At the 五湖園 Memorial Pagoda. | ||
April 11, 2026
After leaving A-kim's place, we headed over to see another uncle and cousin. That's Aken on the left and his father (who Mei-O
calls Yi-diu) on the right. As you can see, there was not much room in their crowded living room, so I didn't get up and walk around
to get any other pictures other than this one which I took over my shoulder while
still seated on the sofa. We stayed about an hour, catching up on events of the last nine years since we last saw them, then
headed back along the busy Taichung streets to our hotel.
Back at the hotel, it was time to relax. Down below us in the park something was going on, some sort of
game involving kids and a parent. I missed getting a video of it, but I did
take one of activity in the park (0:42) a little later,
Around 6:30, Meihui came up to our room, bringing some $100 shoes that she bought but later decided she didn't like, wondering if
they'd fit Mei-O and if she wanted them. They did, and she did.
We walked Meihui home, stopping at the corner across the street from her house so the two sisters
could chat for a while. (Notice Mei-O is wearing the
new shoes Meihui just gave her.)
While the sisters chatted, I first took
this
video (0:25) of traffic along 大連路 crossing 崇德路, then when the light changed, I took the much busier
崇德路
traffic (1:01). The traffic in Taiwan is so much better than in the past, much more organized (though still crazy at times, especially
with so many motorbikes).
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After leaving A-kim's place, we headed over to see another uncle and cousin. That's Aken on the left and his father (who Mei-O
calls Yi-diu) on the right. As you can see, there was not much room in their crowded living room, so I didn't get up and walk around
to get any other pictures other than
Back at the hotel, it was time to relax. Down below us in the park something was going on, some sort of
Around 6:30, Meihui came up to our room, bringing some $100 shoes that she bought but later decided she didn't like, wondering if
they'd fit Mei-O and if she wanted them. They did, and she did.
We walked Meihui home, stopping at the corner across the street from her house so the two sisters
While the sisters chatted, I first took
We walked back to the hotel through the now relatively quiet 民俗公園, then called it a night.