Big Ole Bowl O' Noodles

We went and had dinner at the 101 food court - Lonely Planet called this the best that they'd ever seen. Here's a nighttime picture taken on the way back to our hotel.

The food court is located in the lower basement level of the mall, which shares a foundation with the main tower. There are probably hundreds of restaurants and shops down there serving all varieties of food, from authentic asian to middle eastern to US fast food. We wandered around a bit and ended up going with a Hong Kong specialty - "A Kuan" milk noodles. The broth is made with real milk - a bonus for those of us that are lactose intolerant - and while highly surreal, is also very tasty.

View from Agora hotel in Taipei

Arrived in Taiwan on 10/22/05 and moved into the Agora Garden Hotel in Taipei - VERY nice digs. One of the best parts of staying here was the fantastic location. We were fortunate enough to be just a few (admittedly large) blocks away from the Taipei 101. Here are some shots of the hotel:

Picture from the "Pegasus Garden" in the back

Front of the hotel

Not really sure what I was thinking...probably something between Colossus of Rhodes and constipation

Pegasus Gardens

Visit to Niu Niu's place

We went over and visited Niu Niu (AKA Megan) and Jen Hsun (AKA Alexander) at their place in Neihu. Through some bizarre coincidence, we managed, without even really trying, to find a place that is about 0.5km away from theirs. Even odder is the fact that they just opened up their new office about 3 blocks away from our place. We went over one night to visit and get a tour of their house, which is pretty darn snazzy.

Pictured here are Fred and Niu Niu (cousin from 2nd aunt) and the three dogs hanging out on the couch.

Dinner with Henry

Henry Chiu, one of our Directors of Sales, came to Taiwan and invited the whole team out for a nice dinner. This was taken at an upscale Japanese restaurant, and the food was fan-freaking-tastic.

From left to right, we have Howard, Henry, Vincent, Kelly, Andy, Glenn, Vanessa, Melanie, and Fred.

Dinner with Grandfather

We had a nice dinner in Shi Men Ding with Grandpa Ai before he left for the US. He gave Melanie a really nice 18 year old commemorative coin.