Out & about in Jinshan

Hanging out in Jinshan (near the north coast of New Taipei City) for a few hours.....


At the famous Jinshan Fortune God Temple.


After wondering around a bit, we found this Yunan restaurant. The food was very good!

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2011 Daniel Pearl World Music Days Taipei

Yet another better late than never post, here are some photos from last year's Daniel Pearl World Music Days in Taipei.....


Great venue, awesome weather. This was stage #1.


Stage #2.

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Lunch at Wild West Chophouse

Made our way to Zhubei to have lunch at the Wild West Chophouse.....

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Doggy blanket

Olivia goofing around in her "new" doggy blanket before bedtime. New to her but not really new since it was passed down to her by cousin Ethan.

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Homemade ice cream

While visiting our friends Hui-Chen and MJ, we had some fun trying out their new ice cream maker.....

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Afternoon tea at To House (Rabbit Restaurant)

Well, staying with the better late than never theme; here are some photos from our visit to To House (兔子餐廳) cafe in Bali District last summer.....


Rabbit in Chinese is pronounced "tu-zhi", so the name To House is a play on words to mean "Rabbit" house.


The place has some open space in the back with lots of rabbits (hence the name of the restaurant) and some other animals. It kinda like a petting zoo. Most patrons were families with kids; so yeah, it's a nice place to bring your kids.


As one can imagine with a name meaning Rabbit House, there were lots of rabbit related decor.

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