Taiwan!!!

I had a fantastic 4 nights/3 days jam packed trip in Taiwan over New Year's! The weather was a bit chilly at times, but Spring in relative terms compared to Seoul, my last full day it felt like Summer. It didn't even rain that much while I was there, which was a good surprise.

The first picture is me in Taipei with Taipei 101 (currently the world's tallest building) in the background. Taipei 101 is quit the sight and it sticks out in Taipei like no other since the next tallest building is only 50 something stories. It is even taller than the clouds at times, it does not even look real just like something floating in the clouds.

The second picture is of my friend Kung-Feng (Kevin), his wife Hui-wen, and me at Taipei 101.

Third picture is of me feeling the "Love" right by Taipei 101.

Like I said before I had a wonderful experience overall, except for one small incident. I saw a lot of new food, tried a lot of new food, including stinky tofu (not a big fan.) I went to one of the hot springs area, which was very relaxing. I got a glimpse of Taiwanese/Chinese culture. Taiwan and Korea are similar, but at the same time I definitely saw some differences between the two countries.

On New Year's Eve we went up into the mountains in a traditional tea drinking area for a good evening among friends. We could see the whole city including Taipei 101 and the three minute firework show coming from the building. Directly after the firework show I suffered some sickness of having too much fun, but I recovered nicely by the next day.

Happy New Year! I am happy to be at home here in Seoul, and have to go to work today to see the kiddos.