TaiwanHoneymoon

December 19, 1998

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I awoke with a bit more energy than the day before, and I was going to need it. This was phase two of the Wedding Photography Adventure: Picture Day. With luck we’d spend the entire day driving around scenic spots in and around Taipei having wedding pictures taken.

December 18, 1998

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I awoke the next morning, surprised that I had slept for over 14 hours. While I was nearly unconscious, Chu-Wan had gone out to the night market with a school friend. I had been too sick to notice.

December 17, 1998

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I awoke with a cold. Visions of my previous Taiwan trip, which had been hampered by a bad cold were haunting me. “No”, I cried, ” this will not happen again!” Perhaps saying this outloud the moment I awoke was an indication that fever had already set in.

December 16, 1998

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The Leofoo was a pretty hotel with small, but clean rooms. Each morning, guests were given a “Western-style” all-you-can-eat buffet breakfast. The meal consisted of sausage, bacon, eggs, rolls, toast, corn flakes and a curious, soggy, gloppy, watery rice dish.

Taiwan Honeymoon Starts

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Our trip began with a 14-hour confinement aboard an EVA air 747. Unlike my previous flight, the plane wasn’t crowded and we had our pick of the seats. For practicality’s sake, I choose to sit in the aisle seat of an exit row; A position which afforded me a luxurious amount of legroom for my 6’3″ frame.