Taipei Trip

Stop Over Trip to Taipei.This was my first Stopover Trip from Tokyo to Delhi via Taipei by China Airlines.Journey from Tokyo to Taipei was 2.5 hrs only.I reached Taipei at around 7.00 PM.Hault was of 3 hrs & then next flight from Taipei to Delhi was at 10.00 PM.When i landed in Tansit Lounge in Taipei, You will not beleive it was looking like a Mini-Punjab.I guess Passengers were stopping over from Vancouver & they were going to Delhi on the same flight.
First time in my life I thought that Taipei can be of so much importance to Indians.
I reached safely to Delhi.

Return Journey : This was exciting as I was supposed to hault in Taipei for 22 hrs.Delhi-Taipei flight reached Taipei at 11.45 AM in the Morning.I started inquiring if i can get ticket to Tokyo on the same day so that i dont have to hang around in Taipei.But at Booking Counter , i was told that i need to pay the differential Fare.So i gave up.Suddenly i found a Free City Tour for Foriegners.I thought lets give it a try.I arranged Cloak Room for my Luggage & booked myslef for this Tour.
Tour started at 1.45 PM.You will not believe there were only 4 ppl on the Tour : Driver, Tour Guide,German guy(who was stoppping over like me from Frankfurt to Sydney).
Cool , only 2 visitors in the tour of 4 hrs.English of that Tour guide was really good considering he was in taiwan.Bus was also in shaky condition.City was atleast 45 mins away from Airport.

We started with LongShan Temple(a typical chinese temple) then we were told that Presidential Office will be closed today, so that was dropped off the list.Then next was Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial.Then Martyr's Shrine.
The last but not the least was this Taipei 101.World's Tallest Builiding,Most featured part of my trip.It has a total of 101 floors.With total height of 508 metres.
I was on the 89th Floor Observation Deck for almost 1.5 hrs.Enjoying the Panoramic view of taipei City.It was almost 7.00 PM when i started from there to my Hotel booked near by Taipei Main Station.It took almost 1 hr to find that Hotel.Somehow that Hotel fellow Mr. lee felt Pity on me when i reached there, that he waived of my Night Hault charges over there.
I started again early in the morning to catch Airport Bus to CKS Airport.But as usual because of English language issues, i caught taxi to avoid missing the flight.

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Cheers
Sankalp