Taipei Airport
We arrived at the Hong Kong Airport with plenty of time for lunch before boarding the plane to Taipei and then catching our connecting flight to Toronto, Canada
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| Waiting Lounges with various themes, Taipei Airport |
We always fly with either Air Canada or Cathy Air since they are the biggest airlines operating in Asia. This time we flew with EVA Airline from Hong Kong to Toronto via Taipei Airport with a stopover time there of about three hours.
In our travel, I love exploring the different airports at the same time o stretch my legs and see what kind of shops and services they have to offer.
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| Taiwanese Ceremonial Waiting Lounge |
The Taipei Airport is not the most modern nor is it the biggest in Asia. At first glance, it appeared that there was nothing to write home about.
Since we had about an hour to kill, we took a leisurely walk about and explore the various shops.
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| Numerous shops can be found in airports everywhere to entice travelers' spending |
During our numerous trips, we found that though airports in each city look a little different.
However, they are very similar in that in every airport, there are shops and brand name stores and restaurants trying to lure travelers to spend money buying their products at the last minute before catching their flights.
We found the Taipei Airport charming and unique. After passengers clear security and customs waiting for their flights, there are actually something interesting for them to experience.
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| A Waiting Lounge with a floral theme |
The waiting areas in the Taipei Airport are not just lined up with restaurants, shops and more shops. But it has been divided into a number of theme waiting areas such as the one on the left with a floral theme of Taiwan's most famous flowers.
Each one of these theme waiting areas offers travelers a comfortable space to relax, wait, and something to read about should they be interested in that particular theme.
For example, we saw the Music Waiting Area.
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| The Music Waiting Lounge - Taipei Airport, Taiwan |
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| The Skyline Waiting Lounge |
The Skyline Waiting Lounge - decorated with model planes and hot air balloons and other flying objects. These colourful decorations must set off the imagination of those kids interested in aviation!
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Decorated in bright pink colour with small tables and play equipment for kids to explore while waiting for their next flight with parents, this was a waiting lounge with a Hello Kitty theme.
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| Display of a Taiwanese artist's work at the airport |
We admired the pieces in the Art Gallery displaying the artwork of a well known Taiwanese photographer.
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| Art gallery showcasing as artist's work at the airport |
We visited a number of stores selling merchandise to travellers.
One of the stores sold local crafts items and also highlighted the aboriginal people of the island with a map and related information about them.
What I really like was the Library Waiting area where it has been decorated with book shelves and filled with reading material.
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| The E library Waiting Lounge at the Taipei Airport looked inviting and lined up with books |
Cushions were placed on the floor should one wish to relax, sit down and read.
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| Travellers reading in the e Reading Waiting Lounge |
In fact, we saw some people doing just that and a girl was enjoying some reading time with her mother.
I enjoyed wandering through the different colourful waiting areas with various themes and reading material and related displays.
I only wished we had more time so that we could explore the Taipei Airport more and see all the different themed areas. At least we could learn something while waiting for our connecting flight without being bombarding with only stores bombarding us with material goods and tempting us to buy more things we may not need in our lives!
R.T.
Taipei Airport
Taipei, Taiwan
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