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Thursday, January 18th, 2007

So last night, much alcohol flowed. I went out with Chad and had great pizza, then went to an expat bar. We were the last ones there, and the bar girls decided we should get a free drink. Anything. So we ordered Johnny Walker Blue label. That’s like 30 bucks per glass. Free. Delicious.

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Mmm...blue

Then had breakfast at Chad’s nice hotel. Really beats here. Now going to sleep.

No thanks

Thursday, January 18th, 2007

I was solicited by my very first prostitute today. She didn’t speak English, but kept showing me a NT$1000 bill and rubbing her chest. It took a second to register, but then I realized that in looking for lunch, I accidentally wondered into the red light district. And shortly later, I was solicited by a second prostitute. I guess I had better get used to it, as Bangkok is next.

Wednesday

Wednesday, January 17th, 2007
On Wednesday, I went to Taipei 101, the tallest building in the world. It started raining today so it was kind of a messy outing. Here's a shot from the bottom: Taipei 101 The ... [Continue reading this entry]

What do you get

Tuesday, January 16th, 2007
...when you mix 3 Americans (OK, one was born in Liberia but that's beside the point), one Italian and one Aussie? Drunk. I actually managed to sleep til 11 today, so maybe my sleep pattern is finally reset. I'm heading to the ... [Continue reading this entry]

Tuesday p.m.

Tuesday, January 16th, 2007
I had breakfast for dinner today, which included fried eggs, Tack that up to another interesting addition to my diet. Also had soy milk, which was like 2 % milk with sugar. Eggs?!?! And ... [Continue reading this entry]

Tuesday, AM

Tuesday, January 16th, 2007
Went to the National Palace Museum this morning, where I saw a lot of Chinese artifacts, some dating back to before 2500 BC. Lots of Jade and Bronze scultures...And I saw some real Blue Willow type stuff, mom. Here's the ... [Continue reading this entry]

TPE, day 1 continued

Monday, January 15th, 2007
This evening, I spent a good amount of time drinking "Taipei Beer," which is tasty stuff. A big can is about $1.15 Taiwan Beer Lots of other stuff is cheap too. A liter of ... [Continue reading this entry]

Taipei!

Sunday, January 14th, 2007
Off to a good start. Began my first morning with a trip to the Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall, Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall which also is home to the National Theater and ... [Continue reading this entry]