10 latest experiences in Taipei http://www.hereorthere.com/places/taipei/rss en-us Taipei is a good place！！ Taipei, Taiwan betton Sun, 11 Nov 2007 16:27:13 +0000 http://www.hereorthere.com/members/betton/experience/1127 http://www.hereorthere.com/experiences/1127 After a wretched week travelling around Taiwan -- negotiating train timetables and ticket offices, finding cheap hotels and temples -- I returned to Taipei to crash before a flight home the next day. I dragged my suitcase along Chungshan Rd and at the end of the noisy, motorbike-jammed street saw, on the 6th floor of a building opposite, the welcoming word “Hotel”. I made my way through the traffic and got into the lift up to an attractive lobby with a marble floor and two women behind a desk, clearly surprised to see me. Neither spoke any English but through gestures, a lot of giggling on their part, then some figures scribbled on paper I got myself a room. It was more than I had expected, but I had no energy to walk the streets again. I was shown to my room, opened the door, and gazed slack-jawed at vivid red walls, carpet, bedspread and curtains. The fittings were gold, and there were mirrors everywhere. The bath could accommodate three people comfortably. I was testing the... Taipei, Taiwan elsewhere Tue, 03 Jul 2007 02:03:34 +0100 http://www.hereorthere.com/members/elsewhere/experience/373 http://www.hereorthere.com/experiences/373