Monday 6/8/09

On Monday, we tried our first egg stewed in tea, our new favorite food. It has the added bonus of pairing nicely with pearl milk tea.














Next we went to the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall built in honor of the political and military leader of 20th century China.





The large grounds areas are extremely well kept with ornate trees and flowers.







The buildings along the entrance are colorful and detailed as they lead visitors to the main hall.





Arriving at noon, we saw the changing of the guards ceremony.










The woodwork on the ceiling of the memorial is perhaps the most impressive view though it's really hard to pick a favorite part; this place is really neat.
























For lunch we had hot pot, basically fondue broth with Chinese spices. The seafood, meat and vegetable selection was much broader than you would find in the U.S. and it was all you can eat, this served as our dinner as well.
















In the evening, we went to KTV - a building of individual party rooms for singing karaoke (to the original music videos or to random scenes if the videos are unavailable, which is often the case for the American songs).

Afterwards, we strolled around down town, fulfilled some food cravings and headed home.