A Visit Means a Chance to See Your Backyard

We had my nephew Zachary Towner in town for three weeks over Christmas and New Years, and as is often the case the arrival of visitors gives one the chance to visit the spots you pass on the way to work every day.  Zach will probably remember most the variety of foods he ate or fighting his way through the famous Shihlin night market to get some fried squid, or um .... staying up til 0 dark thirty playing video games with his pals across the planet.  It really goes to show how small the world is.

But we also saw some fun stuff   like the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial on a glorious winter day.

National Music Hall

Or temples in the old village of Lukang

Or a hike to waterfall in the mountains near Hsiu-ling's hometown, Chiayi

  Or stumbling on temple guardians on the way to/from a temple

   or a visit to the mystical " fire water" cave

Natural Gas

The Wizard's blast

The Halo

So lots of fun can be had just around the corner...