Yangmingshan Park & The Worst Ice Cream In The World
Since Computex doesn’t officially start until tomorrow, we got in a little site seeing by heading to Yangmingshan Nation Park. The park is really a mountain, and a fairly high one at that. We were told you will get a great view of Taipei from the top.
The driver dropped us off near the base so we can take a little hike to one of the many viewing areas. The hike is a winding trail that has some stairs. It’s not very long but because Taipei is so damn hot and humid, you work up a sweat right away. I made the mistake of wearing pants instead of shorts. Good thing there was a nice breeze.
When we finally got to the top of the first view station, the only thing I wanted to do was sit down, relax and let the breeze cool me down. Sarah went off to the visitor center to get some information on which part of the park offered the best view of Taipei. We were told to get on one of the small shuttle buses that drive people around from one part of the mountain to the next. The bus would take us to the peak and from there I would be able to take the most amazing picture of the city. However, that never happened.
The Worst Ice Cream In The World
In order to make change for the bus, Stephen and I each bought an ice cream cone. We’re not exactly sure what the stuff in the cone was, but calling it ice cream was a crime! It was the worst ice cream I have ever tasted. And the cone tasted like a Styrofoam cup. Instead of eating it, we tossed it away. Stephen complained that I should have warned him that the ice cream was that bad since I ordered first. However, I wanted him to experience the pain I went through. 
The Failed Mountain Assault
We got on the bus that was going to take us to top of the mountain. The road was very narrow and every time on coming traffic came at us, it looked like we were going to have a head on crash. It was a bumpy and scary ride.
As we got higher and higher we realized that our visibility got worst and worst because we were driving inside a cloud - so much for the great view of Taipei. To make matter worst, the cloud turned into a thunder storm of wind and rain. Instead of getting off at the top, we decided it was best to remain on the bus and have it drive us back down the mountain.
Hopefully, we’ll have better luck at the Taipei 101.
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“…Stephen complained that I should have warned him that the ice cream was that bad since I ordered first. However, I wanted him to experience the pain I went through.”
Wow. You are really evil
. Next time in Taiwan, I’ll try those ice cream.
(I bet I’ll try the same thing on my friend (I’ll just pretend to lick it and have him tasted the [s]cream
).
Reply to this commentHah that is evil, that is something I would do too!
Reply to this commentlolz…yeah i would do that too
Reply to this commentThere’s the proof: John’s a MS Fanboy.
Reply to this commentlol only John would wear a microsoft t-shirt haha.
Reply to this commentHahaha, john, are you getting goodies from microsoft so that you ‘model’ with a vista t-shirt? Will you add such income to the blog? HAHAHA
Reply to this commentgreat idea
get paid to wear t-shirt with advertisers’ logo or messages
Reply to this commentGoing to patent this idea right now
Reply to this commenthe’s marketing for them in the other side of the world….Microsoft should be greatful
Reply to this commentYeah! I think i know the icecream you’re talking about. It’s pretty bad! … It’s not that there isn’t good ice cream here… it’s just you won’t find it on top of a mountain!
The weather last few days isn’t good, but then it’s been 35C most days last week! So, it’s good now it’s a bit cooler!
Kenneth
Reply to this commentNice T-Shirt you are wearing there
I’m glad I didn’t have that icecream… it must have tasted really bad!
Reply to this commentHaha! Nice image with the ice cream. I’ve had my share of bad ice creams eaten around the world. The one you’re holding just looks bad.
Reply to this commentI never thought the Taiwanese were good at icecream making, now I know.
I think about these things a lot.
Reply to this commentI thought it meant that they were NOT good at ice-cream making
Reply to this commentUnbelievable John, you make big amounts of money, and yet you wear geeky gift t-shirts; do they pay you for that as well or do you just lack a bit of taste?
Reply to this commentYou doubt any
ness?
Reply to this comment:)) the look on your face when u throw the ice cream away, it must’ve been that terrible
Reply to this commentThat was quite a good picture of the crappy ice cream moment.
Your face (and Stephen’s) said it all!
Reply to this commentHehe, one of your pictures reminds me of Forrest Gump. Guess which one it is
Reply to this comment“Life is like a…bottle of water”?!
Awesome pictures, by the way; loved all the green in that first one, too.
Reply to this commentnice t-shirt
Reply to this commentThat Ice Cream looks really really bad …
Reply to this commentHaha, the picture where you guys look at the ice cream cones is priceless
Reply to this commentHi John I have tagged you, do reply..
Reply to this commenthttp://simpleinfo.blogspot.com/2007/06/and-i-got-tagged.html
…try smelly toufu…..it should be famous in taiwan
Reply to this commentIs that different from regular tofu? They smell kinda funky, but I guess it never bothered me before. I just love soy and tofu.
Reply to this commentHow is it even possible for ice cream to taste bad
Reply to this commentPut some crap and remove some flavour and tada …… There’s taiwanese ice cream!
Reply to this commentI imagine it could be a whole lot of ice with really poor flavoring. Expired vanilla extract, maybe?
Reply to this commentI suspect they took one long hard look at that fantastic t-shirt and purposely nuked the ice cream! Only kidding John…
Reply to this commentNice Pix John
Reply to this commentWhat kind of camera is Stephen using? Looks like an Olympus e-510, but I can’t be too sure.
Reply to this commentI’m using a Nikon D50 with a SIGMA 10-20mm Wide Angle Lens.
Reply to this commentHey Stephen, I guess John forgot to mention the foot massage contest eh. I wonder why?
Reply to this commentI believe that it’s a foot massage he will never forget
Reply to this commentWow, cool! I haven’t seen one upclose, but it sounds really…powerful.
Can’t wait to see the pictures you take (of John dancing on the bar, especially).
Reply to this commentYou’ve never had chili pepper vanilla ice cream
Reply to this commentI like your wide angle lens Stephen.. the one that I haven’t had.
Reply to this commentI use my wide angle lens quite a bit more than I do any zooms. I also carry a Nikon f/2.0 35mm prime. In a trade show environment, the WA is wicked because I can get right up close to keep people from walking in front of my shots. I also don’t have to back up as much to get pictures of large booths.
Reply to this commentSounds like fun…besides the icecream part. I can’t believe you didn’t tell him it was bad! But, I probably wouldn’t have either.
Reply to this commentCompare to Canadian Nation Park, Yangmingshan Nation Park just a like QE park, right!?
Reply to this commenthah nice !!…sill john it looks like an adventure..!! have fun !!
Reply to this commentlooks like you guys are having a great time!
Reply to this commentand it also looks like they love the food there…
Reply to this commentYou can almost feel the humidity in the air there.
Be sure and keep us updated on the night life that you participate in.
Reply to this commentWOW they don’t have the steering wheel on the other side of the car. That’s unusual.
Reply to this commentHello JOHN CHOW:
Welcome to TAIPEI.
I am HALA PRINCESS come from “TAIPEI” (◕‿◕✿)
http://blog.xuite.net/christina610/entertainment
These days weather are extremely unstable.
Have you ever eaten all over the world ice cream?
If not don’t tell us that ice cream is the worst
in the world.o(︶︿︶)o
BTW,Don’t missing trying some best delicious
gourmet restaurants、Taiwanese foods、season
fruits and ICE in TAIPEI.
Hope you enjoy your trip.
Not only complained.
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Reply to this commentJohn, you got an awesome haircut.
Reply to this commentI bet it was the Vista shirt that did it! That’ll make anything taste game..lol
Don
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