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February, 2009 While traveling from Thailand to Mexico, I had a 13
hour layover in Taiwan. The government in Taiwan offers FREE guided
tours of the capital city for all guests with a longer layover. I
signed up and was thrilled to see most of the highlighted attractions
of their itinerary. The Presidential Office Building Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall and the National Theater
Hall and National Concert Hall While at the Memorial Hall, we watched a formal ceremony for the
changing of the guard, which was very similar to the ones I have seen
in Washington DC at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. We couldn't get to the well known Longshan Temple, but we went to
another crazy looking temple instead. Our tour guide was knowledgeable and had a good sense of humor. I
actually learned some interesting things about the significance behind
some of the architecture and the history of Taiwan. He made this a
great experience for our whole group. The final stop of our tour was the Taiwan 101 Building, which our
guide claimed repeatedly as the tallest building in the world. (yeah,
I've heard that one before...) There was a cool festival going on
at the base of the building, and this Asian rock band was playing
Abba songs using traditional Chinese instruments. It was pretty crazy,
but they pulled it off. |
