Kinks

Our final day in Taiwan was so hot, about 31d celsius. We visited the National Palace Museum where lots of valuable Chinese artifacts are stored. We were surprised when many of the the exhibits were closed for renovation, but still saw lots of interesting things. We hit a snag right before lunch since we were out of Taiwan dollars, and couldn't find a bank to exchange our Korean Won. We visited 4 banks and finally had to exchange the US $ we had. After lunch, we walked around some more and then picked up our stuff at the hotel. The hour-long shuttle bus to the airport only cost $3 each, and we made it there with no problems.
I always love the window seat, so when asked, we requested as much.When we got on the plane, however, my seat was the only one on the plane that was on the window side but didn't have a window. It was kind of strange, but no big deal. Our plane landed with no problems at 9.55pm, and we hustled thru customs and got our baggage. We made it on the 10.35 bus bound for the express bus terminal, and we got there at 11.40pm. We were rushing in hopes of catching the last bus back to Wonju...we were an hour late!
We tried to find a cheap motel around the terminal, but couldn't find any. We ended up checking into an all-night spa. Here's how it works: we paid $6 and were given a towel and a locker. The rooms are segragated by sex, so we went our seperate ways. Once in the rooms, there's an open area for relaxing or sleeping. The other big room is the spa, which has 2 big hot tubs, a cold tub, two saunas, numerous showers, and massage tables. The only catch is; you must be naked in the spa area. Luckily, there were only two older ladies in my room. B's room had lots of men, but all were sleeping already. These spas are popular amoung Koreans, but this was the 1st time we experienced it.
At 6am, we boarded our bus bound for Wonju. We arrived at 7:30, and were both at school by 8:20. Both of our schools are busy preparing for tests so we have light days today. Hopefully tonight we'll get more pics up!!