Elephant mountain, Walkabout tour and travelling

THE view on Taipei!

Elephant mountain… not much to say. This is just awesome! You will find more pictures below!

Being a tour guide?

Today Jesper (another intern at Topology) and I guided our first tour. We visited Ximending, a vibrant area near to the hostel I live in. To be a tour guide was a very exiting experience. At first we had some issues because we were not so sure about how to do things right. But as longer we walked and talked we got more confident. The people were very kind and there was a intersting mix of different cultures. Someone from France, Mexico, Japan and Taiwanese joined the tour. We had nice conversations and laughed a lot. In the end this was a desirable tour. I think we could present the places and this area and “character” of the city very well. I really look forward to host other tours and meet more people.

New work

I got new tasks at Topology Travel. They offered me one more day to travel around, but I have to write an article once a week. This article is about how to survive in Taiwan as a foreigner without any knowledge of the language. I think I will really enjoy this work, because I only have to record what I am doing and how to cross the language barrier. I will do this every Monday so I can travel further to stay over night (Tuesday is my day off).

I am really exited what this will come to and how I can improve my skills and learn!

The city and the jungle


Taipei 101	Guitar on my back, leaving Taipei 101 to go to Elephant mountain



	You go 10 minutes from MRT station and you are in a completely different world

This one means: Stone Park

Although the light wasn’t good for a photo I had to take one at least

	I simply love this path! It is small and leads you directly through the nature. Everything is silent and you can hear the birds and the wind in the leaves. This place is so beautiful.



“W-Hotel” – the most expensive Hotel in Taipei. I went there because I was invited to a birthday of another German guy who I met at the hostel. It was very nice. I felt a bit awkward to enter this place with flip flops and shorts :D In fact nobody really cared :D	The Grimm brothers’ fables found their place in Taiwan.

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Credits

CREDITS Topology Travel Peter - Thank you for being a nice boss, although we didn't see each other a lot, I always enjoyed working with you. Steve - Especially developing and improving the walkabout tour was an everyday joy. Thank you for all your kindness and advice. Core - Always a smile on your face and a happy welcome. Working with you was a pleasure for me. Linda - I still remember all the times we laughed together in office! Even a bad day turned good with a afternoon sitting next to you! Jesper - I hope you are fine and still remember the time we got lost around Taipei Zoo! It was a pleasure to work with you and doing the walkabout tours with you!! Alan - We spent some time doing music together! I also enjoyed our visit in Tamsui University! Thank you for giving me this opportunities. To the rest of the office : I am sorry if I didn't meniton you here. I enjoyed working with you and all the fun times we had in office. I learned a lot fro

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