Everything that makes Taipei cool for tourists, in one day.

It seems like we just tried to pack in an entire week of cool things in one day, which I am totally fine with.

The first stop on our Taipei sight seeing extravaganza, was the National Palace Museum. Other than being arguably the most crowded place I've been to in Taiwan, it was really cool to see a lot of ancient Chinese artifacts. I have always loved ancient artifacts, especially those of China, Rome, and Egypt for their age. Admittedly I lost a bit of interest as the exhibits became more

modern and more crowded, but I throughly enjoyed myself. Only downside: no pictures allowed. So no pictures for this section of the post. :'(

Next we went to the, at least still tallest office building, Taipei 101. We were able to eat in the basement, do a little shopping, then take the elevator from the 5th to the 89th floor, which only took 37 seconds.

On the 89th floor we were able

to see out on all of Taipei and more, and we were even able to climb up two stories to the 91st floor where the outdoor observatory is. Even more, down on the 88th floor was a full museum dedicated to Taiwan's Coral significants, and more shopping (but mostly for jewelry).

After that, we finished our day with a walk through the Chiang Kai-Shek Square (both picture below and the very top). It was a very large, beautiful, and a great peaceful way to end the day.