TIOS 2015 Pictures!! - Orchid Board

phillymatt · #1 04-17-2015, 04:22 PM

So this trip had a lot of firsts for me.... It was my first time in Asia, the first time going to a country where I don't speak the language and my first solo international trip. I had an amazing time. The people in Taiwan are very friendly and social, the food is amazing, the architecture and temples were breathtaking. I definitely will be going back.... Oh and the orchid show was cool too lol

JDT · #2 04-17-2015, 07:06 PM

phillymatt,
It has been over 20 years since my first trip to Taiwan, also on business, it changed my taste of American Chinese food to real Chinese food. I had the opportunity to go on regular trips back to Taiwan for 2 1/2 years sometimes every month for awhile and I always found something new and exciting! If you ever have a chance to use the train from Tien to Taipei, the country side is breathtaking and the massage parlors, well we won't go into that! I still email friends that I met there. Did not ever attend an Orchid show as I am not sure they were going on that long ago, if I am wrong about that please let me know.

astrid · #3 04-18-2015, 04:09 PM

p-pictures? wh-where?
If you make 5 posts, you can start posting pictures! Go compliment someone's orchids and show me the picssssssssss

phillymatt · #4 04-21-2015, 09:38 PM

Yeah I need 5 posts lol

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Ok pictures uploaded

silken · #5 04-21-2015, 10:04 PM

Very nice. I might have to make a trip to Taiwan and have it coincide with an orchid show

orchidsarefun · #6 04-21-2015, 10:05 PM

wow.......never seen these before- Comparumnia Jiaho Girl - now on my list to get at least one in that genus. Thanks for posting.

phillymatt · #7 04-21-2015, 11:04 PM

@ orchidsarefun Surprisingly there were a bunch of Tolumnia type species/hybrids that I've never seen before. If only I could have brought some home 😑

astrid · #8 04-22-2015, 01:06 AM

Thanks for taking the time to upload SO GORGEOUSSS!!!

I love that grand prize winning massive phal. All those specimens are just fantastic!!

I envy you- I'd love to have gone!

fudJy23 · #9 04-22-2015, 09:13 AM

Love the pictures! My family is from Taipei so I'm going to have to schedule a trip to coincide with this one year!

Did you take the High Speed Rail? If so, was it easy to get to the location once at the rail station?

vlhart · #10 04-22-2015, 10:58 AM

I also love those Comparumnias--barely any google search results on those. It looks like they are crosses between Comparettias and Tolumnias? Very cool.