Taipei 101

No, we didn't go to Taipei 101 for the New Year's countdown. Not with Ning. Thus we went to the tower some nights before 31st Dec.

Taipei 101 boast of many new records:

- It is one of the world's tallest building, surpassing Petronas Tower in KL. And the world's first "tallest building" to be constructed in the new millennium.

- It has the world's fastest elevator. Reaching the observation level (88 levels) in 37 seconds. And you don't even feel your ear is blocked because the elevator had been "pressurized".

- It has the largest damper sphere in the world (see picture). Because Taipei is an earthquake and typhoon zone, Taipei 101 is built to withstand tremors and winds. The building includes this damper to stabilizes the building of strong winds and any earthquake tremors. And it is the only building in the world where the public can view the damper (for other tall buildings, the damper is always enclosed and not for public viewing).

The observation deck is like any other tower we went. Except they have the audio guide which you can use for free and every details of the building and its surrounding are clearly explained in the guide.

They have created 4 different mascot for Taipei 101. And Ning found them so adorable that she ended up taking pictures with them.