This is our last day in Taiwan. Tomorrow morning we leave for Tokyo. This has to be the saddest day I have seen in a long time. I came to Taiwan, not knowing what to expect. I was so looking foward to going to Tokyo, but now I find myself wanting to stay here in TaiPei. I have had so much fun since I got here. I have met so many wonderful people. All the locals are so nice and helpful. The good news about today is that we got to sleep in, needless to say, I woke up at 9:30am. I went down to the local laundry mat and did some much needed laundry, then back to the hotel to begin the days events. Our first scheduled event was a trip to a local massage parlor. The parlor is actually run by some ladies from Thailand who have set up shop here in TaiPei.
Needless to say there are no pictures of me getting a massage, mainly because everyone was busy enjoying one of their own. The ladies started by washing our feet. Needless to say, it was the most amazing thing ever. My feet have never felt so good. Our massage consisted of various stretches and massages of the muscles and joints. We also got our backs and shoulders rubbed down with hot towels. It was so wonderful. The best part is that it lasted for TWO HOURS!!! Those were the fastest two hours of my life. 
After our massage I went shopping for a few hours. Around 6:00pm we had a going away party at one of the really fancy all-you-can-eat buffets. It was indescribable. The food was all so fancy and ohh so good. Even better, we could eat and drink as much as we like. needless to say, I wasn't much for the drinking part, but I ate my money's worth. I had like 9 plates of food plus ice cream for dessert. 
After eating, I went down to the Shilian Night market. I walked for hours looking for nifty souvenirs of my trip, but came back empty handed. However, the interesting thing to take home from this experience is that their are night markets all over Taipei that open up in the evening and go till about midnight. They sell everything you can think of, but unlike american business you can talk the vendors down in price. In America people get annoyed or mad if you do these things, but it is common practice in TaiPei. After I finished my tour of the night market, I returned to the hotel for the evening (about 11:00pm).
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