Culture shock in Taipei

We arrived in Taipei at 6:00 am on Tuesday morning. During the 13 hour flight I think we all managed to get a little sleep, but we certainly didn't feel well rested. We decided the best thing to do to keep the jet lag to a minimum was to check into our hostel, drop our bags and do a little sightseeing. The bus ride to Taipei took about an hour from the airport. We had no problem finding the hostel, but I think Kelly is still in shock from her first experience outside North America. It worked out well that we didn't want to crash in the rooms right away as it was already over 30 degrees by 8:00 and the air conditioning in the rooms is only turned on from 11:00 pm to 9:00 am. So off we went to explore the city for the day.