Cosmos Taipei

... in and going through customs in Macau, we were told that our flight was delayed by a half hour. Thus, when we arrived in Taipei, we were already behind schedule. To add an element of surprise, one student couldn't find her luggage and it turns out, that ...

... We bought tickets at the Airport Bus Station bound for Taoyuan HSR Station as we would be taking the High Speed Rail (HSR) to Taipei Main Station. My first experience on a bullet train was memorable as I was mesmerised by how stable and quiet it was from ...

Today was our first full day in Taipei, which is a busy, trendy, densely-populated city that has a real Manhattan feel to it. In the morning we hopped onto the MRT (their metrorail system) and headed out to the neighborhood of Shilin for a day at the ...

... to be desired. I realize the beautiful university guest houses we've had on this trip may have spoiled us, but at the Cosmos.....there's barely a walkway around the bed, Chad can't shower without hitting his head and the towel bar crashes to the floor at ...

Sadly, yesterday was our last day in Taiwan. (At least, I think it was yesterday - with the 15 hour time difference I'm still confused!) Since our flight wasn't until the afternoon, in the morning we headed out in the heat (it was crazy hot and humid by ...

... ;成飯店  http://www.cosmos-hotel.com.tw/Default.aspx   Day 2 – 29MAR (TUE) Taipei ~ National Palace Museum 故宮博物院 ~ National Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall ...

... Towers), in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia were the world's tallest buildings from 1998 to 2004, when their height was surpassed by Taipei 101. From 2001 the towers remain the tallest twin buildings in the world. The Petronas Twin Towers were the tallest ...