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I didnt see much in Taipei airport except very expensive goods – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Maybe the airport may be worthwhile itself. I remember Singapore > Changi where the airport muzac actually was performed by a > string quartet.  I sat down with my Heineken and gave them > a listen before I went shopping. They were really good. > Mette Li > Hello…next March I will have a 4 hour layover at CKS (Taipei) > airport.  I understand that I likely will not have time to head into > town and do any sightseeing, but is there anything to see very near > the airport?  Would it be feasable to hire a taxi to give me a quick > 1 hour tour or something to that effect?  Never been to Taiwan > before so I’m curious.  Also, my luggage will be checked in Manila > for travel onward to CVG via LAX.  Will this cause any problems for > my luggage (i.e., being removed from plane) if I exit the airport >       for an hour or two?  Thanks in advance for the advice. Craig

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hello…next March I will have a 4 hour layover at CKS (Taipei) airport. I > understand that I likely will not have time to head into town and do any > sightseeing, but is there anything to see very near the airport?  Would it > be feasable to hire a taxi to give me a quick 1 hour tour or something to > that effect?  Never been to Taiwan before so I’m curious.  Also, my luggage > will be checked in Manila for travel onward to CVG via LAX.  Will this cause > any problems for my luggage (i.e., being removed from plane) if I exit the > airport for an hour or two?  Thanks in advance for the advice. >       Craig > — > "They that can give up essential liberty to > obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither > liberty nor safety." — Benjamin Franklin > Concerned with the direction our government > is going?  VOTE LIBERTARIAN

There’s 2 terminals at CKS, and there’s very little to do at the old terminal 1.  Terminal 2 has a few more shops and lounges.  If you don’t have access to one of the airline lounges, you can pay a small charge to enter "The More" lounge upstairs in Terminal 2.  There’s internet, showers, and snacks there, among other things.  I know EVA and United use terminal 2, and China Airlines and Cathay use terminal 1.  Can’t remember the others.  CKS has a website at http://www1.cksairport.gov.tw/english/ Taipei is about a 45 minute drive, so you probably don’t have time to see the city, and there’s really nothing to do near the airport.  I’ve seen the air museum too as I pass by, but it doesn’t look like much.  Sometimes there’s a retired China Airlines A300 or a "Grand Air" (out of business?) 737-200 sitting around.

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> But remember, Changi is the most exellent airport on the face > of this planet (IATA awards), so it may be abit unfair to project > this expectation level onto Taipei… just a thought > Preft

 If Changi is the best – then Taipei right before Yangon in Myanmar must be at the bottom of the list (and I do not know how the main North Korean airport is like) at least in Asia… Have a nice stay! Nik

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> Maybe the airport may be worthwhile itself. I remember Singapore > Changi where the airport muzac actually was performed by a > string quartet.  I sat down with my Heineken and gave them > a listen before I went shopping. They were really good.

I haven’t been to Taipei for a few years but I don’t remember it being any great source of amusement. A bunch of people walking through really crowded, narrow corridors, and a lot of vending machines. miguel — See the world from your web browser: http://travel.u.nu/

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But remember, Changi is the most exellent airport on the face of this planet (IATA awards), so it may be abit unfair to project this expectation level onto Taipei… just a thought Preft – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Maybe the airport may be worthwhile itself. I remember Singapore > Changi where the airport muzac actually was performed by a > string quartet.  I sat down with my Heineken and gave them > a listen before I went shopping. They were really good. > Mette Li > Hello…next March I will have a 4 hour layover at CKS (Taipei) airport.  I > understand that I likely will not have time to head into town and do any > sightseeing, but is there anything to see very near the airport?  Would it > be feasable to hire a taxi to give me a quick 1 hour tour or something to > that effect?  Never been to Taiwan before so I’m curious.  Also, my luggage > will be checked in Manila for travel onward to CVG via LAX.  Will this cause > any problems for my luggage (i.e., being removed from plane) if I exit the > airport for an hour or two?  Thanks in advance for the advice. >       Craig

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>Hello…next March I will have a 4 hour layover at CKS (Taipei) airport.  I >understand that I likely will not have time to head into town and do any >sightseeing, but is there anything to see very near the airport?  Would it >be feasable to hire a taxi to give me a quick 1 hour tour or something to >that effect?  Never been to Taiwan before so I’m curious.  Also, my luggage >will be checked in Manila for travel onward to CVG via LAX.  Will this cause >any problems for my luggage (i.e., being removed from plane) if I exit the >airport for an hour or two?  Thanks in advance for the advice. >      Craig

There’s an air museum right near the airport, might be worth going to. I see it every time I pass through CKS airport but have never checked it out. —- The Chiang Kai-shek Aviation Museum The Chiang Kai-shek Aviation Museum is located next to the CKS International Airport Hotel, two kilometers from the airport terminal building. The museum features exhibitions focusing on the history of aviation development both in ROC and in the world. You could also research Tzuhu (where the old generalissimo himself is awaiting his return to the mainland) to see if it’s doable. Best regards, Spehro Pefhany — "it’s the network…"                          "The Journey is the reward" Embedded software/hardware/analog  Info for designers:  http://www.speff.com

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Maybe the airport may be worthwhile itself. I remember Singapore Changi where the airport muzac actually was performed by a string quartet.  I sat down with my Heineken and gave them a listen before I went shopping. They were really good. Mette Li – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hello…next March I will have a 4 hour layover at CKS (Taipei) airport.  I > understand that I likely will not have time to head into town and do any > sightseeing, but is there anything to see very near the airport?  Would it > be feasable to hire a taxi to give me a quick 1 hour tour or something to > that effect?  Never been to Taiwan before so I’m curious.  Also, my luggage > will be checked in Manila for travel onward to CVG via LAX.  Will this cause > any problems for my luggage (i.e., being removed from plane) if I exit the > airport for an hour or two?  Thanks in advance for the advice. >       Craig

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Hello…next March I will have a 4 hour layover at CKS (Taipei) airport.  I understand that I likely will not have time to head into town and do any sightseeing, but is there anything to see very near the airport?  Would it be feasable to hire a taxi to give me a quick 1 hour tour or something to that effect?  Never been to Taiwan before so I’m curious.  Also, my luggage will be checked in Manila for travel onward to CVG via LAX.  Will this cause any problems for my luggage (i.e., being removed from plane) if I exit the airport for an hour or two?  Thanks in advance for the advice.       Craig — "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." — Benjamin Franklin Concerned with the direction our government is going?  VOTE LIBERTARIAN

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