Let's do an update on our recent activities. Here goes:
On Friday evening, we went to the Dream Mall and took John to the amusement park on the roof.
Of course we found Thomas there!
Saturday morning, the movers brought our first wave of "stuff," including my regular desktop computer (I've been working off the back-up machine, the laptop, since late July). It's nice to have the computer I am accustomed to back and running, including the webcam - Skype me!
Let's do a little crude math to figure out how long it took for the "fast" shipment of goods to get here.
Jul 24 - movers take the shipment from our house in the US
Sep 5 (Sat.) arrival = 43 days (relatively fast in terms of shipment of household goods)
Our main shipment of goods has yet to *leave* the US, so no telling how much longer it will take to get that stuff. At least now we know what stuff we need to go buy - if there was something I was hoping was in the "fast" shipment that didn't show up yesterday, it's time to go out and buy a replacement!
On Saturday evening, we decided to head out Cijin Island, the piece of land that forms the outside part of Kaohsiung's harbor.
The Cijin Island Ferry - takes about 5 minutes to get out to the island
Kaohsiung city skyline from the harbor
View looking out the mouth of Kaohsiung harbor from the ferry
Along the main drag, "seafood street"
Some of the things that give "seafood street" its name
Deliberating over some Cijin Island xiao chi (small eats); in this case, kebabs of fruit and vegetables - delicious!
At the entrance to Tianhou Temple, the oldest temple in Kaohsiung
Curious grey sand beach, with the Taiwan Strait and queued freighters in the background
On the way home, we listened to a public music performance inside main subway station. Notice yet another example here of eye-pleasing public architecture in Kaohsiung (this is the "Dome of Light" inside the main station):
Here's a look at the same subway station, but from street level:
Now you can enjoy the music, too! (At least a ~30 second clip of it, along with video:)
We really like the Kaohsiung subway system.
Sunday - our "church shopping" continues, and we think we may have found a good one this week, unlike last week (not so hot). This one has a large congregation, bilingual worship services, and a robust children's ministry program. Here's a picture John colored today at Sunday school, just for you!
Congratulations to the Huskers on their season-opening football victory - see Huskerpedia here for all the details. I think this calls for a dip in the jacuzzi tub and a cold beverage.
Probably not one of these, though. Adult beverage, anyone? I have to sample all the Taiwanese beers to get the "lay of the land," you know? I'm still on my first brand, and there are several more to try. So much work, so little time...
As always, many, many more photos from these adventures can be found at my Flikr site here.
Only one week until classes start! I feel like I should be doing something to prepare...nahh!
GJS
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