Tuesday, November 20, 2012  Day Trip to Tamsui Part II (淡水,
Picture heavy!)  Hey guys, running so behind on some posts here
:( Sorry!  My sister came for a short visit earlier in the month
and hubby and I took her to Tamsui again. It was her second time
in Taipei actually. Two winters ago, she was still living and
working in Japan and had been here on a group tour along with
her colleagues and fellow teacher. However, her group tour had a
super tight schedule full of "touristy" places, which didn't
give her any time to explore the city on her own at all. So this
was an attempt to chill out a little, taking time to leisurely
stroll around, check out the shops, eat some snacks, play some
games, etc.   We started out with lunch at my favorite
neighborhood's Fortune Garden. Then at the Taipei Main Station
we met up with J., whom my sister used to tutor way back in high
school. She's a Taiwanese native but went to high school and
college in the US, in the same state and city where we did.
Hearing of my sister's vi