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Monday, July 27, 2009

Mom's trip Final leg..Taipei

We went up to Taipei for mom's last weekend. Spent the day with Peggy and Vincent on the Saturday. Drove along the coast and went to Keelung for a special seafood lunch...DELICIOUS!!!! After we got back we headed to Taipei 101 and then Shilin night market. The Sunday we visited some of Taipei's old temples and historuc sites before heading to the airport and goodbyes:(((


It was so windy in Taipei...D holding on to his hat.







Maya and Peggy blowing away in the wind:))

Maya loved Vincent..wanted to "up" on his lap:))



At lunch..working out a wrap:)



Maya loved lunch...you can see from her shirt!!

Napping...tummy's full...eye's closed!!

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Spot mom in the craziness of the market!!










Dylan loved this bowling game at one of the many arcades!!



At lunch


At the airport....

Last pic before mum went in!!


And then...Maya in her boots Granny Manuela sent her:))

Mom's trip...Taichung...Miaoli...

Some pics from the middle of the hols.....

D having lunch with Bumblebee!!

Trying to get the deodorant to work..she holds it under her arms as though spraying!!

Flower girl!

At the teashop....Japanese style seating.



Mom and Maya escaping from the group of university students that mobbed them for photos at Metropolitan park!!!

Mom eating purple rice from the veggie store.


Born to be famous:))


At the Lin family house..one of the oldest residences in Taichung and i reckon soon one of the only traditional homes left ..the way they seem to be knocking down the old places to build apartment blocks etc...

We went up to Miaoli..to Lion's head mountain... beautiful scenic area.. my cam battery died..but here are some pics!!





Our little explorer








During the week we went to the folk park in Taichung with mum...


Dylan "helping" mom ...and then Maya gets in on the action...



And then near the end..Maya poured watermelon juice all over herself and i didn't have a change of clothes...so ended up buying her a traditional outfit!!

Mum's trip-- Kaohsiung leg

A long overdue catch up. Mom was here for three weeks and she has already been gone for one..so here is a recap. The first weekend we went down to Kaohsiung. Did a lot of the touristy thing. We headed to the Old English consulate (from trade days) on the hill overlooking the ocean. We then went to the lotus pond which is surrounded by numerous temples and the famous twin pagodas. It was a VERY hot day!!!! The next day we went across (a short ferry ride)to Cijin island. There is an old fort and a beach area (but it is along the strait ...a bit on the polluted side) We also stopped in at the seashell museum. It was our fist trip to the city and i must say we were pleasantly surprised... also the most helpful and nicest cab drivers I've come across in Taiwan. Was raining when we got to the consulate and the driver gave us a brolly!!


All of us ..don't we look like an advert for Pocari!!!


Maya loves her veggies!!!! Anything green!!

Mom at the fort indicating how small the doors are!!

Dylan enjoying the open space!


I am so happy to be up here:)) As you can see...a very hot day!!!!


The twin pagodas


Across the pond.(lake)

Siblings!

Maya decided to take a rest stop!
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Dylan made Ciro climb up the pagoda with him!!


We stopped in at a department store for lunch and air conditioning and of course...time for Maya to great her fans....mouth is full of food....



Collecting pebbles.