The typhoon came through over night and did not have much impact on us. We got up in the morning and went to our AIT appt. Janel and I went and left the rest of them in the room. It took longer than we expected but, everything went smoothly. We even met a very nice couple there that was from Utah. They were also staying at the Howard Plaza. I had met the guy the day before in the lobby because he brought a letter back from the orphanage for Katie. Jaclyn’s daughter had written her. When we got back to the hotel we decided to head off to the zoo even though it was sprinkling. Katie had written to me before we picked her up and requested that I take her to the zoo and I did not want to let her down. It was a bust, we did manage to eat at McDonald’s but, it was just too wet to be at the zoo. We did not see a lot of animals but there were a lot of beautiful plants. After a brief stay there we decided to head back to the room.
Later we decided to have one more adventure and chose Snake Alley and the Lungshan Temple. We also decided to try the MRT again. Well the MRT is not bad during slower hours but it was now 6:30 and rush hour. We voted afterwards that it was a toss between which was worse the taxis or the MRT. We were glad that we had chosen to see the temple. It was beautiful. Then we were off to the market across the street Snake Alley. I have to say it was an interesting location for a seedy market.
The kids enjoyed seeing the bizarre things like the snakes in cages(and on the ground.) There were vendors selling all sorts of interesting snake parts. The kids had scrolls made with their names on it and we bought a few gifts. I tried the pearl milk tea again and I like the one from the Shilin Night Market much better.
After that it was time to head back to our rooms for our last time. We had the calmest taxi ride back (a big relief.)
The next morning we woke and prepared to leave. Katie was tired and a little sad. I have to admit that I was a little sad for her. Again, you can have such a range of emotions and things just do not seem clear sometimes but, after breakfast we both felt better and ready to head off to the airport.
Dawson had slept better and seemed to be in good spirits before the flight. Janel had arranged to have drivers come and pick us up to take us the airport. People had recommended Nick and Janel really enjoyed the drive with him. He answered some questions and said that she could email him anytime if she had a question. She got a kick out of the fact that he said that he wanted to be a cowboy when he retired.
We had all dreaded the airplane ride but, it turned out to be quite nice. Dawson was perfect the entire flight and never complained once. Katie seemed to really enjoy the flight also and her and Lizzy sat by each other. It was a long flight and no one likes sitting for that long but, the kids gave us no reason to complain.
Later we decided to have one more adventure and chose Snake Alley and the Lungshan Temple. We also decided to try the MRT again. Well the MRT is not bad during slower hours but it was now 6:30 and rush hour. We voted afterwards that it was a toss between which was worse the taxis or the MRT. We were glad that we had chosen to see the temple. It was beautiful. Then we were off to the market across the street Snake Alley. I have to say it was an interesting location for a seedy market.
The kids enjoyed seeing the bizarre things like the snakes in cages(and on the ground.) There were vendors selling all sorts of interesting snake parts. The kids had scrolls made with their names on it and we bought a few gifts. I tried the pearl milk tea again and I like the one from the Shilin Night Market much better.
After that it was time to head back to our rooms for our last time. We had the calmest taxi ride back (a big relief.)
The next morning we woke and prepared to leave. Katie was tired and a little sad. I have to admit that I was a little sad for her. Again, you can have such a range of emotions and things just do not seem clear sometimes but, after breakfast we both felt better and ready to head off to the airport.
Dawson had slept better and seemed to be in good spirits before the flight. Janel had arranged to have drivers come and pick us up to take us the airport. People had recommended Nick and Janel really enjoyed the drive with him. He answered some questions and said that she could email him anytime if she had a question. She got a kick out of the fact that he said that he wanted to be a cowboy when he retired.
We had all dreaded the airplane ride but, it turned out to be quite nice. Dawson was perfect the entire flight and never complained once. Katie seemed to really enjoy the flight also and her and Lizzy sat by each other. It was a long flight and no one likes sitting for that long but, the kids gave us no reason to complain.
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