiger Mountain
Scene |
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View from Tiger Mountain - Taipei |
Tiger Mountain Park |
Climb up Tiger Mountain |
Tiger Mountain
Stream |
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Other Photos |
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Dragon Dance
at Local festival |
Fishmonger at
nearby old market |
Another typhoon sweeps past the North of Taiwan, bringing flooding to
Taipei. Here the Keelung river overtops it's banks into the riverside
park where locals have parked their cars. |
Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday - locals purchase Mooncakes to give as
gifts, and have evening barbecues whilst gazing at the full moon. |
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Suspension Bridge on Highway 3 |
Temple Roof -
Kenting |
Bamboo Forest |
Paddy Field view in Countryside |
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Rapeseed Field in Bloom |
National
Museum - Tien Mu |
Tea Picking - Hsinchu County |
Hay Houses in
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