And they were all in glass tanks. Official sources (I mean, Stacy Wu) say a shot of snake blood perks dudes up in the down belows. It would be too easy at this point to generalize about the lengths (heh) some guys will go to for the perception of virility. Men!

Highly recommended to-do in Taipei: everyone should splurge and get a private spa room at Villa 32, where water from the 北投 (Beitou) hot springs are piped into stone tubs. And you can save on the transport by taking the MRT to 新北投 (Xin Beitou). We’re always cutting corners where we can on this trip! Makes the luxurious portions extra spesh!!!

The Wall is an underground spot for underground acts. Thank goodness Stacy is in the know and takes us geezers to places like this, where we get to feel young and appreciate talent. These youtube vids don’t really do them much justice.

Aside from the rotten stench of 臭豆腐 (stinky tofu) searing our nose hairs, we enjoyed strolling through 士林夜市 (Shilin Night Market). The clothes with funny English were hilarious, and the rowdy energy was infectious. But it was hard to ignore the stinky tofu smell, which I can only describe as fermented runner’s foot steeped in feces concentrate. I marvel at the Taiwanese who eat that. Davidson and I would probably pass out before it even reached 10 ft. of our noses. Stacy kept insisting we try some, then she tried to make us taste pig’s blood on a stick. Evil!

The elevator got us up to floor 89 in 37 seconds. Great panoramic of the city. Worth a visit.

At Taipei’s 龍山寺 (Long Shan temple), Stacy handed us joss sticks and motioned to follow the seasoned peeps as they asked dead relatives for things. I couldn’t think of anything, so I just wished I had a wish. All that food (pictured) is offering for the dead so they’ll grant requests.

(I should mention here that we visited Taipei and Stacy Wu for four, fun-filled days.)