English Assignment Three

last year, during the december school holidays, my family and i went on a trip to taiwan. i was over the moon and could hardly wait for the day to arrive. we woke up at 5 in the morning. i was still half asleep as we hired a taxi to drive us to the airport. upon reaching the airport, i was surprised to see so many people checking in so early in the moring! after checking in, we went to grab a bite before boarding the plane. the entire flight took about four hours. i would have been bored to death if not for the movies that were available for us to watch while on the plane.
finally, we arrived at our destination. i was shocked to see that taiwan was totally different from singapore! the airport wasn't that great, the buildings there were old and run-down, and there were lots of mountains, which i found it pretty irritating. in order to get from one city to another, the coach bus had to travel by the mountain roads. not only are they time counsuming, the roads are bumpy, which makes me feel giddy and nauseous. the temperature there was around 19 to 23 degrees, slighter colder than singapore.
the next day, our tour guide brought us to many main tourist attractions, such as the national palace museum, where we went to have a look at the exquistive carvings of jade, beautiful paintings and majestic statues. we went to the relaxing hot springs, and also went to taipei101, which is a shopping centre. it is one of the tallest buildings in the world, with 101 floors! we than went to yehliu. there are lots of natural rock formations, an amazing array of artistic shapes created by erosion and other natural forces.the wind there is very strong, and the temperature can go as low as 17 degrees. we took a few photos, before leaving for shilin, one of the largest night markets in taiwan. when we reached our destination, there were crowds of people jostling about. there were lots of stalls selling a variety of things, ranging from clothes to digital devices. we also tried out some of the local delicacies, and we came back to the hotel with our hands full with bags of stuff that we bought. we also watched a performance by the hakka tribe. it was an extraordinary performance, they invited us to dance with them.it was hillarious! after that, we departed for the hotel.
we were quite unwilling when we had to leave taiwan on the 6th day of our trip. i had enjoyed myself throughly and wish i will have the opportunity to visit taiwan again.