Taiwan!

During the 1-week March school holiday, we went to Taiwan.

Daddy fulfilled his wish of bringing MaMa overseas for a vacation. Taiwan was an ideal choice for MaMa's first trip overseas - the culture and language are similar to Singapore, and she loves Taiwanese soap opera! Plus, we could stay with Yi-Ma in a nice, comfortable home setting. MaMa didn't have to be stressed about staying in the strange environment of a hotel.

The vacation didn't start off very well though. Aaron had just recovered from a week of fever, and Nadine developed a fever a day before our departure! Although she was ok on Sunday morning, before we took off, the fever came back during the flight. She was absolutely miserable.

But she perked up the moment we landed. We took it easy that evening. Had a short rest before heading out for a sumptuous Japanese dinner, and then were back at Yi-Ma's for an early night.

Forgot to take photos of the huge spread we had at dinner. And throughout the next few days, we kept forgetting to take photos of the food .... coz the food was super yummylicious and we wasted no time in wolfing them down!

On Monday, Yi-Ma took us to Yangmingshan National Park. It's a huge mountainous area famous for its unique volcanic geology, topography and hot springs!

The above photo was taken at a calla lily nursery. Photo taken by Nadine. Along the way, we saw lots of vendors selling calla lilies.

We had lunch at a local eatery in a shed. Very very kampong but there was a looooong queue. When we finally sat down to eat, we understood why. The food was fabulous! 

After lunch, we went to a few different spots around the park, to see the volcanic rocks, flowers and other scenery.

Aaron fell asleep a few times, and Nadine couldn't stand the sulphuric smell.

The weather was really good that day. Sunny, though not always warm. But as a result, we saw maybe about 20 couples taking wedding photos!