Taipei

The region's 18th named storm has arrived to Taiwan so did we. So, our first couple of days in Taipei were very wet and windy, but also occasionally very hot and sunny, so much that we both got sunburnt! Anyway, that's enough weather update.
The bus journey from the airport was mostly on an extremely high motorway, the same level as the skyscrapers pretty much, they were less shiny and modern than the ones in Japan and Korea. The city seems to poke out from the jungle and the change in climate is really noticable despite the short flight from Korea.
Our neighbourhood was a lively market area, full of people and loads of weird really cheap street food stalls, just as we like it! :)
We walked to Peace Park, where there are lovely gardens with a jungle type feeling and some monuments to various past disasters and successes.
We also went to Liberty Square, a huuuge square surrounded by amazing buildings on all four sides. On the way home we walked throught the botanic garden before we hit our double bed (in a dorm) for a power nap. The previous night's sleep had been somewhat disturbed by someone's diesel engine snoring in the bunk below us.もっと詳しく