On December 2 we woke up very early to attend the morning ceremony at the Lungshan Temple of Manka. In the afternoon we went to the Liberty Square.
In the evening we met Scott, a couchsurfer we hosted in New Zealand. We went for dinner and drinks with him and his girlfriend.
On December 3 we walked around the city centre. In the evening we went for dinner at Joyce Lin’s house, she is Momo’s friend who wanted to meet us.
In the morning of December 4 we took a bus and went to the Lover’s Bridge, nothing exciting to be honest. Apparently there is a fish market but we could not see much action here. We then went to Aletheia University, founded as Oxford College.
In the early evening we went to Taipei 101. With its 509.2m height it is the 10th tallest building in the world. The day was vey cloudy so we decided that it was not worth going up to the observatory.
On December 5 we visited the National Palace Museum. We spent the whole day there as they have a vast collection of ancient Chinese imperial artifacts. In the evening we went for dinner with Carol, a couchsurfer we hosted in Canada. We then headed home to spend time with Momo, Ann and Derek.
December 6 was our last day in Taipei. We left Momo’s house early to catch the flight to Japan, our next destination. We want to acknowledge Momo’s hospitality, she was an amazing host and her family welcomed us with open arms. We will always be grateful for your hospitality.
