Hotel Royal Taipei

... the card) and headed to Taipei City Hall station. As we emerged from the station, a completely different picture of Taipei was painted. Pristine new high rise developments, landscaped gardens, continental boutiques and eateries. This would be the side ...

... CAD each to get in!!! Phew!...good thing we got that student discount!!...otherwise we would have paid $2 each...lol. Right beside the Taipei zoo is the Maokong Gondola (4030 meters long!!...google it). We took it right to the top of the mountain.,.where ...

... were delicious, but lacked a little finesse in its preparation. I guess this is something we will have to get used to from now on. It was time to call it a night and head back to the hotel and plan our day of exploration tomorrow around ...

... for the train. Sitting at the platform we reflected on our time spent here, and also if our reservation at the Royal Garden Hotel will actually exist. The friendly girl at reception partly understood our request for an additional night, but never gave us ...

... and tradition.  The first day of arrival to Edinburgh, we met with the bride's family and friends who were staying at a hotel on the royal mile.  Meeting them was an amazing experience.  They were full of joy and laughter (not sure if it ...

... friends, whom they'd met on one of the islands. And a Canadian they knew from their recent studies abroad, just finished, in Taipei.  These girls were travelwise.  I admired and almost envied them. At 25, they'd live together and apart, in WV, ...

Day 1: Xi Men ...

... and a prayer place right next to the Art Exhibits.  They also only use recycle paper in the bathrooms.  Highly recommend the Taipei airport! In Singapore we had a 3 hour wait there and tried our hand at some noodles.  I was sad I left ...

... Ost- and die Westkueste. Die Zugfahrt ging durch Taipei (von dem via Zug aber nicht viel sieht, Zuege fahren unterirdisch durch Taipei), die Strecke ist Luftlinie knapp 80km, aber da man an der Kueste entlang faehrt 300km lang und 5h lange Fahrt... Durch ...

... our favorite parts of the evening was the appearance of elephants from behind yet another massive wooden gate. These were royal elephants and their decorations, as well as their mahout's costumes were beautiful. The elephants were amazingly well trained ...

... off the plane (around 3:30pm) to 80-85 degree weather . I must say...vacationing in December is so "choice." Our hotel, the Royal Princess, is located right in the middle of the Chiang Mai night market. Think about a road swarming with people, ...

...   We arrived at the hotel after a short 15 minute drive. The colors here are amazing, particularly compared to Taipei which is covered in a perpetual haze that really dampens the intensity of your surroundings with several layers of gray. The ...

... Chinese clothing and other interesting artifacts made in Taiwan. · A delicious Asian-style lunch will be served at a local hotel. · Your drive to Taipei will pass the Grand Hotel in the distance on top of a hill on the cities northern side. Your ...

... proper clubbing is hard to find in Asia. Tokyo came closest, but still had anemic nightlife compared to Los Angeles and Berlin. Taipei, Kuala Lumpur, and Bangkok are all far below the level of many western cities we visited.   After our week in ...