The original plan was to spend the Christmas holiday in Australia. Then, we found out that my brother, Howard, and his wife, Jungha, were expecting their first baby girl at the end of November. Hello, tinsel on palm trees. We received one of our Christmas gifts early this year — Philip had Christmas off on […]
Month: December 2017
Maokong (貓空）
Jules’ eyes almost popped out of his head when I told him we were going to 貓空 (Maokong) today, since it literally translates to ‘cat sky.’ Visions of cats suspended mid-air — images both enchanting and slightly disturbing — had Jules all in a tizzy. Philip was off earning our livelihood, so Jules and I […]
Hanging around town
My laptop of 5 1/2 years finally died. Until I find a replacement my posts will be short on text and more visually weighted. Traveling is exhilarating but exhausting, so we’ve been hanging around town lately, exploring new sights closer to home. Here are some shots from the Huashan 1914 Creative Park ( 華山1914文化創意產業園區), a […]