Taiwan

February 17, 2015

Weekend in Instagram

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Valentine’s Day Balloon Art

Valentines’ Day weekend was really special for me this year. This year I finally get some couple time to spend the weekend with R without the kids. We were lucky that our parents were willing to take care of the kids on our behalf so that we could get the weekend off.

Sakura and Cherry Blossom Flower viewing

I flew off to Taipei to meet up with R and spend the whole weekend with him. Our first destination was a private Sakura Tea garden where one could admire the flowers.

Making chocolates

On Valentines’s day itself we went to Tam Shui and visited the World Chocolate Wonderland which is situated at Tam Shui fisherman’s wharf. It was the first time that we tried out making chocolate lollipops and it was certainly fun.

Our Chocolate Lolipops

Valentine’s Day Treats

It was the first time that I tried chocolate infused pasta and chocolate curry rice. It tasted really unique and I’m sure the kids would have loved to have chocolate in everything that they eat too.

Waterfall at Shi Fen

Besides going to the seaside we also went waterfall viewing. I was fortunate to be able to experience this magnificent view at Shi Fen. The last time R and I went waterfall viewing was back in 2013 when we went to Jeju on holidays with Tiger girl.

The seaside at Keelong

It was off to the seaside again on Sunday as we went to view the unique rock formations off the port of the seaside town of Keelong.

Viewing Tulips t Taoyuan

We visited a few different mountainsides and seasides and were fortunate to see many many different flowers over the weekend. It was certainly better then only getting a bouquet of flowers to admire.

Will be uploading the rest of the hundred of pictures which I took with my camera over the Chinese New Year break during the end of this week.

How was your Valentine’s Day weekend?

October 21, 2014

Birds and the Lake

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The bridge in the middle of the lake

Last week I brought Tiger girl with me to Taiwan on a short bonding trip. We took the High Speed Rail up to Hsinchu during the weekend to visit a friend. She brought us to this beautiful lake which was situated near the Science and Technology Park where she worked.

The three red pagodas

These Pagodas were the most distinguishing feature of the lake from the car park. They had glass roofs and looked really pretty with their geometrical shape.

Pathway to the Pagodas

The path way leading around the lake had trees providing canopy on both sides. It was really relaxing strolling around the lake looking at the serene landscape.

Sparrows on a branch

We spotted three sparrows perched on a branch on the tree next to the pond. I had to zoom in close to get a clear shot of them.

Black beak white bird

Tiger girl spotted this large white bird with black beak in the same tree. It was stalking the fishes which were swimming in the water below.

Another bird of the same species as the one in the tree

I saw another of the same species near the water. It’s really interesting that this bird has red eyes and different shades of grey for its feathers.

The lotus pond at the house at the other end of the lake

There was a traditional Chinese house at the other side of the lake . It had a lotus pond and also a small garden within its compound. Unfortunately it isn’t the flowering season for the lotus so I wasn’t able to capture any nice blooms with my camera.

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Weekend in Instagram

How was your Valentine’s Day weekend?

Birds and the Lake

Have you been to any lakes lately?