TAIWAN :)..... and the rest of the weekend

well it's official. Tickets Seoul to Taipei are booked for May 5th. Jeff and I are getting 6 days on Ilha Formosa to see Taipei and Taroko Gorge (a two day jungle trek not dissimilar to the one I did on Penang in Malaysia, but that was like 4 hours not two days). While it's hardly enough time to see it all it seemed like a good compromise for a 6 day trip, as on mainland China it's founding of the People's Republic week (something I'm reasonably sure won't be celebrated in Taiwan :P) where everyone has a holiday and heads out to see things like the Great Wall or the Forbidden City making Beijing or Shanghai less attractive. Japan was also discussed but price and the short time made it seem less appealing. I've also heard nothing but amazing things from people who have been to Taiwan, and it seems that it really is the undiscovered gem of Asia. I suppose I'll find out in 3 months :P

We also found a great Indian restaurant near the north gate of Kyungpook Uni. Our friend Barry told us about Maya out there so after booking Taiwan we headed out there to try it. It was amazing and I'm sure I ate too much, but finding good Indian food in Korea is difficult (emphasis on good, you can get kimchi curry and "Indian" bokimbap at a few places). Then we went to the WaBar downtown, which adds another WaBar to my list (I think I'm at 8 now :P)

Sunday I talked to my Dad to wish him a happy birthday and also managed a chat to Ingolf. The actual day was low key, which after two weeks of travelling and working was nice.

Overall a nice weekend )