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Published: December 24th 2010
Saturday, December 18th
Taipei
We’re on our own now, although with Alexa as our local guide we have a big advantage. Our big outing today was to the 2010 Taipei International Floral Exhibition which runs for five months in four separate venues around the city. The horticulture exhibits are fabulous - my photos cannot do justice to the beauty. I wish you could smell the aromas of fresh flowers, plants, and trees. This is heaven on earth.
We are staying at the Grand Hyatt Hotel across the street from Taipei 101, the second tallest building in the world. Taipei 101, completed in 2003, was designed by Taiwanese architect C.Y. Lee to resemble a stalk of bamboo. Most of the building consists of shops and offices with an indoor observatory on the 89th floor . In the center of the building is a massive 660 ton damper that helps stabilize the building during typhoons. The views of Taipei are incredible from this advantage.
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Alicia
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International Flora Exhibition
This has to be heaven on earth, beautiful!! Thank you for sharing!