Jiufen (九份)

Pictures from a weekend excursion to Jiufen. See more photos at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/philandlizarcher/


The famous steps of Jiufen

A quiet alleyway before all the tourists arrive

Mr. Li in the doorway of his shop. I spent the night in his guesthouse upstairs. It was a nice, quaint B & B!


Morning view from where I stayed at the guesthouse


View of the northeast coast from the top of Jilong Mountain near Jiufen

Heading back down Jilong Mountain into Jiufen

Looking south, there's Jilong Mountain (the highest point - left center) viewed from the coast

Here's a view looking out to sea from the same area as the previous photo. This is a section of the northeast coast between Jiufen and Keelung

Kaohsiung English

WHAT kind of line is this???

Recently StudioClassroom sent English consultants/judges to Kaohsiung. This is one of the many mistakes we found. Fortunately, we got this one changed :)

Liz and Buddy

I'm jealous. Liz has a new white boyfriend :)

Yilan (宜蘭) Students

With students from one of my English classes in Yilan. I take the train from Taipei to Yilan at least once every other week to teach there. It takes almost two hours. That might seem long - but it goes along a nice, scenic route of Taiwan's northeast coast.

Who Put That Flag There...?

... it wasn't there last year

(Willis Archer was seen in the area - click to see photo here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/philandlizarcher/547719935/in/set-72157600355752931/)