Taiwan is modern and vibrant, and has about the friendliest people of any country we have visited. Everyone was so nice to us. We enjoyed the nature areas, the 180-mph bullet trains, and the delicious food.
Below: The sign reads "Taroko National Park" which was our first nature excursion. The tourmaline-blue rivers were beautiful and we saw wild monkeys here (Rock Macaque Monkeys).
Below: This is the Lungshan Buddhist Temple in Taipei.
Below: Sun Moon Lake.
Below: Motor scooters rule the road in Taiwan.
Below: Time for dinner and shopping.
Taiwan was so comfortable and so easy to get around. It was a great place to kick off our tour of Asia. Next stop: Philippines.