Oct 29, 2007

Sunday at the North East Coast

Temple at Keelung








Anna in her stroller (Ralph got attacked by an elderly woman who thought he was letting Anna suffocate)


Bridge at Fisherman's Wharf (Taiwan has some of the most beautiful bridges)



Ralph playing with the Gong at Keelung



We started the day at a little amusement park and a Buddhist Temple. We all got to ring the gong. I didn't do well, but I had slick shoes and was carrying Anna. Ralph got the biggest "gong." We walked to the top of a statue, thinking there must be something for all those stairs, but we were very disappointed to find only a small gold statue. It was not worth the six flights up submarine-type stairs with Anna on me.

We didn't get many pictures, but Ocean World is very small. They had a show with seals, high divers, and synchronized swimmers. They also had a small aquarium. It may have been very nice, but it wasn't very impressive after our usual San Diego and Monetary.

We went to a beach with some unusual rock formations. One is called "Queens Head". It was very beautiful but was so hot it was miserable.

After a very long and winding drive, we went to Fisherman's Wharf, the big white bridge. There, we discovered that Anna loves old-fashioned donuts. She ate one herself.

Poor kid probably thinks we have been starving her. We were told she only eats formula and applesauce. She likes her bottles in the morning and evening but not during the day, and she hates applesauce. We now discovered she likes ice cream, donuts, these flaky churros, and bananas. We are such bad parents!

The funniest thing was at the aquarium. I was holding Anna on a corner and this old guy and his son came around and must have seen me. He looked like a stereotypical old Asian master, bent over with a cane and a Fu Manchu mustache. He came around as my back was to him, looked at Anna, looked at me, and looked at me. He gave me this confused look, shook his head and walked away.

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