Hyatt Taipei

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... open! We finally landed in Taipei at 3:30 and were greeted by rain. Rain, and a Mercedes which took us to the Grand Hyatt Taipei. After checking in we thought we would explore as much as we could (anything within a two block radius of our hotel). ...

... to talk like they do. Taiwan's economic development was increasingly visible as the taxi made its way toward downtown Taipei, from fields and scattered housing near the airport to increasingly tall business buildings and residential towers. Just on ...

... replenish my fading energy a little. Check on the 22nd floor was a breeze and I have to admit that staying at the Grand Hyatt was a smart move a little luxury and spoiling myself is needed. So after lobbing the bags down I had to make an important ...

... plus a couple of kitsch little funny photo shops and some jewellery stores. There is almost 360 degree views from up here and Taipei spreads out below you.  Floor 88 is where you find the magic golden wind dampener and it looks like a giant golden ...

... for countdown but the others (sounds like Lost - the > others - hee hee) were going to go to the hyatt first for pre-drinks and > then head to Taipei 101 (which I guess is Taipei's version of darling > harbour and fireworks)(which is next to Hyatt) ...

... moved halfway through the flight to a 3 seater and just lied down most of the time, still couldn't sleep though. Landed in Taipei, had absolutely no issues with immigration at all.  I bought a Taiwanese SIM card and then reaslied how crap my Chinese ...

On day 3, Taipei was a little sad to see us leave, as our last day was rainy and chilly. This was nothing that a jacket and umbrella couldn't conquer, so we started the day touring our nephew's neighborhood. We saw a lovely area near the school that he ...

... . Now that's far East. It's wonderful to walk around after sitting on my arse flying half way around the world, literally. Taipei has a very modern airport with all the amenities you'd find in any major western city unless you land at 5am before anything ...

... or four sites but really only managed a couple as I got very distracted at the two sites I got to. So much choice in Taipei and only a little time. First things first was I got a taxi to the main train station to organise my tickets to Taichung and check ...

... I walk the more I seem to find to eat. As with anywhere really, there are cheap and expensive places to eat. I can't say that Taipei is cheap especially for an Asian city, but there sure is a lot of great food you can get quickly instead of burgers and ...

... weather last night when I staggered back to my room.  All things considered this is a good transit hotel and noise level is minimal but the downside is that you are over an hour away from Taipei and at least thirty minutes from local shopping.   ...

... away. The massage was of gentle accupressure points that did not leave use with bruises like the reflexology foot massage in Snake Alley, Taipei! This accupressure massage was the best one for Peter and I am glad we tried it on this special day. Today, ...

... and rejuvenated... even if I am a peeling lobster. I changed my flight because I would have had a 30-hour layover in Taipei, so I even squeezed in an extra day in Bali! Plus, the airline took responsibility for the long layover, and didn't charge me ...

... things and keep typing without really looking at what I'm typing. He's a nice guy. When we met up with him at the airport in Taipei, he was concerned about how sick I was. He also asks me every so often how I'm feeling and if I've eaten my medicine. ...

... check-in was quite the novice (read: incompetent). I felt sure that our checked baggage would disappear somewhere between Dallas, Houston, Taipei, and Hong Kong. But I had in my carryon a change of clothes, malaria pills, and Atlas Shrugged - I would ...