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Random #Streetart in meiner Taiping hood in #Taichung

Moin #Fediverse und euch einen gesunden Start in diesen Donnerstag. Alles wird gut 🙏

Taipei’s MRT is the most widely recognized metro system in Taiwan. However, other cities are developing their own networks as well.

Taichung MRT is still at an early stage. The system currently consists of one fully operational line, with one additional line under construction and two further extensions in planning.

Unlike Taipei, much of Taichung’s system is elevated rather than underground.

#PublicTransport #UrbanDevelopment #TransitSystems #taiwan #taichung

bikejourno Apr 5

After yesterday's massive downpours, the sun is back out in #Taichung. After checking out from my hotel and dropping my luggage there, I took a hike through the city's botanic garden. It does not compare to the one in #Chiayi, however. #Taiwan #travel #FarEast

bikejourno Apr 4

Sunday, April 5: just felt a very mellow jolt of an #earthquake in #Taichung, #Taiwan at about 1:16am. Did only last for a second or two and can't have been more than a 3.5 on the Richter scale. Luckily my hotel room is only on th 6th floor. Awaiting confirmation.

bikejourno Apr 4

Woke up to heavy rain in #Taichung on Saturday morning. Had a blast of a Friday night: first went for an excellent dinner at Holi Indian with a friend from the bike industry, then met with a bunch of buddies (three South Africans, two Frenchies and a Canadian) at iBrew Beer bar for some tasty craft #beer. Good times for sure! #Taiwan #travel #FarEast

bikejourno Apr 3

Went to #Taichung's famous Miyahara store to buy a box of pineapple cakes, then stopped for a short lunch break at a very traditional stall at 2nd market: dry noodles and wontons in spicy oil for NTD 110.- in total, with half a pineapple, chopped up for NTD 50.-. #food #Taiwan #travel #FarEast

bikejourno Apr 2

Contrasts throughout a day in #Taiwan regarding #food: started with a very typical TW-style breakfast in #Kaohsiung (that food is for three persons), had Ramen as a late lunch upon arriving at #Taichung's Highspeed Railway station and went to an excellent Japanese restaurant for sashimi and a seafood miso for dinner. Life is too short to eat crap. #travel #FarEast

bikejourno Mar 30

While #KMT chairwoman #ChengLiwun can't wait to kowtow to #XiJinping in #Beijing, proving her deeper than deep-blue standing, #Taichung's mayor #LuShiowyen positions herself as a voice of moderation and sense.
This is quite a cunning way to ram a dagger into Cheng's back and leapfrog that crazy lady in the race for the next presidential candidacy of the KMT. If #Taiwan elects another female president, it certainly will be Lu and NOT Cheng. #politics https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2026/03/30/2003854694