Day 18 (last day)

Visit XingTianGong followed by a foot massage. GuangHua Computer market, Jian Guo Flower and Jade Market......fly home.

Day 17

Subway Tour which includes Eslite Bookstore, President Hall, Dr. Y.S. Memorial Hall, ZhongZheng Memorial Hall, Dan Shui, and the Taipei Story Museum.

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Good morning/evening!
Headed out to breakfast on our last day! Will be taken shopping today (I think....who knows...) then dinner then the airport. Can't wait to get on that plane. It is rainy here today and am excited to see everyone.

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Day 16

Day trip to the National Taiwan History Museum and the YiLan Traditional Arts center.

Day 15

A trip to the Taipei Special Education Resource Center (Fang He Middle School) ending the day with the Hua Xi Night Market.

Day 14

Trip to the Southgate Market followed by the PingLin Tea Museum. The day ends at the JioXi hot spring.

**Seems pointless now to post the itinerary as it seems to have deviated from the original. I'll post anyway to let you know what she was SUPPOSED to be doing.

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Updating you from a university in Taipei. Got to teach my lesson this morning - I think it was a little difficult for them to follow...but went okay. Was fun to be with students for a bit and some of them are very funny. I'm not sure what else we are doing today but we are taken care of so that is good. This morning did not go well - Jessica went to take a shower and encountered a little gecko running around. It was FAST!! hard to catch it but we got it finally and it jumped out the window from the paper I had it on. Then, the shower drain got backed up and would have flooded the floor...so neither of us got showers this morning on the day we were supposed to teach. Anyway, I was a bit grumpy but things are a little better now and I'm glad to have the teaching done with so I can just toodle around again.

If Hong Kong is like Seattle then Taipei kind of reminds me of Yakima. A bit run down everywhere and I'm a little afraid of the food I'm going to get. My credit card and debit card won't work (don't take MasterCard here and the ATM didn't let me withdraw any money) so I'm feeling a little stranded. But, I'll manage, I think, with a little help from the others in the group who have some Taiwan money.

Didn't sleep too well last night. The hotel was loud and at one point someone was trying to do their card key in our door so that jolted me wide awake. After succumbing to the ear plugs I did finally sleep. Anyway....it's interesting and I'm very much looking forward to being HOME and hugging my family. Miss you all so much and am really looking forward to see you all, just being mama, and having some COOLER weather.

Can't say I know much about our itinerary - it seems to have changed from the original one of which you have a copy. Apparently Saturday is a "free" day which I know will be more like "why bother staying this extra day?" kind of day, but whatever. Can you tell I'm ready to come home :)??

Day 13

After breakfast you will tour the Chinese Public Market and visit the University of Hong Kong. A flight to Taipei ends your day.....along with a foot massage if time permits.

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Hope all is well at home. Miss you guys. I'm at the Hong Kong airport getting ready to fly to Taipei. Our original flight was cancelled so now we're on the 3:00 one instead. Hope our bags make it....

Ready to be home - this trip is just a tad too long for all of us. Meghan is now sick with a cold, my tummy is not always handling the food okay (but managing) and I'm ready for some plain old cereal and toast!! Can't wait to see you three and be mama again. We went to an open air market today and saw some interesting things that made me want to become vegetarian :) Hong Kong is very beautiful, similar to Seattle in many ways. Made us all miss home a little bit more.

Hang in there and I hope your week is going well. I love you so much. Tara

Day 12

After breakfast, tour the Central Business District then take a ferry to Tsim Sha Tsui. Dim Sun lunch then off to visit the Space auditorium, Art Museum and night scene sight seeing at Tsim Sha Tsui.

Day 11

Fly to Hong Kong. Sightseeing at the Victoria Peak.