Craig and Graham travelled by car to Yilan. The first stop was the headquarters of the King Car group. It has a whisky distillery, huge cafe, and a visitor center.
Craig and Graham were pretty happy about the big wide space to run around.
Other people in the group included Great Aunt From the Fifth Floor, Great Aunt With Glasses and two of their friends.
The cafe can be seen in the background behind the massive lawn.
Craig and Graham's Aunty Bess and Cousin Ishan also came along. Aunty Bess was cool enough to wear sunglasses.
Graham didn't appreciate having to get up earlier than usual. He only walked around for about five minutes. After that he only wanted to be carried and only Mum could carry him.
Even when he was inside the massive Mr. Brown cafe, Graham only wanted to run into the elevator and get in the way of staff trying to use it to deliver supplies. Mum had to keep the boy under control.
The only chance to put the boy down was when he saw something that he wanted to play with--flowers.
Very quickly Graham was by himself.
Lunch was had at a slightly expensive but lovely restaurant that went to a lot of trouble to take care of children. Graham was supplied with a long-sleeved bib and some very colourful tableware.
They also supplied extra bread rolls for the little ones.
For the adults that ordered beef there was an interesting mini barbecue. A hot black piece of stone was placed in a bowl on top of some coloured decorative glass beads. Some greaseproof paper helped stop the meat sticking to the stone.
After lunch everyone trooped of to the Luodong Forestry Culture Garden. (More info in Chinese here.)
There's an old steam engine and a couple of antique passenger carriages set up as historical exhibits. Our little group found a table to sit at next to the old train and drank coffee.
The three boys, Ishan, Craig and Graham, had heaps of fun playing there.
So, the adults didn't look around at all despite it being quite a big place.
Graham did a little bit of exploring but his little legs couldn't carry him too far.
Plus, he hadn't had an afternoon nap yet. So, he wasn't full of energy.
Graham had a short nap in the car on the way home so he was pretty happy about getting the chance for some exercise when they returned home.
Ishan and Craig had plenty of fun too.
After visiting a few parks Craig wanted to go for a run. So, he did laps of a school running track followed by Mum, Aunty Bess, Ishan, Graham and Dad. After doing a few laps everyone started heading for home except Ishan. He was still having fun running around.
But eventually he had to start running after his mum. He didn't want to be left behind.
Craig and Graham were pretty happy about the big wide space to run around.
Other people in the group included Great Aunt From the Fifth Floor, Great Aunt With Glasses and two of their friends.
The cafe can be seen in the background behind the massive lawn.
Craig and Graham's Aunty Bess and Cousin Ishan also came along. Aunty Bess was cool enough to wear sunglasses.
Graham didn't appreciate having to get up earlier than usual. He only walked around for about five minutes. After that he only wanted to be carried and only Mum could carry him.
Even when he was inside the massive Mr. Brown cafe, Graham only wanted to run into the elevator and get in the way of staff trying to use it to deliver supplies. Mum had to keep the boy under control.
The only chance to put the boy down was when he saw something that he wanted to play with--flowers.
Very quickly Graham was by himself.
Lunch was had at a slightly expensive but lovely restaurant that went to a lot of trouble to take care of children. Graham was supplied with a long-sleeved bib and some very colourful tableware.
They also supplied extra bread rolls for the little ones.
For the adults that ordered beef there was an interesting mini barbecue. A hot black piece of stone was placed in a bowl on top of some coloured decorative glass beads. Some greaseproof paper helped stop the meat sticking to the stone.
After lunch everyone trooped of to the Luodong Forestry Culture Garden. (More info in Chinese here.)
There's an old steam engine and a couple of antique passenger carriages set up as historical exhibits. Our little group found a table to sit at next to the old train and drank coffee.
The three boys, Ishan, Craig and Graham, had heaps of fun playing there.
So, the adults didn't look around at all despite it being quite a big place.
Graham did a little bit of exploring but his little legs couldn't carry him too far.
Plus, he hadn't had an afternoon nap yet. So, he wasn't full of energy.
Graham had a short nap in the car on the way home so he was pretty happy about getting the chance for some exercise when they returned home.
Ishan and Craig had plenty of fun too.
After visiting a few parks Craig wanted to go for a run. So, he did laps of a school running track followed by Mum, Aunty Bess, Ishan, Graham and Dad. After doing a few laps everyone started heading for home except Ishan. He was still having fun running around.
But eventually he had to start running after his mum. He didn't want to be left behind.
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