View From the Top!

It’s not very often you begin your weekend by making the trek to the top of the 2^nd tallest building in the world.  But that’s just what the team did today as we visited Taipei 101, currently the tallest building in Taiwan.  We were able to spend some time admiring the spectacular views and learning about the amazing engineering that went into this building, making it safe and strong enough to withstand just about any kind of natural disaster Mother Nature could throw at it.  After our morning there, we of course had yet another amazing lunch (complete with everyone’s new favourite Bubble Tea!) followed by a trip to Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall Chiang, and Kai-Shek Memorial Hall.  We enjoyed some time outside in the fabulous warm weather and were able to observe the changing of the guard.  After this it was off for a true Taiwanese treat –mango ice cream!  Dinner with our host families was excellent as always - Mike is now the expert on how to eat chickens feet with chop sticks!  After dinner the girls were excited to shed their uniforms and reunite with the team for a few pints at an outdoor pub.  It seems we have all recovered from the jet lag and are settling into the busy rhythm of our days.  The comment that continues to come up is how overwhelmed we are with the hospitality of our hosts.  We are being treated like royalty and discussed at lunch how truly honoured and lucky we are all feeling.  Well Mr. McGregor, it’s been quite a day – I wonder what will happen tomorrow….