What a busy day . . .

We visited the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial today which was very impressive. This Memorial was built to Taiwan's one time dictator. There are 89 steps to the top of the Hall which is the age Chiang was when he died. It is massive in size and very spread out.












We took a walk down an alleyway that was crammed w/ small shops and many food vendors selling live chickens, pigs feet and we even saw a man selling birds in a bag!!!








Today we ventured out since the rain had finally stopped. First we visited the LongShan Temple. It was beautiful and very spiritual. People would light incense and pray to their god, any god b/c this temple is multidenominational. The Temple enshrines 165 other deities. The temple dates back to 1738.






Yummy! Dim Sum! Susan introduced me to a delicious restaurant called Din Tai Fung, it served dim sum and many soups. We also ate delicious cabbage-yummmm yummmm!

And of course, there's always a Starbucks! Even in Taiwan! Fion, our guide also took us to the Jade Market where we bought some jade jewelery and good luck charms!Tomorrow is THE big day, so I'm going to sleep early to get a good nights rest. Fion told me something I thought was very sweet. She said the foster parents tell the children that their parents are coming to pick them up and the children sense this. She said the babies wake up early in the morning and don't go to sleep b/c they're anticipating their new parents to arrive! :) Kaiya, mommy's coming!