Taiwan

My only luggage for the trip. The guy who took me to the airport commented "That's all you're taking? You're my hero"

Taiwan is very western friendly, and almost all signs had English subtitles. Some were funnier than others.

Hanging out with Shimer and Scopan at Taipei 101

Chinlin and Johnny. Chinlin thought it would be funny to make the Kansan eat Pork spinal cord. It needed salt.

Chinese eating is very communal, with lots of plates and soups to choose from. I branded the American version "localized Chinese food"

I guess she thought Indiana was cool

On our way to lunch. The streets of Taipei were covered in signage. I was constantly overwhelmed.

Norman, Benny, and Justin, my peeps from Taipei

Norman took me to a BBQ restaurant where you cook everything at your table.

True story: Norman ate a 18 oz steak one time when visiting Olathe.

At Garmin, lunch was at 12:25 pm on the dot. Here is the cafeteria, full of hungry workers.

On Friday Sep took me to a doctor themed restaurant. The food was good...

...and the service was amazing!

The National Museum

Eric, Benny, and Sarah at the National Museum.

Eric, Benny, and Me. I wish I had set my white balance properly.

Benny and Sarah feeding the fish. The pond was full of many different hungry fish.

A pretty rock at Yang Ming national park

Taipei at night

Me, Annie, Mike, and Alex at Taipei 101

Super Big Wind Damper! This giant weight is hung from the top of Taipei 101 to keep it stabilized.

Downtown Taipei. I discovered that they have basically copied everything about American shopping, much to my horror.

This was a museum. For who? I dunno. But what a cool building!