After an afternoon at Taipei 101, we set out on the three-and-a-half hour drive to the Sun Moon Lake in Central Taiwan. Where we were exactly when the sun set, I have no idea. The photos were taken through the window of the bus.
Established 50 years ago, Din Tai Fung was named by the New York Times as one of the world’s top 10 restaurants in 1993. The queues are long at all hours of the day. But despite the dizzying pace at which customers come and go, the place is clean—and that includes the restrooms.
That’s some kind [...]
The main attraction of the Yehliu GeoPark is the rock formations along the coastline. Limestones carved by wind and water have transformed in shapes that resemble mushrooms, candles, ginger and even a woman’s head. Unfortunately for us, we arrived at Yehliu at mid-morning and we had to go through the obligatory video presentation. It wasn’t [...]
The rock formations are too far to see but that’s the coastline where the Yehliu Geo Park is.
Dinner on our first night in Taiwan was at the Fisherman’s Wharf on the northern coast.
There was lobster salad that I couldn’t touch because of an allergy.
Almost as soon as the plane landed, we were taken to the China Airlines Headquarters for a tour. These are some of the photos I took during the two-hour tour of the China Airlines Headquarters where “hands-on training” gains a new meaning. They have actual models of parts of a plane from doors to passenger [...]
Photo of the freeway taken during the ride from the airport to Taipei.
