Taipei, Taiwan

We've just arrived in Taiwan, Taipei!!! Taipei is also the capital in Taiwan. The airport is partly cloudy and its lightly sprinkling. We've just rented a cab to take to to us a fancy 4-star hotel, with a great view of the SOGO Department, and right next to the market place with a lot of good food. We will also visit Taipei 101 which set a new building height record in 2004. Taipei was founded in the early 18th century and became an important center for overseas trade in the 19th century. The Japanese acquired Taiwan in 1895 after the First Sino-Japanese War and made Taipei the island's capital.The Republic of China took over the island in 1945 after Japan's defeat in World War II.