Taiwan Deelights!

A long weekend in Taipei means four days of noon stop eating, drinking, exploring and the company of friends.  Despite the heat, which is tropical and unrelenting, the air is clean, the sky is blue, the people are friendly and very proud of their country.  Of course there are the standard tourist things to do:  the amazing Palace Museum, the 101 Tower, the shopping.  But we were lucky enough to venture out up into the mountains to an old mining town, JoFan.  It is now an extremely crowded tourist destination, so winding our way through the crowded alleyways was a challenge...a sweaty touchy sticky challenge.  Then we went to an area in Pingxi, where we wrote on and set off sky lanterns...a beautiful tradition thought to bring luck.  Peace and love and all the good things went floating up in the air....along with a few wishes for princes, white horses and my personal favorite: "Study hard and become a pharmacist".
Love Taiwan!