Taipei was super fun. Wet. Mostly cool with one too-warm over-dressed outing. Us on the MRT.
Also, Page One bookstore is now half the size it once was - and it's less than half as good:(
Passport apps went great. High Speed Rail was excellent - only 50 minutes from Taipei to Taichung when there's only the Ban Qiao stop - An hour when stops are made at Hsin Ju, Tao Yuan and Ban Qiao. Also the Taichung Station is a great place to play. When we arrived, we stopped at *bux for a snack and to let Ivo and Burl stretch their legs. The station is huge, clean, surrounded by an enclosed outdoor mezzanine which Ivo and Burl ran around on and played their chasing-bao-bao game.
Ivo really needed to run and play cuz he didn't get to in Taipei before the train trip. Even though the park we walked through was wet, the boys were happily playing and then Ivo was running fast and far ahead, not really listening too well but we weren't worried cuz we were in a quiet park around a temple. All of a sudden a scooter, loaded with produce sped into the park, just barely missing Ivo. We put him in the stroller after that. Poor Ivo, his exuberance mixed with the unpredictable motorized traffic IN THE PARK grounded him.
Passport apps went great. High Speed Rail was excellent - only 50 minutes from Taipei to Taichung when there's only the Ban Qiao stop - An hour when stops are made at Hsin Ju, Tao Yuan and Ban Qiao. Also the Taichung Station is a great place to play. When we arrived, we stopped at *bux for a snack and to let Ivo and Burl stretch their legs. The station is huge, clean, surrounded by an enclosed outdoor mezzanine which Ivo and Burl ran around on and played their chasing-bao-bao game.
Ivo really needed to run and play cuz he didn't get to in Taipei before the train trip. Even though the park we walked through was wet, the boys were happily playing and then Ivo was running fast and far ahead, not really listening too well but we weren't worried cuz we were in a quiet park around a temple. All of a sudden a scooter, loaded with produce sped into the park, just barely missing Ivo. We put him in the stroller after that. Poor Ivo, his exuberance mixed with the unpredictable motorized traffic IN THE PARK grounded him.
All was remedied at the Taichung HSR Station where I'm thinking we might take the shuttle out there just to play.
Burl and Papa. 
Today Gail, Ivo, Burl and I did a little shopping. Burl upgraded to a big boy car seat, Papa gave Ivo a HSR train set which he loves. Ryan beat Gail in Scrabble - there was some discussion over whether "el" and "thready" are real words. They are. I'll find out the count - Ryan and Gail are playing some kind of scrabble world series...
Today Gail, Ivo, Burl and I did a little shopping. Burl upgraded to a big boy car seat, Papa gave Ivo a HSR train set which he loves. Ryan beat Gail in Scrabble - there was some discussion over whether "el" and "thready" are real words. They are. I'll find out the count - Ryan and Gail are playing some kind of scrabble world series...
Ivo said "Actually..." Burl's teething hard again:(
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