Whenweboughtourhouseyearsago,welovedandhatedthekitchenatthesametime.Loveditbecauseitissospacious,hassomanycounterspaceandcabinets.Hateditbecauseitisso1980's,everythingissodated.Thisyearwefinallyhadenough.Wedecidedtodosomethingaboutit.(Manythanksto"jasondand"forherblogonkitchenrenovationandhermanydetailedanswerstomyquestions,soIhadsomeideaonhowmuchthingscostbeforewestartedtotacklethisproj...[
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HongKongdoesn'thavemuchtoofferforsightseeing.Thepeakisamustseethough,especiallyatnight.Ifweatherisgood,goduringthedaytoo.
1.ThePeak.
2.ThePeak.
3.ThePeak.
4.Everyonetherealsosaysyou'vegottoseetheBigBuddaonLantauIsland.Ifoundthe30-minutescablecarridetotheBigBuddamorefunthanactuallyseeingtheBigBudda.
5.TheBigBudda.
6.Theharbor,alsoworthseeingbothdayandnight.
7.TheTenTho...[
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FromTaipeiinternationalairport,weflewtoHongKongbyEvaAirline.Itwasanhourandhalfnon-stopflight,yettheyservedmealanditwasdecent.Canyoubelieveit?Theflightitselfwasn'tmemorable,butI'llrememberTaipeiairportfromnowonbecauseithasthebestairportfood(freshmadexiaolongbaoanddeliciousbeefnoodle)Ihadevereaten!
1.OurhotelroominHongKong.
2.OurhotelroominHongKong.
3.Lady'smarket.
4.Ilovetogotothe...[
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TodaywasourlastdayinTaiwan,andweplannedtogotoJiufen(九份)inthemorningandDanshui(淡水)intheafternoon.Jiufenisamountaintown.IfaintlyrememberedreadingaboutitinguidebooksbeforecomingtoTaiwan,sayingJiufenrepresentsTaiwanoftheolddays.TogotoJiufen,wetookatraintoRueifang(60TWD/person,thatis$2foronehourride,howcheap!),thentookataxitoJiufen(180TWDsetprice).
1.Eventhoughitwasstillearly,JiufenOldStreetw...[
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MyoriginalplanfortodayandtomorrowwastogotoTarokoNationalPark(太魯閣國家公園).ButthatmeantwehadtocheckoutourTaipeihotel,haulourluggagewithustoHualianbytrain(3hours),findanotherhotelthere,thenhireataxiforTarokosightseeing...Itdidn'tsoundtoomuchwhenIplannedit,butbynowweweresotired,Ireallydidn'twanttomovethehotel.SoIchangedtheplanatthelastminute.WeweregonnastayinTaipei,visitYangmingshanNationalPark(...[
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BeforegoingtoTaipei,IrememberedlookingatweatherforecastofTaipeiforthenextweek,itshowedshowereverysingleday,yetthewholetimewewerethere,itneverrainedatall.Yeah,it'sabittoocloudythanwe'dlike,butitstillbeatraining.OurfirststopofthedaywasChiangKai-shekMemorial.
1.ApproachingLibertySquaresurroundingChiangKai-shekMemorialHall.
2.LibertySquare.
3.ChiangKai-shek.
4.Thechangingoftheguardst...[
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IfthereisoneplaceinTaiwanIabsolutelyhadtoseethistime,itistheNationalPalaceMuseuminTaipei.Infact,that'sthewholereasonwhyIwantedtocometoTaiwaninthefirstplace.Tome,theNationalPalaceMuseumhastheultimatecollectionofChineseartsandtreasuresthatnooneelseintheworldevencomesclose.Sowewenttherefirstthinginthemorning.
Themainmuseumbuildinghasthreefloorsofexhibitionarea.Theywerepackedwithtourgroups,espec...[
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FromBeijing,weflewtoTaipeionHainanAirlines.ThiswasthefirsttimeIflewonaChineseairlineandIhavetosayit'saneyeopener.First,theairlinehostesseswereallyoungprettygirlswithsimilarheight(~5'7")andweight(~100lbs),verydifferentthanU.S.airlinehostesses:)Theymadequiteasceneboardingtheplanetogetherintheirdressuniforms.Second,Iwasamazedattheirprofessionalismandpatience.Duringthe3-hourflight,theymanagedto...[
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AmustseeinBeijingthesedayshastobethe2008OlympicVenues.
1.BeijingOlympictorchbuilding.
2.BeijingNationalStadium,alsoknownastheBird'sNest.
3.InsidetheBird'sNest.
4.InsidetheBird'sNest.
5.InsidetheBird'sNest.
6.BeijingNationalAquaticsCenter,alsoknownastheWaterCube.
7.InsidetheWaterCube.
8.TheBird'sNestagain.
9.AndtheWaterCube.
Somemorefoodpicturesbeforeweleav...[
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Itinerary:Beijing->Taipei->HongKong
IthasbeenthreeyearssincemylastvisittoBeijing,andneedlesstosay,Beijinghaschangedalot.
1.ThenewQianMenstreet,wider,cleaner,andforeverchanged.
2.Someoldnames,likeDuYiChuandQuanJuDe,wereback,otherslikeTianXingJu(establishedin1862)hasn'treopenedyet.
3.DuYiChuwassellingTianXingJu'sChaoGanat12RMB/bowl.ThelasttimeIateatTianXingJuin2002,ChaoGanwassoldfo...[
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