Weekend in Taipei

This past weekend was wonderful. I took a high speed train up to Taipei (that was full of adventures) and spent 2 days and nights with my Dad. THANK YOU FOR COMING, POPS!

I got a blitz tour of the city. It was just to whet my appetite. I definitely plan to go back. We saw
*Taipei 101 (world’s tallest building)
*Chiang Kai-shek Memorial
*Dr. Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall
*LDS temple
All on the first day.

One awesome thing I must mention is that I saw the changing of the guards at the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall. First time in my life. And it was really neat. We were extremely close to them. I can’t imagine doing guard duty in this country for 1 straight hour. Ick! The poor guys. And yet they work very hard to get there.

That night we went to dinner with my Dad’s friend/agent’s assistant. And then the agent, his wife, and another employee joined us. We had Italian food and it was tasty. I ordered four cheese pasta – I don’t get enough cheese in this country :)

The assistant Cynthia is very cool. She is only a year older than me! And she sent an e-mail saying she’d be happy to be my personal city tour guide if I go again. Sa-weet!

David (dad’s agent) is a very nice gentleman. I met him when I first got here. I like him even more now that I’ve interacted with him. He and his wife Debbie were very generous with their time. They took us around on our 2nd day.

First we say the Lin ancestral home (David’s family). It was great to have someone explain what everything is for. And it was his family that lived there years and years ago! He even remembered using similar furniture when he was a boy.

And we saw the National Palace Museum the 2nd day. That was neat too. I barely saw anything. Dad did buy me a book and I read the 1st chapters on the train ride home. He has already visited (a whole 3 hours) and wasn’t interested in it. I’m sure I could spend a day there. I definitely have to go back!

And Dad was my mail delivery man. He brought an early Christmas present, some of Mom’s delicious homemade cookies (chocolate chip), math books (to work out my brain muscle), and some maps of the US. It was FABULOUS! Never had such a good mailman. The cookies are delicious; not dried out like the ones my mom mailed me before.

I can’t think of anything else to say. I’m sure I could say tons more; I just can’t think of anything that shouts “you have to share me!” so I’ll finish up now. Pictures can say everything else. . .