I escaped to Taipei for a few days and had the most incredible time! I have been to Taipei twice before but it was always for work! I have several corporate clients there and had the privilege of working with the Shangri-la hotel! However, this trip was more about the arts! I sit on the board of the Asian Cultural Philippines. Our main task is to find the funds to give out grants and scholarships to deserving artists to give them the exposure to enhance their creativity and ultimately make them better artists.
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The Philippine board was invited to our Sister organization in Taipei who was celebrating their 15th anniversary. The Taiwan government and its people are all staunch supporters of the arts.
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Driving from the Airport to the hotel, already seeing how clean the city is.
Funky decor at the Miramar Garden Hotel.
Check out these cute dragons!
We landed on a clear day and went straight to our hotel called the Miramar Village. We checked out the rooms which were nice and then headed to the Museum for lunch. We zipped by the exhibits and headed straight to the restaurant museum called San-hsi-t’ang tea house. I loved the concept of it looking like a Chinese vintage library. The serene surrounding with dark woods and graphic lines really appealed to me. Here we met several members of the ACC from all over the world. Some flew in from New York, Japan, Hong Kong etc.
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- The lobby! It’s a business hotel nothing fancy but super great value for the money!
Our first stop, the Palace museum!
View of the palace!
I loved this dish! It's a giant dumpling filled with so much good things inside swimming in a golden amber broth! It was delicious! Sadly I forgot the name but I have never had anything like this before.
This was pretty unusual, it was like a sweet bean pudding. It tasted like the center of a hopia but much more refined.
It was a really lovely lunch filled with exciting cuisine and new friends. For the next couple of entries, I will be focusing on Taipei. A city less than 2 hours away from us. I love how it reminded me of Japan but so much easier on the wallet! LOL! I had a really incredible time! Met old friends and discovered new ones! I just have to tell you that Taipei is really TERRIFIC!
My new friends from the ACC New York. Katy, Jayme and Sonia! I had a great time chatting with them.
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HUGS!
RAJO!
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