Monday, September 11, 2006
The Taipei Basin
Skyscraper with a nifty swimming pool on the rooftop.
Later, we took the Taipei Subway out to Xin Dian. Apparently when I was a kid, this was a popular tourist destination at the outskirts of Taipei. It is a small town where the Dan Shui River enters the Taipei Basin. There is a cute little red bridge and down below there are little paddle boats in the shape of swans and ducks.
We saw some stray dogs and visited one of the gazillion 7-Elevens in Taiwan for some water. The 7-Elevens are everywhere in Taiwan. It's like Starbucks in Seattle. Everywhere you go, there's one. They're a lot smaller and cleaner than the ones in the U.S.
We were pretty tired, so we headed back to the apartment for a quick nap. After our nap, we went out to dinner with two of my cousins. For dinner, we had these buns that you stuffed with meat. This was one of Christy's favorite meals while in Taiwan.
After dinner, we went and visited my grandma. Sadly, we forgot to bring our camera with us. I also met my youngest uncle's wife. (Except I had no idea who she was, nor was I ever informed that my uncle had gotten married). He's a fairly accomplished bird photographer. Currently he writes travel guides.
¶ Monday, September 11, 2006 
Skyscraper with a nifty swimming pool on the rooftop.
Later, we took the Taipei Subway out to Xin Dian. Apparently when I was a kid, this was a popular tourist destination at the outskirts of Taipei. It is a small town where the Dan Shui River enters the Taipei Basin. There is a cute little red bridge and down below there are little paddle boats in the shape of swans and ducks.
We saw some stray dogs and visited one of the gazillion 7-Elevens in Taiwan for some water. The 7-Elevens are everywhere in Taiwan. It's like Starbucks in Seattle. Everywhere you go, there's one. They're a lot smaller and cleaner than the ones in the U.S.
We were pretty tired, so we headed back to the apartment for a quick nap. After our nap, we went out to dinner with two of my cousins. For dinner, we had these buns that you stuffed with meat. This was one of Christy's favorite meals while in Taiwan.
After dinner, we went and visited my grandma. Sadly, we forgot to bring our camera with us. I also met my youngest uncle's wife. (Except I had no idea who she was, nor was I ever informed that my uncle had gotten married). He's a fairly accomplished bird photographer. Currently he writes travel guides.
¶ Monday, September 11, 2006
