We were able to spend a few days in Taitung and Kenting in eastern and southern Taiwan at the start of Chinese New Year. Good weather (at least compared to rainy cold Taipei) and surprisingly, missed all the traffic jams.
Stopped for a coffee on the way to Yehliu, at our favorite overlook onto the Pacific Ocean. Jackie had just gotten back from China for business, so it was a great day to get out for a drive. Then, onto Yehliu where there were hundreds of tourists, mostly from China and Korea.
A dinosaur show from England invades Taipei. For Daniel the dinosaur lover, it was a must-see event. For Mommy and Daddy, it was a major hit in the wallet.
For the third straight year we went to Taichung to celebrate Daniel's birthday. This time we went to a Taiwan Liquor Factory (okay, not really a kid's type of place), Sun Moon Lake, dinner at the Mongolian Hut Restaurant, and the Science Museum.
With an invitation to join in horseback riding in Hsichi's riding track, Daniel got to sit on a horse for the first time, Jackie got to continue to practice riding as she likes to do, and the horse learned his lesson of what happens when you don't run the other direction when an 84-kg foreigner named "Chris" decides he wants to ride you.
