Birds of a Feather

Adam's parents live in Zhubei which is part of Hsinchu county in northern Taiwan. For the first few days in the country, we explored the city and got to experience a bit of the day-to-day life. The street markets boasted an array of colors and smells. Still, there were many Asian versions of Western conveniences like Costco.

One of my favorite things about the Taiwan visit was the FOOD (surprised?). On one of our first nights we went to a restaurant that specialized in cooked duck. The duck was chopped up at the table then went into several different dishes including lettuce wraps, stew, a noodle dish and more.

For another dinner, we went to Yakiniku for Japanese-style barbecue. It was fun to sit shoeless at the sunken table and stuff our bellies silly. When we weren't chowing down or stocking the fridge, we played lots of games like Mahjong and watched the entire first season of Modern Family.

On a somewhat rainy day, we went to New Taipei City in the Yingge District, known for its pottery. It was a lot of fun perusing all of the porcelain dishes and clay teapots. If only I had a bigger kitchen!