Danshui

Godzilla says eat cuttle fish! Oddly the ones on the left were 10NT more, but they looked exactly the same. There are some things I will probably never know.

There's Kris! For an extra 10NT you could get a ice cream cone that had double the height of ice cream you see here. So, like a foot of ice cream.


We went to Danshui, which is a suburb of Taipei city. We cruised the board walk, ate some ice cream and hung out. It's kind of like the "White Rock" of Taipei, people go there to get a sea breeze, eat some ice cream, hold hands and stroll around.

Speaking of strolling, ever since I listened to this podcast (http://www.radiolab.org/2010/oct/08/its-alive/) about how you can measure the personality of a city based on the speed that it's residents walk, I take notice of walking pace. Now, I like to think of myself as a pretty fast walker - I've even been told I have a big stride (credit: co-oworker Ashley) in addition to my fast pace. Now that I've been a bit limpy, I am walking way slower, and by slower I mean at the exact same pace as everyone in Taipei. Seriously, it's like Sunday morning on Commercial drive in slow motion up in here. Even with my bum-foot I'm passing people. What does it mean? Perhaps people are more relaxed here, or maybe it's because all the ladies are wearing heels. I dunno.

In other news, I'm feeling a little bummed right now because we could be doing some hiking right now but I'm still a bit wobbly on the old feet. Every day I get a bit better, but still not hiking ready. Soon I'll be sending pictures from canyons and mountains, I promise. Alternatively, Kris and I are toying with the idea of Hong Kong DisneyLand. I think it would be pretty cool if we do decide to go. I'll keep you posted.