Sunday, February 21, 2010

CNY 2010: The Middle

After spending their first night in Kaohsiung in a cheap hotel, with a breakfast to match, Craig was taken out for a walk around the neighborhood even though it had started to rain.

After checking out at midday Craig moved on to a much nicer hotel. The Ambassador has a coffee shop on the 20th floor where Craig had lunch with his Mum and Dad while waiting for their room to be ready.

It was a rainy day so the view was a bit limited but it was a very comfy environment to be in while watching the rain fall.

Craig's Dad's sandwich was pretty good and Craig helped quite a bit with eating the chips.

The rain stopped while they were eating so they went for a long walk after lunch. Craig actually walked a lot but the only time he stayed still enough to have his picture taken was when he was on Craig's Dad's shoulders.

The only place they could find to sit down for a rest was quite windy. Craig wanted to make sure Craig's Mum stayed warm.

After returning to the hotel their room was finally ready. The overcast weather meant the view was not as spectacular as it might have been but it was still a big step up from the view of the back of a department store that could be seen at the previous place.

Craig's Mum was first to make herself a cup of tea and position a comfy chair next the window.

Right downstairs from the hotel, a stage had been set up in the middle of the Love River. When Craig and his parents were returning from dinner a performance featuring acrobats and dancers was just beginning.

But it was quite noisy and Craig wasn't too impressed. So, they retreated to their room to watch the show from there. The view from the 13th floor wasn't too bad.

The next morning Craig kept himself busy playing with the hotel phone.

Breakfast at the Ambassador was also a huge step up from the previous hotel but you couldn't tell from the look on Craig's face.

Craig's Dad then made a mistake. Even though it was raining and the clouds were very low in the sky he suggested that they travel over to a local skyscraper to look at the view.

If you looked straight down you could see a few rooftops when the occasional gap in the clouds came along.

There were photos on the wall beside the windows to help you find local landmarks.

But they were a bit hard to find through the fog and clouds.

Back at the hotel room Craig jumped on Craig's Dad's legs to play.

He likes being thrown around a bit.

Evetually the rain stopped but the streets were still wet.

So Craig was able to go out and walk along the edge of the footpath.

He liked walking along the edge so much that Craig's Mum and Dad had to take turns with holding his hand.

At night they could see the preparations for Lantern Festival along the far side of Love River.

The night view was actually quite nice.

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