Taiwan Day 115: O Christmas Eve - Dec. 24, 2013

• Academia Sinica Christmas night market Northern Taiwan Taipei Taiwan Day 100 Series Xinyi
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O Christmas Eve! My classmates and I started to celebrate this day by taking pictures at the Christmas Tree in the lobby of the Institute of Information Science (IIS). This institute is my home unit in Academia Sinica. After having our Biology 1 class about eukaryotic cell cycle, we hurriedly went to this Christmas decorations to have some pictures. My international PhD classma...

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Taiwan Day 106: Tour Guide For A Day - Dec. 15, 2013

• museums Northern Taiwan Taipei Taipei Main Station Taiwan Day 100 Series
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I thought the rainy days were over and I was surprised that Taiwan’s winter was wet and wild! After the successful celebration of my Taiwan Day 100 I opted for an indoor activity since the cold winter rains might just spoil the fun in the place that I will be visiting. One of the choices that a person can do on a rainy day is to visit a museum or an art gallery. According to on...

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Taiwan Day 92: It's December and it's Christmas! - Dec. 1, 2013

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It was a Sunday evening so it’s time for another weekend travel adventure. I went to Banqiao District in New Taipei City to see their famous LED Christmas tree. I posted a youtube video last Nov. 30 about the lighting of their Christmas tree which was televised in Taiwan . New Taipei and Taipei are different places just like Manila and New Manila. New Taipei City surrounds Taipei...

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