Well, the flight to Beijing was pretty smooth. The only hitch was about an hour before the flight they boarded and apparently were waiting for us since we got a drink at the bar. I slept a grand total of 3 hours on the plane. On the flight they were serving duck for dinner and rice porridge for breakfast. Interesting, eh?
After arriving in Beijing, we flew to Taiwan. Taiwan’s customs are really easy once you get past immigration. You walk right by the counter with nothing to declare. Once arriving, we hit the ground running. First stop, Chiang Kai Shek’s (Sr.) Memorial. It was absolutely gorgeous.
The second stop was Jr’s Memorial. When we arrived here they were doing the changing of the guard. They switch out every hour, but when they are posted, they can’t move. Seriously, they didn’t move a muscle. It was an effort to wait for them to blink.
Afterwards, we went to the local reservoir. There were swarms of dragon flies, and the area a couple of us hiked up to gave us an awesome view of the damn below. The dam only opens up when there is too much water. The rest of the time the water is used for irrigation and businesses when there is a drought. We then ate, and had to ride the bus for another 2 hours to the university here, where I completely crashed for the night.
So far, day 2…awesome, but very very busy.
After arriving in Beijing, we flew to Taiwan. Taiwan’s customs are really easy once you get past immigration. You walk right by the counter with nothing to declare. Once arriving, we hit the ground running. First stop, Chiang Kai Shek’s (Sr.) Memorial. It was absolutely gorgeous.
The second stop was Jr’s Memorial. When we arrived here they were doing the changing of the guard. They switch out every hour, but when they are posted, they can’t move. Seriously, they didn’t move a muscle. It was an effort to wait for them to blink.
Afterwards, we went to the local reservoir. There were swarms of dragon flies, and the area a couple of us hiked up to gave us an awesome view of the damn below. The dam only opens up when there is too much water. The rest of the time the water is used for irrigation and businesses when there is a drought. We then ate, and had to ride the bus for another 2 hours to the university here, where I completely crashed for the night.
So far, day 2…awesome, but very very busy.
Has your internal clock reset itself?
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ReplyDeleteI've always been wary of the congee porridge. Never worked up the nerve to try it. Did you like it?
Dragonflies?! Are you sure they weren't damselflies? :)
ReplyDeleteBtw, what did the fish say when he ran into the wall? DAM!! :)
DAM!!! Miss yer face, glad you are having fun so far.
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