After that, Kaiya came back and took a long nap. That night we met out with Anson and Fu Fleeting, our friends that we met recently through our close friends in Aurora! Thanks Mark for the introduction! Anson and Fleeting took us out to dinner then on to the Shilin Night Market. This was an experience! It was jam packed with people, tons of vendors selling clothes and accessories. Susan wanted to buy Bubble Tea, so we stopped at a vendor and she was in heaven. I, on the otherhand did not like it . . . unless you like tapioca.
Today, we visited the National Palace Museum. The grounds were gorgeous-a beautiful park w/ Koi fish and bridges. After that we headed over to the Handicraft Market which is 4 floors of authentic Taiwanese gifts. It's GREAT! I highly recommend going there when travelling to Taiwan, you can find anything and everything Taiwanese! I was able to find beautiful Chinese dresses for Olivia and Kaiya and a Chinese outfit for Graham-too cute!
I met another couple from Sweden that was adopting their 5 month old baby girl. They were very nice and the two babies were fascinated w/ each other.
This trip has been an amazing experience, from the food to the people to the sights to Kaiya!!! Everyone here is so respectful and courteous. Many speak English so there was never an issue w/ the language barrier. It is so clean from the airports to the streets. Our guide, Fion has been wonderful-couldn't have done it without her.
Kaiya is just opening up more and more. Very chatty, giggly and happy little girl. She will fall asleep anywhere, preferably on me. :) We're so looking forward to coming home tomorrow to meet her new brother, sister and daddy! As you can see we've been wearing her out! Sleep little girl!
Sleepy head!
We love the little GREEN MAN! He is at all the crosswalks and starts out really, really slow, then at about 17 seconds, he gets faster and faster and FASTER! Fion, our guide said she's even seen the little green man fall over at the end! TOO CUTE! We love our little green man!
Wednesday, October 10th is Taiwan's National Holiday. It is the equivalent of the 4th of July in the USA
Taipei 101
Susan was CRAVING Bubble Tea, and you can tell she LOVED IT!
My face after trying the bubble tea-NO THANK YOU!!!
Scooters everywhere! Even little children ride on them!
Shopping at the Shilin Night Market
Dessert in Taiwan: Shaved Ice! It has tofu, beans and ice. The food here has been wonderful! Very tasty, and very healthy. Even the dessert is healthy!!!
The Gardens at the National Palace Museum
Ginormous Koi Fish!
Kaiya making friends already!National Palace Museum
5 comments:
We love all the pictures. I'm so glad you've had a good time. I liked the Bubble Tea, too, but Jeff didn't. And, Fion took us to a different Bubble Tea place, and she said it was the best...don't know if that makes a difference? What a joy to have Kaiya.
What wonderful pictures! Thanks for sharing with us!
Love all the pictures of Taiwan..and love watching you grinning from ear to ear with happiness. Kaiya looks to be fitting right in. And yum..that shave ice looks good..can't wait to see if it taste different then here in Hawaii. Safe travles home! Kristie
Nicole,
Thanks for all the pics! They are beautiful! Looks like you're really getting the full Taiwan experience! Kaiya is beautiful and adorable!
jen
Thank you for sharing your journey! The pictures really captured life in Taipei very well, you hardly missed anything - not even the green man could escape!!
Kaiya is just so beautiful and I bet she can't wait to meet her father, sister and brother.
Safe travel - the flight coming back is even shorter!
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