Taipei and back in 61 hours-the plan comes together!(Part 2)

Posted by sbarrymore

on May 1, 2009M at 6:02 am

Taipei and back in 61 hours–Part 2

Here was the plan: ( Continued)

I would leave Oklahoma City at 6:00 a.m. on Friday morning, fly to Dallas, then to San Jose, CA and on to Taipei across the international dateline, arriving there at 7 p.m. on Saturday and leaving on Sunday at 2 pm. I would be back home by 7 p.m. Sunday (total trip time-61 hours) leaving only 19 hours on the ground to see the city!

I purchased the ticket and for the next two weeks spent every evening laying out a plan to maximize my time in Taipei.

Due to time restrictions, I decided to concentrate on just seeing everything possible in the Southwest quadrant of the city. Every night I poured over the map doing my best to memorize the layout of the city. I planned every minute of the 19 hours in quarter-hour segments. I was energized by the challenge.

I booked a room at the Taipei Hilton in the center of the SW quadrant across the street from the Taipei main subway station to maximize my time, and yet still be able to catch a few hours of sleep to avoid total exhaustion.

I left Oklahoma City with $200, a Chinese phrase book, my rollaboard luggage, and a great sense of adventure!

Next-The 15 hour flight to Taipei

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Steve Barrymore

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