Free Wi Fi in the CKS (Taoyuan - Taipei) Airport - Terminal 2

Courtesy of Hsin Tung Yang (新東陽), free Wi Fi in the CKS (Taoyuan - Taipei) Airport - Terminal 2. The sign indicates one should register with the shop -- but the worker there said "Just use it."

Labor for sale graffiti

Throughout Taiwan (and China) graffiti that advertises ad hoc labor can be seen. Only mobile phone numbers are provided.

This photo was taken near Fu-jen Catholic University. Perhaps location-based services one day might service this labor market? A real Blade Runner-esque scenario with rough-and-ready laborers illegally finding dangerous work in the largely unregulated factories of Greater China (to manufacture for the world).

Lu Wei (魯味)

It is evident even to short-term visitors to Taiwan that Taiwanese love streetside food vendors. One popular dish is "lu wei" (魯味) that has an assortment of vegetables and meat that are boiled and served with spices. Here is a video clip and some photos of a lu wei stand in Hsinchuang near Fu-jen Catholic University:

Great new Italian restaurant / coffee shop near FuDa

There is a great new Italian restaurant (with some Taiwanese characteristics) along the "restaurant row" right next to Fu-Jen Catholic University in Hsinchuang. It is called "Milco Coffee" in English.

Here is a video clip of the interior:

This is how I roll...

This is how I roll... from Hsinchuang to Linkou.

Dome of CKS Memorial Hall

Interesting dome of the CKS Memorial Hall that shows the Kuomintang (Guomindang or KMT or 國民黨) flag. The KMT flag of course is the canton of the ROC (Republic of China) flag.

Changing of the guard - CKS Memorial Hall

The ceremonial changing of the guard at the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall in Taipei is worth a few minutes. Nice eye candy.