Tuesday, August 25, 2009

End of Summer

The closing of summer is quickly approaching here in Taiwan and this means two things for Annie and me: Chinese classes at National Taiwan Normal University (師大) will be starting next week, and many kids are going back to school, ie. more English teaching/ tutoring opportunities for Annie. So we both will getting a little busier these next few weeks which is a good thing.

I have decided to use picasa online web albums for our photos just because it is too cumbersome to post more than a few photos onto blogger, so you can go here to see some of our photos from the end of the summer time -- some of them are from our trip to Dan Shui (淡水) -- you can read more about this place here on wikipedia

I've been here many times but this time the weather was perfect and we have a great time sitting by the seaside overlooking the meeting of the Dan Shui River with the Ocean.

Some of the other photos are from my recent visit to Hualien (花蓮 ) to visit an old friend my days of teaching english in Taichung. Hualien is on the East Coast of Taiwan, and is quite simply one of the most beautiful places on the island. If you are interested in learning more about Hualien and other scenic spots on the East Coast, check out this website run by the Taiwan Tourism Bureau: East Coast National Scenic Area. I have been there once before in 2007, but this time I got to go to see more of the local scene which was really interesting.

end of summer


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