Lanterns over 中華路
Ximen during Chinese New Year
2024 Lantern festival dragons
Rainy night in Ximen // 雨天の西門街道
The only reason I knew Guandu Temple had a lantern display was because I could see it up on the hill from the bike path, but it was definitely worth a visit
Taipei is not hosting the big national lantern festival this year but there are still some cool things set up around the city, this one is outside Songshan Station 松山站
#afterwards i went to raohe night market 饒河夜市 cause there was a Vietnamese place i thought had bún chả#but what i mistakenly saw on the menu was actually bún cá#and i realised this error when i saw the Chinese under it as 魚米線#so i asked the lady about bún chả and she was like oh sure and then gave me bún thịt nướng??#Wikipedia says foreigners often think they're related maybe she thought i wouldn't care#i mean it was still good but my quest for bún chả goes unfulfilled#taiwan#taipei#lanterns#chinese new year#dragons#year of the dragon
CNY lights, in Ximen 西門 this time
#ximending is also a place i feel i should enjoy but simply do not#sometimes i can handle going for a brief stroll but the crowds are not my thing#very grateful the bar i frequent is on the outskirts of the hubbub#but i do think the area is worth a gander for tourists#taiwan#taipei#chinese new year#lanterns#fairy lights
CNY lights by Shuanglian Station 雙連站
feast for the eyes