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Subject: [Leica] OT: Taiwan
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:44:27 +0200
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Thanks Len! Markets, temples--definitely on the agenda. Museums I will have 
to see, depends a bit on how much time I will have.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
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YNWA







On Jul 20, 2011, at 7:25 PM, Leonard Taupier wrote:

> Hello Nathan,
> 
> Taipei is quite a place I'm sure you'll enjoy. I spent two years there but 
> my last visit was around 1980. Except for the insane traffic I doubt if 
> much has changed. You must visit the National Palace Museum. It's located 
> very close to the Grand Hotel which can be seen from just about anywhere 
> in Taipei. You will certainly want to visit a couple of the larger temples 
> like the Longshan Temple and the Taipei Confucius Temple.  And of course 
> there are many photo ops at the local outdoor markets.
> 
> The weather in October will certainly be more comfortable than it is in 
> July.
> 
> Cheers,
> Len
> 
> 
> 
> On Jul 19, 2011, at 7:19 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> 
>> It looks like I will have to to Taiwan (more specifically, the capital 
>> Taipei) on business for a few days in mid-October. I don't think there 
>> are any LUGgers there, but I assume that there are people on this list 
>> who are familiar with Taiwan and can recommend places to visit and things 
>> to do. As I usually do when travelling to faraway places like this, I 
>> will take a couple of days of vacation after the business part is done, 
>> IF there are things that are worth staying around for. So, any 
>> information and tips would be greatly appreciated.
>> 
>> TIA,
>> Nathan
>> 
>> Nathan Wajsman
>> Alicante, Spain
>> http://www.frozenlight.eu
>> http://www.greatpix.eu
>> http://www.nathanfoto.com
>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog
>> 
>> YNWA
>> 
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Replies: Reply from spencer at aotera.org (Spencer Cheng) ([Leica] OT: Taiwan)
In reply to: Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] OT: Taiwan)
Message from len-001 at verizon.net (Leonard Taupier) ([Leica] OT: Taiwan)