Got high today

Went to Taipei 101. Built to resemble a bamboo stalk, 508 metres high, 101 above-ground stories and five underground, and holds the record for the world's tallest building. It's one and a half Eiffel Towers. There's a building in Dubai being built that will surpass Taipei 101's height, but until it is completed, Taipei 101 holds the title.

The building contains the world's two fastest elevators. To get to the 89th floor it takes 37 seconds. My ears popped several times on the way up.

We arrived at the indoor observatory on the 89th floor. Taipei 101 has state of the art technologies throughout the building. I felt so safe up there. It didn't seem like I was really that high up.


Today was rainy and a bit cloudy. The main draw of visiting on a day like this is that it wasn't very busy.

I made use of an audio tour remote which pointed out many of the surrounding landmarks and attractions.


I heard all kinds of languages being spoken by the visitors in the observatory. The elevator hostess greeted and informed us in Mandarin, English, and Japanese.

Wind damper:


The outdoor observatory:

Looking toward the top of the building:


A walkway:

New York New York: a mall complex.


Ate dinner here. I didn't opt for "Chinese Caterpillar Fungus Tea," but chose "Longan Pulp and Red Jujube Tea" instead.


Theatre at NY NY. Watched My Blueberry Nights. Loved the movie.


Night lights of Taipei 101: