Taipei, Taiwan

For one of the factory visits in Taiwan we had to travel south on the island from Taipei to Taichung City via high speed train. Based on how well this method of transporation worked and how inexpensive it was I struggle to understand why there isn't a nation wide high speed rail system in the U.S. It was quiet, comfortable and fast (174 MPH).





Our last full day in Taipei we finished up our business meetings by 1:00 pm and then our team based in Taipei showed us some of the sights.

While I am not certain of the direct translation this is the tomb of the past president of Taiwan (2 of them). It's located in an area similar to the Lincoln Memorial in DC.



This is one of the guards of the memorial. We got there just as they were doing the changing of the guards, very intense focus and disciplined in the process and formality. The crazy part was the guards don't blink and never lose focus despite cameras flashing everywhere. Pretty impressive and I was able to get about 10 minutes of this on video.



In this picture you can see the memorial and if you look in the background the tall needle looking building is Taipei 101.



Here are Joesph, Phillip and I standing on the steps of the memorial.



The sun was trying to break through the clouds over the entrance to the square.



This is from the steps of the memorial looking down at the square.