Taipei, Day 2
Trip Start
Aug 16, 2006
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Trip End
Sep 08, 2006
Severely jetlagged and battered from the constant humidity factor of 100% I somehow found the strength to head off to the downtown core to do a bit of exploring. My dad and I began with a walk through one of several underground malls which are nothing more than a tunnel connecting key points within the downtown core. The shops sell pretty much everything you don't actually need so we quickly walked through and found ourselves by the Taiwan Museum. The museum was nothing to write home about, but it did have a very detailed history of this little island. Best part about the museum visit was Peace Park located behind the museum among the rest of highly developed neighborhood. I for some reason had the desire to visit Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei which proved to be a poor decision. I am a big fan of paintings and sculptures, but for the life of me I can not understand this media art where odd and disturbing images are flashed in front of your face in combination with obnoxious, loud sounds causing one to have a seizure. For all those art fans that I offended, come to Taipei to see a 5 minute long video showing the life of a soap bar. On our way home we decided to swing by the Grand Hotel which to a tourist like myself would not come across as a place offering accommodation. Never the less it is a site well worth seeing in person.
Comments
Awesome!
I'm jealous!! Looks amazing there, hope you are enjoying yourselves. I want to hear all the stories when you get back, and see the pictures too. Bye for now!
Re: Awesome!
Nick, I am very glad to hear you are keeping up with our travel diary and more importantly I appreciate you taking the time to write us a note. It's nice to hear that you are enjoying the posts. I will give you all the details once we are back in Canada. See ya, Marko.
enjoying your trip
I am enjoying reading about your trip .... you seem to be having a great time out there ... and hmm big news eh? I will have to check your other post :)