Day 1

Last night our plane was delayed going to Taiwan a half hour and in the air we had to circle the airport due to construction on one of the runways.  We did not end up at the hotel (Luckynews Classic Hotel) until about 12:30am.  That was a long trip! 

We were up at around 6:30, breakfast at 7, and in cabs to the train by 7:50.  After dropping off our luggage at the next hotel we headed to the Confucius Temple.  Our taxi driver took us to the wrong temple, a block away from where we should have been, but the temple was awesome!  We only saw it from the outside.  It was very decorative and we had a chance to see people praying and using incense. 

 

We made it to the Confucius Temple and had a guided tour.  Our guide was a volunteer and was very entertaining (I have videos of him).  It was very interesting to walk through the temple area.

 

Next we did lunch and I had to eat with chop sticks, a skill I am still working on.  Then we went to the President’s Office Building.  It was nice, but I was not that interested in hearing the history.  The guide was a little hard to understand.  I did learn a few new things.  From there we went to the National Taiwan Museum.  The highlights were the amber which incased bugs and stuff as well as dinosaur bones.  From there we went to dinner in the art district and walked around.  Oh yeah it rained all day.  It is going to be a wet week here!