Sunday, November 28, 2010

Is That English?

Am I supposed to know from the picture that this is the girl's bathroom? What is that?



Those poor girls!


Do they mean a medical condition or a sledge hammer?


We are thinking of putting this sign up on our front door!


I love that the last two "animal states" aren't even animals.


What the heck does this even mean?


I have no idea about this one!

Puli and Sun Moon Lake

We had a lovely long weekend in Puli and Sun Moon Lake in central Taiwan. We first took a bus to Puli and visited the Shaoxing Winery. We thought it was funny that Shaoxing is Mandarin for "caution." We have heard that you should definitely use caution when drinking this wine!

Don't you just love the little cartoon created to promote wine production to children!



We then walked to a very cook paper making factory. They make all of their paper by hand and we enjoyed learning about the process from our English speaking guide.



We then took another bus to Sun Moon Lake, which is a beautiful fresh water lake with crystal blue water.



We took a boat cruise in the morning to learn a little more about the lake. Too bad nobody told us it was only in Chinese! We still had a good time. Teddy loved wearing his "cool guy" sunglasses and hanging with Daddy.



We walked to a peacock sanctuary that was established to promote tourism at Sun Moon Lake. We saw about 50 peacocks and other birds. This one was the only one to flash his feathers!



We have visited many temples all over Taiwan and Teddy has learned that dragons play a central role in many of the folk tales. Here is Teddy showing his dragon face to one of the dragons at a temple at Sun Moon Lake.



We then traveled to a pagoda overlooking the lake. It was fun to visit but Shana was very afraid inside - very steep stairs and a lingering fear of earthquakes!

Friday, November 26, 2010

Pagoda Madness

It's our last day at Sun Moon Lake. We walked up to this beautiful Pagoda which was built by CKS in honor of his mother. More to come about our trip when we get home.
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Thursday, November 25, 2010

Sun Moon Lake

We traveled by subway, high speed train, and bus to get to this honeymoon hot spot. More to come as we explore Taiwan's largest fresh water lake tomorrow. Happy Thanksgiving!
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Thanksgiving, Asian style!

We enjoyed a lovely Thanksgiving dinner with our friends at TAS tonight. There was turkey, mashed potatoes, and apple pie - all of the classics! While it certainly didn't feel like home, we had a good time.

Shana has embraced the Asian tradition of giving the peace sign in pictures!
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Friday, November 19, 2010

Doctors Office

Going in for a check up. The first indication that this would be a bumpy road is my instruction information (pictured). The next obstacle, trying to get an accurate height reading when all of the nurses are a foot too short. I have a feeling that this is going to be a long day!
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Saturday, November 13, 2010

US Baby Catalog Shoot!

Our baby is a star!!!
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Getting ready to go out...

...I don't think so!
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Teddy got new sunglasses today!

Seriously, how cute is my child?
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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Something that made me smile today!

There are tons of English spelling mistakes around town. This one made me chuckle. I'm thinking about starting a consulting firm to fix all of the mistakes. I could be so rich!
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Sunday, November 7, 2010

Taipei Children's Art Museum

We stumbled upon the most amazing children's museum in our neighborhood this weekend! The Taipei Children's Art Museum was absolutely amazing and made us think of the City Museum in St. Louis. The theme was Impressionism and the museum was set up so children could literally step inside impressionist paintings.








We all had an amazing time and we stayed until closing time. We all want to go back soon because there is so much more to explore!

Halloween 2010

Teddy traded his cowboy costume for something a little simpler for trick-or-treating, an elephant costume. Many of the American School families met in the Tien Mou Park to trick-or-treat last Saturday night. Teddy got quite a lot of candy!



We went to a great costume party after dropping Teddy off with Sue, our amazing babysitter. I'm dressed as a flapper and Michael is dressed as a pirate!

Friday, November 5, 2010

Teddy went poopie on the potty!

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