In a wildly unguarded moment this spring, I told my husband that I would learn to fix the sprinklers “by myself” this year. It was partly to relieve his work load, since he is usually working 12 hours a day, plus multiple out of town trips, while busy with a major bedroom/bathroom remodel. It was […]
Taipei Zoo by Day Ziga Zaga Club by Night
On our last day of adventures in Taipei, we began with a visit to the Taipei Zoo. This is no small place, and I’m sure we walked a few miles. It is half a mile from just the front gate to the animals. The zoo design categorizes animals by continent. Sometimes there are two or […]
Shuangxi Riverside Park 雙溪河濱公園
Monday, April 18th, 2011 began with meeting friends for coffee and a chat. A lovely four hour chat! The two women we met with are both currently expats, one from California and one from France, who arrived a short while after our time of living there, but are still there. They both have small children, […]
A Flower a Day
We managed to be in Taipei for the last week of the Taipei International Flower Exposition. While I did take some pictures of the plastic bottle building, we spent the rest of our time looking at floral exhibits by various countries. Most of the countries participating were from Asia, but the USA had an expressive […]
Erzihping Trail, Beitou Hot Springs, and Karaoke
Saturday, we were able to spend the day with some of our wonderful friends in Taipei. They fed us twice, took us hiking, introduced us to some of Taiwan’s hot springs, and patiently practiced Chinese conversational skills with me. There were many highlights to the day and we deeply appreciate the time we were able […]