Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Taipei

Wow, this was breathtaking! It was a surprise to find such a wide open space right in the middle of the city, and being flanked by the liberty arch on one side and the memorial hall on the other meant you didn't know which way to look.

We had a slow amble towards the memorial hall, and climbed up the steps (in relative easy as the temperature and humidity weren't too high) to find a crowd of people at the top. Luke thankfully read the information and we realised everyone was waiting for the Changing of the Guard, which happened shortly after. An odd ceremonial process that took 7 whole minutes there was lots of synchronised gun swinging and slapping before the new guards took their position.

When we exited it had started to rain, so we made a quicker amble back down and found a lovely park area on the grounds. I got distracted by the birds and thankfully the rain eased so we sat and enjoyed for a while.Read more