In addition to Warren’s family, we also have several friends who are living in Taipei. It has been a very restful time of traveling… a bit different from previous parts of our trip as there are fewer “touristy” things to do and we are not volunteering in any capacity. We spend a lot of time at coffee shops with free wireless, reading our Kindles (thanks to Jeanne/Albert for their perfect Christmas travel gift and to Michael for stocking us with books), and hanging out with our friends.
We often talk about how lucky we are to have this time. Of course, everyone will have to help us find jobs when we finally land in SF, but nothing to worry about now!
Top Left: Typical of our days at the Mr. Brown Coffee
Top Right: Free performance at the Chiang Kai Shek Memorial to kick off the Taiwan International Festival of Arts
Bottom Left: Hanging out at the arcade with Jen and Andrew. Jen and I sadly had sore arms after playing this “whack-a-mole” type game.
Bottom Right: Dessert with Pete and Esther. Yes, they are wearing down jackets and eating snow ice.
We continue to try new places to eat.
Top Left: Warren is standing next to the dough to make fresh shao bing. There are a surprising number of styles of shao bing here. It’s like pizza crust – thin vs. deep-dish. This place is called Fu Hang Dou Jiang.
Top Right: I’m not sure what these made-to-order mini waffles are called, but they are awesome. You can fill the inside with cream, red bean, peanut, even veggies.
I swear your future niece/nephew just said to me in utero, 'mommy, why can't you put this kind of food in your stomach?'
ReplyDeleteIf you get a chance, you MUST go to the Taipei International Bakery Show at the convention center near 101:
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