Taiwan
All of yesterday was spent traveling from Boston to Taipei via Atlanta and Narita (Tokyo). It's quite the marathon and you're pretty beat up when you get in.
I spent a half a day in Taipei waiting for the flight to Hualien. The Grand Hyatt in Taipei is pretty nice! Breakfast is a huge buffet and you could load up for the day there. And it's complementary for us! It is right around the corner from the 101 Tower which is pretty hard to miss. I think at one point it was the tallest in the world but I'm not sure. Plenty of places to eat or just walk around.
We headed off to Hualien in the afternoon via an ATR 72 (turbo Prop) on a half hour flight. It's a small city and the hotel, the Parkview, is pretty much in the middle overlooking the port. Not bad. Evidently western style food is in short supply so it may be an opportunity to lose a pound or two. We'll see. We start work early tomorrow morning.
The job search continues! It seems that Jacobs is willing to meet everone's salaries...except mine! I'm looking into a few options which may or may not mean working the same job that I'm doing. Stay tuned!!
