More pictures

sweet picture of taipei. this really gives you sense of what the city looks like. you can see the raised mass transit system heading off into the distance. also the mountains behind the buildings.

This is an older picture but you can see the Japanese-built presidential palace in the background. Those resourceful Japanese built it during their time ruling Taiwan -- from the late 19th century until the end of WWII.
This is a non-active volcano in the mountains. Still though, it's pretty warm, and you can see the sulfur smoke.
Danshui is very pretty.
Bryan and I take a moment to reflect.
A picture of Danshui. A lot of Taiwan looks like this -- lots of buildings on the flat parts and valleys, and then big green mountains in the background. Most of the island is mountains where they can't build anything. The Taiwan Strait at sundown. Across the water is mainland China.
We noticed the other day that some people's pets aren't dogs or cats...
Bryan Stevinson and his high school friend Dave who graduated from Notre Dame a few years ago. They're standing in front of a Buddhist shrine. Bryan and Dave will soon be visiting Japan and other nearby destinations.
A different part of that same shrine, which is in Danshui, north of Taipei on the tip of the island.
Part of a Christian university in Taiwan. This church building is pretty new. I'm not sure which denomination. You can see the Pacific -- it's the darker blue in the background.
In front of a garden in the Chang Kai-shek Memorial park in Taipei.