We are currently sitting in the hotel computer space with paid PC's... the guy sitting next to us is playing a shooter game and it is very loud... that is my excuse for any bad spelling anyway!
After breakfast we were picked up and taken to a high tech dental clinic which was very interesting- they have a large rooms with about 6 booths that are divided by petitions, so everyone can hear your moaning and screaming in pain! After this we travelled to Lsieh Bioorganics- an orchid garden/farm where they produce millions of orchids, one of which they have a world patent for. It was amazing how they are grown in glass, taken out, put into various rooms which have controlled environments including temperature, humidity etc. A total of 2 years they take to grow and are exported to the USA and Europe. We were presented with several beautiful stems,which are presently residing in KB's room (one of the advantages of being the only female). Shame we can't bring them home....
After this, we went to lunch which was amazing again. HOTALLA! (Bottoms up!) was called loud and often with Taiwan Beer being the choice of beverage.
After lunch we went to a Mushroom farm, where, similar to the Orchid Farm, large amounts are produced in controlled environments. We got to pick our own mushrooms which were then used for our dinner later that night. We also got to taste a tea brewed from "the King of Mushrooms". It was pretty vile ..... very bitter, and one sip was quite enough (even though Edward was assured that he would have a son within a year if he drank it!!).
We were taken back to the hotel to rest and recuperate for an hour or so, then on to a Rotary meeting, where we did our presentation to President Tank and his Club, with the aid of an interpreter. It went well and they were all impressed, especially with the flying maps of Taiwan over laid over Australia!!
After breakfast we were picked up and taken to a high tech dental clinic which was very interesting- they have a large rooms with about 6 booths that are divided by petitions, so everyone can hear your moaning and screaming in pain! After this we travelled to Lsieh Bioorganics- an orchid garden/farm where they produce millions of orchids, one of which they have a world patent for. It was amazing how they are grown in glass, taken out, put into various rooms which have controlled environments including temperature, humidity etc. A total of 2 years they take to grow and are exported to the USA and Europe. We were presented with several beautiful stems,which are presently residing in KB's room (one of the advantages of being the only female). Shame we can't bring them home....
After this, we went to lunch which was amazing again. HOTALLA! (Bottoms up!) was called loud and often with Taiwan Beer being the choice of beverage.
After lunch we went to a Mushroom farm, where, similar to the Orchid Farm, large amounts are produced in controlled environments. We got to pick our own mushrooms which were then used for our dinner later that night. We also got to taste a tea brewed from "the King of Mushrooms". It was pretty vile ..... very bitter, and one sip was quite enough (even though Edward was assured that he would have a son within a year if he drank it!!).
We were taken back to the hotel to rest and recuperate for an hour or so, then on to a Rotary meeting, where we did our presentation to President Tank and his Club, with the aid of an interpreter. It went well and they were all impressed, especially with the flying maps of Taiwan over laid over Australia!!Dinner followed - another multi course banquet, again with lots of toasting and beer. Eel and ostrich were again on the menu, along with the mushrooms we picked earlier in the afternoon.
Early pickup in the morning - High Speed rail to Taipei.
Early pickup in the morning - High Speed rail to Taipei.
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