Checking in from Taiwan.
It was a busy week here in Taiwan, I will give a rundown of our activity. On Wednesday of last week we headed down from Taipe to Sun Moon Lake. Nick had just gotten a fever so we were on pins and needles. Other then sleeping though he did remarkably well. After a 3hr drive we got to Sun Moon Lake, and stopped at our hotel, the best hotel I have ever been at. Took a boat ride and had a "Light of the Sun Moon Lake" foo foo drink. It was divine. Next day we went to my favorite Temple that I have been to, built by Chiang Kai Shek because he liked Sun Moon Lake a lot.
Nick and Dad at the Temple on Sun Moon Lake
We then drove an hour to Chiayi to visit Jen's grandma. She is very nice and very active. They run a fruit stand and wake up at 3am every day to start the day.
Great Grandma and Nick meeting The next day we went to Alishan, a mountain near Chiayi. That was a terrible drive, very pretty at the top (where we spent the night) but boy was that drive twisty. Thankfully Nick slept through most of it up and down. I suffered at the top, jen suffered at the bottom.
Elder sister pond at Alishan
We then went to Kenting which is at the end of the island. We stayed two nights here but the second day was rainy as we started to get hit with a typhoon. Thats right, we were in a typhoon, if only the outer edges. That is also the day that I came down with Nicks cold and started running a fever myself.
Lighthouse at Kenting
On the ride back up we stopped at Chiayi to see the grandma again and then dropped Nick, Jen and myself off at the high speed rail line for the last leg home. Instead of 4 hours trapped in a car seat, Nick would get to wander the train and be home in 1.5 hours, excellent idea Jen, Excellent.
