Lucien’s place is a convenient base for exploring Taipei. It’s about a ten minute walk to the Tonghua market, which became my favorite place for breakfast, and there’s a major bus stop with numerous lines right at the corner. Be sure to get explicit instructions for finding the apartment. The given address is found at the side street entrance. That door is locked in the evening. If you’re coming in at night, you have to use the entrance on the main street, which shows a cluster of addresses but not the one you’re looking for. This entrance though has an attendant (a concierge if you will) who can show you the way. A Mr. Li (I assume the Li of Liyu Designs, the design studio working out of the rest of the apartment) greeted me. I saw a few of the other designers during my stay. They were working late hours to finish a project before some holiday. They seemed friendly and I think they all speak English if you decide to strike up a conversation. My only complaint is that the towels were cold and clammy from day one. I tried using the bathroom’s hvac system, which, according to Google Translate, includes greenhouse’, ‘cool’, ‘dry’, and ‘ventilation’ settings. After running the hvac on dry for hours, the towels still felt damp. I probably should have messaged Lucien, since he’s really responsive and replies fairly quickly. I just thought I would mention it when I bumped into him at some point. I never did meet him, and it wasn’t anything major—just an irritant that I forgot about once I was out and about.