Goodbye Hualien and back to Taipei!

January 7- We definitely enjoyed the morning at the Sea-Hi B&B (Betty, Dad and I watched the sunrise, Paul went for a morning run, Susan and I walked over to the rocky beach with these huge cement blocks, ate breakfast) before we headed to the train station to ride back to Taipei.

Here is the Sea-Hi B&B with its big grassy area (the ocean was behind me when I took this photo)

Closer shot of the Sea-Hi B&B. We were on the rooms on the left side of the photo

View from the deck by our room as the sun rose above the Pacific from the east

Dad getting some hot water for a quick cup of hot tea at sunrise

Rocky beach with the huge cement blocks

Me with my morning cup of coffee

Susan doing her morning workout... =)

Family photo before departing Hualien

Train ride back to Taiwan

When we arrived back in Taipei, we headed to my uncle's house. Since it was Susan and Paul's last day and they were flying out later that evening, we had to make sure to squeeze in walking over to the location of Mom's old house. Our uncle lives in the same area, so it was easy to see where they used to live when they were kids, visit her old primary school, and see the streets that she used to walk in as a child. Her old house is no longer there, and is replaced by a modern building. There were a few "Japanese style" homes still left standing, but most have been replaced by new buildings.

Mom and uncle at the location of their childhood home


Walkway by mom's childhood home

Mom's former junior high school

Mom's old elementary school

Picture with Susan & Paul's friend Fanny. She was such a wonderful woman and took care of us when we went to visit the National Palace Museum