Greetings from Taichung!
Today we had to get up early (a 6:30 AM wake up call) to travel to the Taichung area from Taipei. After having everyone eat breakfast and load the bus, we realized that we were missing two boys (their names shall remain nameless but they know who they are!!!). It turns out, they had received the wake up call, and then went back to bed. They didn’t even hear Mr. J and Mr. Davis banging on their door! To their credit though, both boys were very apologetic for delaying everyone…
From there, we went to Yang Ming Shan National Park. This is one of the many wildlife conversation parks in Taipei. Some kids were very excited as they saw…..A SQUIRREL. Yes, some students have never seen a squirrel before. We were very surprised 😉
From there, we took a two hour bus ride to Leofoo Village Theme Park and the Wild Animal Park
. After grabbing a quick lunch, we all packed onto a bus and saw animals like the American Black Bear, the Bengal Tiger and the African Lion. I am happy to report that no kids became the lunch buffet to wild animals. After allowing the kids sufficient time to digest, many started their adventures aboard the many amusement park rides. Some, more adventurous than others, were thrill seekers and went on 360 degree rides or rides with A LOT of G-Force.
After an “interesting” lunch, we were very happy to have a good dinner at a local Taiwanese restaurant. What was so special about this restaurant was it’s decor. On the inside, it looked like we had travelled back in time to the olden days and part of the restaurant had been an old cinema – now turned restaurant.
In the evening, we went to Fengchia Night Market. The girls LOVED the night market and some of the boys…not so much. Nevertheless, the boys were still able to find refuge in good ol’ Mickey Ds – eating french fries and ice cream 🙂
We are now settled into a new hotel called Hotel Resort and it’s very spacious and beautiful here. We look forward to a good night’s rest before heading out again tomorrow.
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Until tomorrow, a buh-byyyyyeeeee!
Manu thanks for the teachers and so nice to take care of the students..I miiss my daughter very much. Hope all the tis children and teachers enjoy the trip. See yoiu all and best regard.
Hi Tis,What a Day! Wish I tripping around Taiwan and it looks like the weather has been nice for you too. Message for James – hope your taking lots of photo's, can't wait to see them when you get back! Wishing you all a great day. James' Mum.
Glad he kids are having a great time..message to Melanie: " What's p with that hat??" Did the animals think you were one of them when you went to the wild park? 🙂 Love ya!
Great to hear that all the kids enjoy their time in Taiwan. It will be more appreciated to have at least a picture of everyone, so that we can at least be able to easy our feeling of missing our kids. Thanks.
Great to know that you guys are having fun. The pictures are great and would be great if there's more… Wish you all have a smooth trip back to Macau tomorrow !
Many thanks to all the teachers who have been taking great care to the students.
I am so glad to know that everyone is having a great time in Taiwan. thank you to all the teachers for taking such great care of the kids.Message to Nicholas: Please remember to pack all your stuff and check not to leave anything behind. We have missed you very much.
Wish you all a safe trip home to Macau tomorrow. Will be there at the airport to greet all of you.