Ed's trip to Taiwan - June 2008

Ed and Melissa Sese, a young adult member of Holy Child Filipino ministries, attended the annual Episcopal Asiamerica Ministries conference in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.  Here are some of the "tourist" photos - photos of the conference are on the All Saints' parish web site through the "Filipino Ministry" link

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View from the Bullet train window at 264 kph

St. Thomas' kindergarten program at EAM banquet

St. Thomas' church kindergarten program at EAM banquet

The EAM conference group photo

Family Transportation in Taiwan

Grand Hotel - Kaohsiung

Welcome banner in hotel lobby

Grand Hotel at night

View from my room balcony

Ed & Melissa as tourists

Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Shori, Melissa, and Ed

Melissa waiting for the flight to Taipei

Longsan Temple gate - Taipei

Ed in front of Taipai train station

Longsan temple in Taipei - shrine room with a cross

General Chung-Shi shrine

Gate to Confucian shrine

Confucian Shrine in Tainan

Grace Episcopal Church - Tainan

Lunch with Grace church members after worship

Grace church kindergarten

Grace church kindergarten

Sunday tour group in Tainan

Buddhist temple in Tainan

Tainan Tree house - a Banyan tree took over an old building

Tainan - Tree house

Taipei 101 - world's tallest building

Taipei 101 - Melissa photographing the city view

City of Taipei

Taipei 101 - view from the 89th floor

Taipei 101 - Tallest building in the world

Taipei 101 - Fastest elevator in the world

View from Taipei 101 - Sun Yat-Sen memorial hall

Sidewalk cafe

Shabu Shabu dinner in Taipei

Street vendor in Taipei

Interesting site in a market area

Taipei Main Train station

Taipei Subway

Bullet Train

Ed & Melissa at the banquet

Bus to the train station

Ed & Melissa as tourists

Supporting the local economy

A bit of home in a far away land

Early morning coffee on the balcony

My room balcony at the Grand Hotel

Dragon Boat races in Kaohsiung

Street vendor - chicken on a stick

A touch of home - check the prices

Ed down the street from Taipei 101

Taipei 101 - World's tallest building with the worlds fastest elevator

Buddhist monk

Small tyke in crosswalk (his mother was with him)

Street Beggar, I saw only a few during my stay on Taiwan

Taipei business district

A few motorcycles - is this the future for our country?

Taipei street at night - lots of activity