David on Formosa

The windy weather this afternoon blew away all the pollution creating one of those rare days with crystal clear views of the mountains surrounding Taipei. Late in the afternoon, as the sun was about to set, I went up to the viewing deck of the Taipei County Government building in Banqiao. While this building is not quite as tall as Taipei 101 it still offers great views of Taipei. And its free!

The windows of the viewing deck are tinted and slightly dirty. That, combined with the quickly fading light, probably didn't result in the best possible photos. Still it was the first time I had been up there and actually seen a clear view right across Taipei City. On many days you can't even see across the river. Below are a few of the best photos I took.

Banqiao Station at sunset

View of the nearby FE21 Department Store

View across Taipei City (Taipei 101 at top right)

Looking south towards Tucheng

I'll take this opportunity to point out some of my best photos of Taiwan in the side bar of the main page of this blog [edit: now archived here]. Click on the thumb nails to see a larger resolution photo in a new window.