Today and this whole week have been free for exploring the city and interacting with the culture of Taipei or as I just found out Taibei. There have been many counters with locals already since there really don't exist many tourists at the moment. They appear once in a blue moon and I love it. The people seem to like the idea of practicing English but will also be impressed with some Chinese and respond in their language. My impressions are all good except for the spurts of city smells that aren't so great.
I choose to put up a picture of the Chiang Kai Shek memorial and the matching mascot that appears with every attraction. While there I got to see the changing of the guard and then a small celebration made in honor of new city buses. The buses are pink and purple! I've never seen so much pink before in my life and seen so many guys that are completely comfortable around it.
One of the strangest things I saw was at the mall located next to the Main Taipei station. There was somebody getting a message but they had a blanket over their back and the ma-sues was banging big cooking/meat knifes on their back. Not something I would look for in a massage.
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