Sunday, September 16, 2012

Day 7 - Taipei


A port area

Socks anyone?
Many shops selling interesting stuffs.


Lunch in a local restaurant


Bicycle


Reflection


Millennium Hot Spring - Public Open Air Hot Spring (NT40, S$1.80)

It was quite an experience dipping in the crowded public hot spring. It was open-air, which was good. But it was really crowded (not a place for couple who want private space), and I managed to talk to the local grannies while I was dipping in the pool. I was happy to converse with them in simple Hokkien, and they would tell me where to avoid in the pool where it was boiling hot.



"Taipei 101 (Chinese台北101 / 臺北101), formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, is a landmark skyscraper located in Xinyi DistrictTaipeiTaiwan. The building ranked officially as the world's tallest from 2004 until the opening of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai in 2010."

The pendulum at the top that stabilizes the building

View from top
Not the best day, as it was foggy and raining.

Fogged out.

Taiwan's PingLang - my first time. 
Not too bad!!! A bit of numbing sensation.

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Day 8 - Taipei


"The National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall (traditional Chinese: 國立中正紀念堂; simplified Chinese: 国立中正纪念堂) is a famous monument, landmark and tourist attraction erected in memory of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, former President of the Republic of China. It is located in Taipei, Republic of China (ROC).
The monument, surrounded by a park, stands at the east end of Memorial Hall Square. The structure is framed on the north and south by the National Theater and National Concert Hall."

The landmark attraction


Freedom Square


Roof


(Democracy Ideology was written at the wall)


Guard Changing Ceremony


I ended my trip with a pleasant surprise.
I found my journal at the airline office.
=)

Taiwan does not have the big mountain or world-class landscape, but I like Taiwan as Taiwanese are generally quite nice and friendly. Definitely prefer Taiwan over Hong Kong.