Day 62: Random Downtown Parade

Came across a spontaneous parade of giant flashing lights on my way home from work today. No one was paying much attention, but they had police guiding their way though downtown Hsinchu so I guess it was legit. Very cool Taiwanese style dragon decorations and Buddha...

Day 61: Roadside Art Sale

Gotta love those random sidewalk sales. This roadside art sale was just passing through Hsinchu on its way to Taipei. Or at least we think that’s what was going on…the guy selling them was super talkative, but only in Chinese. Needless to say we did a lot...

Day 60: Beef Roll

This was the first thing we ate upon arriving in Hsinchu, and it’s still one of our favorites. The restaurant is actually in Jhubei so we typically get our beef roll fix after getting up early to teach kindy.

Day 58: Curtains: Yay or Nay?

This is actually a trick question, because there is no way that these curtains are going to last any longer than our next paycheck. What we really want to know is if you would have kept them for two months or ditched them from the start…  ...

Day 57: Our Favorite Restaurant

This is one of our favorite places to eat in Hsinchu. We don’t even know the name of the place but it’s right across from the RT-Mart on Nanya Street, aka about one minute from our apartment. The Kung Pao Chicken is amazing and they have free refillable...