Kelly and I spent our 24th anniversary on a day trip in Taipei with our kids and I'll be posting pictures this week of our adventure. Today's photos are of the second tallest building in the world, the Taipei 101. For your information, I've also added pictures to previous posts from the time we arrived in Taiwan on August 16 where I had just added text originally.
This very first picture is what I saw the moment I stepped off the shuttle bus and I was blown away and snapped my first shot.





There were a lot of high end retail shops with big names and I thought my Dickson friends would appreciate this one.
Are you kidding me? A triathlon and I have never belonged in the same sentence. It must have been time for something new! (The "BEFORE" race shot, with goggles and swim cap in hand.) What an unforgettable week this was! I actually DID enter my first triathlon, with the goal of simply finishing it. Take note of the emphasis on the word FIRST, because I loved it so much, that you can guarantee that there will be more. It was a blast. Seriously. My friends Lorraine and Robin had trained and signed up to do the event, which was two days ago, on Saturday. Three days beforehand, I heard about it and basically had a spontaneous urge to join them, so I registered. The only partial preparation ahead of time that I had been doing was cycling in the neighborhood here and there on my mountain bike with some other friends. And doing some micro-laps in our backyard pool. Our friend, Dave, was also there. The three of us women appreciated Dave's encouragement and support, as he's ...
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