Lantern Festivals, rats, neon, tripods and photos
Taiwan has a lot of neon. Like China, Korea and Japan neon seems to be very important in these parts. Don’t even think about starting a small business without the requisite 3 tonnes of neon signage. Walking down any main drag is like starring in ’Tron’.
Cameras. Last night at the Tainan lantern festival I could not believe the amount of people with expensive photography equipment. I think I breached my tripod exposure tolerance threshold. If I am exposed to one more tripod I reckon I might pass-out.
This lantern festival was great. I have some pics to try and give you an idea what it is like. The sights, sounds and smells that accost your senses are pretty hard to describe.
Another ambition fulfilled. To stand in front of a massive illuminated rat with laser beams.
Another huge dragon - all lit up of course!
Zi Ting and I at the vegetable stall.
Famous disabled Taiwanese singer - Ah Ji.
Yep - it’s a lantern festival alright.
Posing next to one of thousands of community made lanterns.
Holding hands like teenagers.
The food, music, fireworks, lanterns and lights made this a thrilling evening. After a few hours we retreated to the serenity of a ’shaboo shaboo’ establishment. This is one of those hot-pot deals where you cook all the food yourself in a pot of spicy liquid soup in the middle of the table. Very messy but fun. I can never get my head around the concept of going to a restaurant to cook your own food? I think I ate enough food for two people at this eat-all-you-want for 3gbp place. Consequently, my guts were in agony afterwards. I was so full the pain was excruciating.
I am having some major trauma with my UK bank. Why are these places staffed with incompetent imbeciles? Interest rates are still sliding and the pound is performing poorly in Asia. All this is conspiring to make life more difficult for me. Baaa humbug.
I have to go and buy some stuff before it gets dark and Jiali high street turns into a lightsaber panorama!
再见
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