21 March 2012
Leaving Taipei
The interesting stuff finished on the last page. From here on in, unless theres a terrorist attack or my plane is accidentally a concorde, it will be boring pictures of airports, and airport food.
Getting to Taoyuan Taipei airport requires 2 subways, the high speed train, and a bus. I allowed 2 hours, it took just over 1. Every connection I had to wait seconds for.
This means I am at the airport way too early, which is great. As I did last time whilst transiting, you can walk a lap of the whole airport in about an hour without stopping. This is great fun, you can look at all the planes parked and taking off etc. The kind of fun only I find fun.
I also stopped for lunch, first lunch as I suspect there will be more lunch.
Later on I will type some more crap from Hong Kong.
Me looking pleased with myself to be on the unreserved car of the high speed rail.
The bus had all sorts of electronic equipment on a shelf in the back. All of it appears to be turned off. I gave it a close inspection.
The antiquated Taoyuan terminal 1. Terminal 2 is much much nicer.
One last chance...
...for beef noodle soup. Actually they have a really good Taiwanese restaurant in Hong Kong airport.
The lounge is nothing great, they do have a noodle bar but I recall the tiny watery serves they give you. So I will stick to green tea and red bean cake, coffee, wasabi peanuts.