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We landed in Taipei international airport around 6:30am. China Airlines entertainment facilities include only a large projection screen with an A/B system which was popular in the 80’s. I slept pretty much throughout the flight which is one good thing about leaving SFO to Asia at midnight. For future travelers I would suggest forgoing the Chinese style breakfast because it is quite bland. Taipei international airport is wonderful. It has a lot of cool stores and a large array of restaurants, as I am writing this post I have lost Amber to some duty free store. We found this tiny place in C3 which served authentic Chinese food and I got a serving of amazing dumplings (USD$6 with tea) while Amber got her noodle fix. I am off now to explore some electronic stores to see if I can find any cool gadgets.

Dumplings for breakfast at Taipei International Airport

I haven’t been blogging for a while now but I think its time I get back into it so whats better way to start then my 2009-2010 vacation. Every year Amber and I have a tradition to leave the US and bring in the new year at an exotic foreign location. We have done Mexico a couple of times but this year we decided to stretch the distance further by going to Bali and Java. We are leaving SFO monday 29th december 2009 and arriving in Taipei as the first leg. I hear that noodles at the Taipei airport are really good and I hope to have a real Chinese breakfast with Bao and dumplings in our 5 hour layover. We then leave for Denpasar, Indonesia and then to Ubud where we will be spending most of our time. Stay tuned and I hope to be writing as I get time on the internet and posting pictures also.