A List of Our Adventures in Taiwan!

Vocational visits:

• Red Cross (2 – local Taoyaun branch and National Society Headquarters in Taipei)
• Afamado Goods Inc (a vehicle accessory international trade business)
• Tranergy Technology Co, LTC. (a solar company)
• Hsinchu Science Park Authority
• Hsinchu City Mayoral visit
• Foreign Affairs Administration visit
• Famous “meatball soup” store
• Orchid Farm (2 – Hsinchu and Taoyuan)
• County of Hsinchu (Governor) and Magistrate
• ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute)
• Hsinchu Incinerator Plant
• National Tsing Hua University
  
• Lin Yuan Food Factory with a DYI "popcorn snack"
• Mr. Tea factory
• KY Handmade Paper Mill
• Dairy Farm (family destination)
• Mt. Snow Tunnel and Control Station for the National Freeway 5, the longest tunnel in E Asia
• King Car Group Whiskey Distillery
• Ai Jia Development Center (handicapped children’s home run by a Catholic church)
• Eva Airlines, Cargo division
• Doctor’s office visit – impromptu for team member
• Mayor of Dasi’s office
• Chuan Gui Soyfoods Processing Plant (tofu factory)
• Ceramic Art Plant tour
• Toilet factory (a diverse array of ceramic household items)
• Extreme Fitness - which included an entire mall floor of family entertainment: batting cage, pitching games, bowling, basketball, jogging & rollerblading track
  

Cultural visits:

• Glass Museum
• Buddhist temples (7) and Tao temple (1)
• East Gate (Hsinchu)
• Markets – Old Streets, Night, Jade, Snake Alley
• Historic Train stations (2 – Hsinchu and Miaoli)
• Military Dependents Village Museum of Hsinchu City
• Nan Liao Fishery Port (We ate sushi, shark and more)
• San Yi Wood Carving Museum
• Lungteng Historic Bridge “The Fallen Bridge”
• Tours of the Miaoli District Agro-museums - silk, farming, bio-produce, etc
• Brooke Trail hike
• Shei-Pa National Park area exploration and museum
• National Palace Museum
• Taipei 101
• Nature walk at the Pottery Mill
• Danced with Aborigines
• Pinglin Tea Plantation & Museum
• Mingte Reservoir private collector's "museum" tour
• Aboriginal elementary school visits (2)
• Lanlashan Forest Reserve… Hiking in the mountains…viewing the 1,000 year-old large trees
• Flower gardens and tea farm
• Bus ride to Yilan County to the northern-most point of Taiwan where we viewed the Pacific Ocean and the Taiwan Strait….drove the Pacific Coast Highway of Taiwan
• Toucheng Farm, a 110 acre oasis of orchards, crops, plants and animals
• Shihmen Reservoir
• Taipei County Yingko Ceramics Museum
• DIY pottery painting
• Visited the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial (learned about Chinese and Taiwanese history and watched the changing of the guards)
• National Theater and Concert Hall (briefly heard the symphony practice!)
  

Other:

• Reflexology massages
• Attended formal wedding engagement party
• Rode bicycles along the Taiwan Strait shoreline
• Karaoke at Party World/KTV - VIP room
• High speed rail, subway, boat ride and taxi to, in and around the Taipei Metro (public transportation is excellent)
• Spa swimming, hot spring and relaxation
• A vast array of food that was diverse, beautiful in presentation, tasty, healthy and a fun adventure! Our entire team did a fantastic job of learning and using chopsticks!