Basic Taipei (or Taipei 101)
Some months ago, on a whim and egged on by a newspaper promo published by a local airline company, Cecill booked a four-day trip to an island just north of Batanes Islands - Taiwan, the place which became a refuge for Chinese escaping from the juggernaut of communism enveloping the entire continent of China in the 50s. The Taiwan capital city of Taipei is located at the north end of the island and is about an hour and a half away from Manila on a non-stop flight which makes it nearer to Manila than even some of the Philippine cities in the south such as Davao City. Taipei is the proud city that hosts the 2nd tallest building in the world - Taipei 101 (it was the 1st in 2004 but has been recently replaced by Burj Kalifa Tower in Dubai). Taipei 101 truly dominates the Taipei skyline and acts as an orientation structure that can guide people in determining their location/direction. I took the photo above on the way from another Taipei attraction, the Chiang Kai Shek Memorial....