The street art in Taipei was defiantly different. Everything
from the city planners or from the graphite looked great
.
Overall, I was really surprised to see how westernized Taipei was. It really had a different feel to it then Japan, but it was also very different from what we had imagined. At times, it didn't feel Asian at all, not until we lo
oked up and saw all the signs written in Chinese characters. At night the streets light up like a giant billboard. Shops pilled on top of each other. Each building having numerous businesses or restaurants in it. There are a few places like that in Kyoto but nothing to this scale. Taipei is one of the most concentrated places in the world. It felt like it too especially in the subway.
The subway system is
amazing. Very modern and the 
flow of people from one area to another can be very overwhelming. As big, fast and developed as the subway system is. It honestly felt that I was like a canned tuna. The amount of people in Taipei is packed and eventually they will have to build a lot more to keep with with it. The Chinese names allowed me to have a little fun. This kanji means West Gate.
Not everything was westernized. One thing that was nice to see was even though the city was bustling, every once and a while we found a little Zen garden.
from the city planners or from the graphite looked great
.Overall, I was really surprised to see how westernized Taipei was. It really had a different feel to it then Japan, but it was also very different from what we had imagined. At times, it didn't feel Asian at all, not until we lo
oked up and saw all the signs written in Chinese characters. At night the streets light up like a giant billboard. Shops pilled on top of each other. Each building having numerous businesses or restaurants in it. There are a few places like that in Kyoto but nothing to this scale. Taipei is one of the most concentrated places in the world. It felt like it too especially in the subway.The subway system is
amazing. Very modern and the 
flow of people from one area to another can be very overwhelming. As big, fast and developed as the subway system is. It honestly felt that I was like a canned tuna. The amount of people in Taipei is packed and eventually they will have to build a lot more to keep with with it. The Chinese names allowed me to have a little fun. This kanji means West Gate.
Not everything was westernized. One thing that was nice to see was even though the city was bustling, every once and a while we found a little Zen garden.
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