The sights I've seen

I snapped this photo from the car; it's not a great shot, but I managed to get the family of four on one scooter.



On our way back from Yehliu (pron. yay-lee-o) - the traffic was a 3-hour slog - we just crawled along bumper to bumper, side by side by side, with scooters enviously squeezing through. They drive very differently here, with cars cutting in front of each other all the time, but there's no road rage; everyone yields without so much as a beeep.




These ladies were near the exit of the Yehliu geological park, selling their food products, which were tiny, dried salted fish. For some reason, they didn't want their picture taken and deliberately turned away when I aimed the camera at them.





The cliffs at Yehliu, a beautiful resort town. We had perfect weather for our hike, and as we huffed higher and higher, the crowds disappeared.







The Queen of Yehliu. These distinctive rock formations have been sculpted by the ocean over thousands of years. Oneday, this Queen will be beheaded.


The flower clock at Yangminshan park, where cherry trees are just starting to blossom. Everyone came out with their cameras.


Me and Ba blocking the view of steaming geysers near Yangminshan park.





This landmark skyscraper, named Taipei 101 (101 floors), was the world's tallest building until 2010 when a building in Dubai nabbed the title. It has a super-fast elevator that took us up to the top in only 40 seconds, where we couldn't see much because we were in the clouds, but there was an interesting exhibition of photos of old Taipei.