Chris' World

Gargoyles at Notre Dame Church in Paris France

The most photographed statue of a gargoyle in the world is on top of the Notre Dame Church in Paris France. In this video Chris introduces you to him, and his other friends on top of the church.

Cool Vending Machines in Japan

In addition to being the land of the rising sun, Japan is also the land of the vending machine. They come in all shapes and sizes, and are just generally awesome. Check out the video for an overview of Japanese vending machines, including machines that you can pay using your cell phone, and machines that sell Indian Curry in a can!

Christmas Lights and Decorations in Japan

Earlier this month I was in Japan and quite amazed by the Christmas decorations that they have. Not so much on peoples houses, but stores and businesses all put on a spectacular display, with a bit of Japanese flair. Check out the video!

Hotel de Crillon Review – Paris France

A video review of the Hotel Crillion in Paris France. This is the hotel that Madonna and Lady Gaga stayed at when they went to Paris. The room rates are cheap — only like 800 euro!

Paris – Climbing the Eifel Tower

In October I visited Paris. Of course you can’t go to Paris without checking out the Eifel Tower. The line for the elevator was nearly two hours long! So of course I took the stairs!

Taiwan Tea Ceremony

Alright, this is it, the last post of my Taiwan videos from this trip. Actually, this is from my previous trip to Taipei, bought I thought it was worthy enough to put online. In this video I perform a traditional Taiwanese Tea Ceremony at a teahouse in MaoKong.

Taiwan’s Strangest Mall

Core Pacific City is Taiwan’s Strangest Mall. It’s a large 17 story sphere, that look’s like aliens built it!

Sun Moon Lake in Taiwan

Near the end of our visit to Taiwan we visited Sun Moon Lake in central Taiwan. While visiting the lake, we also stopped by nearby Wun Wu Temple, the largest confucius temple in Taiwan and the Chung Tai Chain Monastery — the 2nd largest Buddhist Monastery in Taiwan.

A hidden gem in Jiu Fen – Taiwan

Chris explores a very interesting musuem in the Jiu Fen town of Taiwan. Chris tries on various traditional Taiwanese outfits, and practices his abacus skills. Jiu Fen is an old gold mining that had it’s peak during Japan rule of Taiwan 1895 – 1945. Jiu Fen is now a tourist town for residents of Taipei.

For more on our trip to Jiu Fen — check out Tanya’s blog for directions to Jiu Fen and pictures of the food.

Taiwan Night Market Food

Taiwan is all about Night Market food. This video features the delicacies of the night markets. When you come to Taiwan — come hungry. Eat deliciously, and carefully, as you only have so much stomach room.