I didn't want to go downtown on New Year's Eve as I really feared a huge turnout at the vicinity of Taipei 101, where the most expensive firework show in Taiwan, costing more than NT$20 million dollars (USD$625,000), would be displayed.
But I did want to see it, the all splendid fireworks exploded along the outer walls of the world's tallest building. Reports said it could be 101's last fireworks, because it won't keep title for next year.
I found a spot very close to my home in Tamsui (Danshui), less than 10 minutes by motorcycle. Up on the hill near Technology and Science Institute of Northern Taipei (北台灣科技大學), I could see Taipei 101 standing tall at the end of the horizon. Using my Garman GPS navigator, I was told that the building was 8 miles (14 kilometers) away in direct distance.
Yes, the fireworks looked tiny, but I took comfort that, at the end of the show, I would be home soon and stayed out of the 7-degree-Fahrenheit cold temperature.
PS. According the a statement released by Taipei MRT, the company served more than 1.93 million passengers on the last day of 2007, up from 1.57 million same time last year.
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