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Fool Moon in Taiwan
– a travelogue –

The time we spent in Taiwan has got to be one of the most cherished experiences ever! Before and during the long flight to Taiwan we were filled with excitement and anticipation about our reception by this country and its people and I must say without the fear of exaggeration that throughout our stay we were overwhelmed by the most terrific experiences and outstanding friendliness of Taiwanese people, especially TCMC staff!
這一次的台灣之行，將會是我們最珍惜的一段回憶！在飛往台灣的途中，我們每個人都超期待超興奮，而在台灣的幾天，台灣人的熱情和友好也深深的打動我們，特別是TCMC的義工們！

Having arrived at Taiwan International Airport after an exhausting body-numbing 15-hour flight, we got our first good helping of welcoming Taiwanese hospitality: our hosts leaded by the one and only Ray Chu, head of the TCMC escorted us to our Hotel. Following a short rest and a visit to a wonderful temple in the nearby, it was already time for our first appearance showcasing the upcoming a cappella competition and festival. Although the venue was a small stage on the pavement of a busy street a crowd quickly gathered around the four performing bands. It was astonishing to see people getting such a kick out of listening to us with such enthusiasm! We also got our chance to try some local specialties and I had some of the famous Taiwanese pearl tea: cold black tea with milk and little jelly balls! Very nice and refreshing!
“台灣的珍珠奶茶真好喝!!”

We spent the next three days in Taiwan, visiting the city's top attractions and preparing for the competition and our concerts. Despite my floppiness with the time limit, we were honored to receive first prize in our category in the competition and the jury also awarded us prizes for best arrangement and best solo! Tired, but far too excited to sleep, we decided to visit a night market with Ois Voice and our guide, Christine. Christine did a wonderful job showing us all the interesting items, food and drinks.
I cannot recall a single more successful and crowded concert in the history of Fool Moon than the joint concert with Ois Voice! in Zhongshan Hall! The audience was simply amazing and they really made us feel like stars after the concert buying CDs, taking photographs and asking for our autographs! A truly mind blowing experience matched only by our future concerts in Taichung and Gaoxiong :) 
“我想在中山堂的那一場和 Ois Voice合辦的音樂會，應該是Fool Moon成團以來最精采，最熱鬧，觀眾反應最熱烈的演出了！演出後的簽唱會，熱情的觀眾讓我感覺自己真想個超級巨星!!真的讓我久久不能自己。而接下來在台中和高雄的演出，只是更延續這份感動，每一場音樂會都讓我印象如此的深刻！”

 In those three days we visited the City Hall with an exhibition on the intriguing history of Taiwan, and we couldn't miss Taipei101: currently the tallest building in the world as well housing the world's fastest elevator. Looking down from the top is like watching the city from a hovering helicopter! We were also taken to several night markets and tasted lots of special food, like oyster egg and stinky tofu - boy, does it smell! :)
Our hosts in Taichung were members of a local secondary school and took wonderful care of us: we were invited to a really exclusive Chinese restaurant and tasted a colorful assortment of Chinese cuisine. The concert that evening was great and again, we were overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of the audience during and after the concert. We had supper on a local restaurant's grand terrace with the school choir. It was lots of fun singing songs to each other! We visited a night market here too, and tasted fried duck's tongue and other specialties!
Next day we took the train to Gaoxiong and spent the last two days there with Ois Voice and Mezzotono and our wonderful guides, Christine and Yuko. The gig that night was again with Ois Voice and with success :) On our second day in Gaoxiong we visited an amazing Buddhist Temple City, which has its own TV station (!), and the British Consulate of Gaoxiong. At the end of the tour we had some time to swim in the sea at one of the beaches of Old Gaoxiong. Later that day we visited the choir we performed the night before: the Vocal Elves of Gaoxiong! Choir Members asked Ois Voice and us a lot of questions about our music, and ourselves then we sung to each other. It was fun! The choir was so nice: they gave us each a Vocal Elves T-shirt and a box of a Taiwanese special dessert: moon cakes!
Our last day in Taiwan passed so quickly and it was hard to say goodbye at the airport that night!
We boarded the plane with our bags packed with souvenirs and our heads with unique memories of this beautiful stay in Taiwan! With perfectly organized schedules – including the competition, concerts and other trips – Ray, Yuko, Christine and everyone else helped us make the most of our truly unforgettable visit to this wonderful country!

If any of you potential visitors are thinking about taking a trip to Taiwan, here's our advice:
Don't think, just go! Go-GO-GO!! :)

Wodala Barnabás, Fool Moon
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It's always an exciting thing to meet completely different cultures and people.
Last year we went to Taiwan and this journey was one of the greatest experience
in my life. The first thing I've noticed that everybody is smiling in this
beautiful island, the second was the traffic and the millions of scooters:-)))
I really liked that organised chaos.
But the thing that I liked the most was the Taiwanese audience.
It's really great to be a musician in Taiwan.
能夠接觸到新的文化總是令人感到興奮。去年的台灣之行是我一生中最有意思的經驗之一。我發現臺灣人臉上總是帶著令人愉快的微笑，而馬路上尖峰期間無數的摩托車也讓我大開眼界。我很喜歡這樣亂中有序之美！不過我想我最喜歡的，莫過於台灣的觀眾們 !!在台灣演出真是有福氣啊！

Ignac Czutor
Fool Moon

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"In that one awesome week the wonderful people of the festival, organization wanted to make us feel that the competition was just one of the most important things while we were there. They just wanted to make us happy about being in Taipei and it was a success. When I take a look on my photos I notice that this time there's only 2 or 3 was taken on the competition but the rest is about the most blissful days of my life."
在那短暫卻精采的一週當中，主辦單位和許多超好的人都竭盡所能的希望我們除了比賽之外，還可以經驗台灣許多其他吸引人的事物！當我翻開我的相本，我發現大部分的照片都是這次旅程中新鮮的人事物，這短暫的幾天是我人生最快樂的日子。

Mickye, Fool Moon

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Ois Voice!

Taiwan – a leap in the dark!
As we 6 members of the a cappella formation “Ois Voice!” planned to take part in the competition of TCMC in Taipei, we had no idea what to expect. That’s why we got onto the plane with a little feeling of uncertainty. But after we had landed in Taiwan, there was no more doubt because of the warm welcome and the perfect support of TCMC. We were fascinated by the country and its culture and everything was running so smoothly. Besides the many musical contacts, we got to know the hospitality and made great friends. So there is one thing we know for sure: If there is any chance, we will definitely come back to Taiwan.
在去台灣的途中，對未知國度的一切那樣充滿著緊張與期待。不過當我們抵達台北後，在 TCMC義工朋友們熱情的招呼之下，讓我們覺得台灣真是個溫暖的國家！台灣是個迷人的地方，她的文化深深吸引著我們。整個旅程也安排得非常順利，不但接觸到許多音樂上的朋友，也體會到台灣人對待朋友的熱情。如果將來有機會，我們一定還要去台灣 !!

Bernie, from Ois Voice
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We had a great time with very nice people that gave us overwhelming positive
responses to our performances. TCMC did very well in making our
stay enjoyable. We will remember it for a long time and someday tell our
childrens children about it! ;-)
在台灣的演出受到台下觀眾那樣熱情的回應，真的是超乎我們想像，讓我們覺得非常驚喜!! 也可以感受到TCMC很用心的安排，讓我們有個愉快的旅程。這次台灣之行，一定會久久記在心裡，到老了說給我們的孫子們聽！

Hugs,
Marko, OIS VOICE
 

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