We’re back in Kaohsiung. We had a great time in Taipei.
While we didn’t have time to visit the National Palace Museum, as I’d hoped we would, we did check out the excellent Taipei Fine Arts Museum, the Chang Kai-Shek memorial and estate, snake alley, and Taipei 101 (which, unfortunatley, has been constructed but is not yet open to the public).
Taipei is a massive, sprawling, international city, yet with its tree-lined streets and wide sidewalks and interesting neighborhoods, it remains charming and accessible. And the subway, called the MRT, is clean, efficient, and wide-reaching.