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Old January 23rd, 2013, 08:19 PM posted to rec.travel.asia
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On 1/23/2013 9:52 AM, Chris Blunt wrote:
On Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:21:37 -0800, SMS
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The Shilin Night Market (on the MTR line).


Is that the market where they extract the bile from snake's gall
bladders and then skin them alive and leave them writhing around while
they die a slow death hanging from hooks on a pole?


I think you're referring to Snake Alley
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_Alley_(Taipei) which is very
different than the Shilin Night Market
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shilin_Night_Market. Snake Alley is too
touristy.

That's one of the most vivid memories I have from my first visit to
Taiwan in the early 1980s. Should make for some interesting
photography for Alfred when he's there.


Taiwan allows only Canon and Nikon cameras, so he won't be taking any
pictures.