Album: Taiwan: November 7 to November 15

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We stay in Hsinchu at Ray's aunt's home. Kids loved the space.

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Day 1: Ray takes us to Window on China (Xiao Ren Guo) or Miniature World

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The miniature high speed rail.

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The trains were definitely Graham's favorite part.

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He just kept looking for more trains.

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Such a lucky boy.

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Madeleine points out another feature.

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The kids must have felt so big!

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I wondered if they realized that these were miniature models of real things.

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Like the dam.

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Graham spots a ship. Also very cool.

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What is it about moving vehicles and toddler boys?

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The cars "racing" by on the highway.

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More happiness from a little boy.

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Oops, a traffic accident.

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Madeleine I think just loved being in a summer dress.

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Counting the cars as they go by.

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The airport was really cool too.

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Graham definitely thought so too.

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The Kremlin.

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And a ferris wheel.

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The LuKang Folks Arts Museum in Taiwan.

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Twirling in a dress.

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The performance was very cool.

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We pop in for some entertainment.

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The miniature tanks were very cool.

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If only I could remember this building...some palace in China.

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Madeleine loves to give hugs.

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The Forbidden Palace in Beijing, China.

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The Koi are always very fun.

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The kids loved to feed them.

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Parks are so clever to charge money for people to keep their Koi fed.

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Graham finds it so entertaining when they coming swimming to him.

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Madeleine likes to people watch.

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She also tries her hand at feeing the koi

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I think Graham could've spent an hour here.

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But the fish are going to get full fast if he keeps dumping the whole packet in at once.

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Beautiful fish.

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Time to hug a fish!

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Standing pretty with dad.

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See those shoes on her feet? She wore those almost every day, rain or shine for 2 1/2 weeks.

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There's his third or fourth packet of food.

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Gong!

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Fortunately for Madeleine's ears, Graham can't pull the gong that loudly.

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Another person to hug.

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Oops, there was a sign on the ground that said, "Do not touch."

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Madeleine gives the bell a pull.

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Riding on the tram,

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What a beautiful little girl.

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That is a huge grasshopper.

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The person it originally landed on was so calm!

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Enjoying our ride through the canals of Venice.

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Monkey boy.

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Taking the sites in.

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A castle.

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More entertainment fun.

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Ah our two pirates.

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Of course the merry-go-round is always a favorite.

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Thomas the train is also very popular.

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Especially with Graham.

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Madeleine's such a dare devil.

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The Doreaemon performance.

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Madeleine loved it.

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Graham had a wee nap.

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Madeleine got to go up on stage.

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What a brave girl.

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She wasn't shy at all, a foreign country, they were speaking Chinese and she still did it.

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Trying to tell her where to go in Chinese.

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The magic act was fun for her too.

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That's a lot of warnings and restrictions.

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Ah well, Bryan and Ray took Madeleine anyways.

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She had a great time.

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She's wondering what she's gotten herself into.

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Up the hill they go!

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And down they come splashing.

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She stayed nice and dry.

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Ray and his mom take us to a local food stall hangout. So awesome!

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Look at that great food, you can't get stuff like that in the US.

2010.11.08 17:17
The oyster/egg pancakes. Ahh...

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After dinner Madeleine has a little room for dessert. Didn't quite know that they would be that big. That one's all hers. Graham quite enjoyed his bowl of shaved ice, plain.

2010.11.09 06:51
Meet Tsubomi Hanasaki, a new doll from Japan.

2010.11.09 09:13
Ray plans a super awesome 2 night getaway to the southern tip of Taiwan. We take the super fast train from Hsinchu to Kaoshung.

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The best part of the train, the food.

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A Mos rice burger. The bun is made mostly of rice, wrapped around some slice beef. MMM! Now why can't they have these things in the US?

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Nancy's fascination with farmland again.

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The Kao Shung night market.

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Graham has the best seat in the house.

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Madeleine has the second best.

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Okay, this was great. A slightly crunchy, freshly handmade and baked bun with JUICY meat inside.

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Graham prefers to eat in restaurants and scarfs down some noodles.

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Look how happy they are after eating.

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After a several hour downright frightening car ride during which time Ray and Nancy kept trying to encourage the driver to go slower, which he never did, we make it to Kenting.

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The most awesome watermelon. Nancy actually had about 6 glasses of watermelon juice. Again, why can't they have this in the US?

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Madeleine thinks that dessert is the best part of buffets.

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Graham misses the whole ride home.

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Our final moments on our trip, waiting at the Narita airport for the last leg of the flight home.

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Falling asleep while using the iphone...and he's only two years old!

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