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Here I would love to share with you our travels and adventures as international mushroom consultants. MEMOIRS about husband Pieter Vedder, who was a SCIENTIFIC PIONEER in Mushroom Cultivation Education. His practical handbook is in 9 languages and is called the MUSHROOM BIBLE: https://mariettesbacktobasics.blogspot.com/2020/08/modern-mushroom-growing-2020-harvesting.html

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

{Part XVI of Husband Pieter's Trip to East Asia - Taipei, Taiwan}

By motorcoach the team did travel from Taichung to Taipei, late evening.
Checking in to their hotel Asiaworld Plaza Hotel now Sunworld Dynasty.
The People to People Citizen Ambassador Program team stayed at the Asiaworld Plaza Hotel Taipei
The Asiaworld Plaza Hotel by night, both images are from a post card.
Asiaworld  Plaza had 27 fine restaurants...
Asiaworld Plaza Hotel changed names into Holiday Inn Asia World and is now Sunworld Dynasty Hotel Taipei.
Funny how they wrote 100 Tun Hwa North Road on the post cards and here it is 100 Dun Hua North Road, Taipei...
On Wednesday, April 8 of 1987, the team did visit the National Palace Museum, which houses the world's largest collection of Chinese art treasures of China's nearly 5,000 year history.
Pieter's ticket to the NATIONAL PALACE MUSEUM REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Bone and Ivory carvings...
Gates of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan
The brochure that Pieter got is in German but the above link will give you also information.
The day got rounded off with a great dinner at the Landmark Taipei Fortuna Hotel
Sadly, that hotel is also closed down...
The menu card with gold bow...
TAIPEI FORTUNA HOTEL - FORTUNA GRILL - APRIL 8, 1987
MENU
PATE MAISON - CAULIFLOWER CREAM SOUP - SALAD OF THE SEASON - FILET OF SOLE MEUNIERE - BEEF BUTCHER STYLE ROULADE - CHOCOLATE MOUSSE 'SUCHARD' - COFFEE or TEA

While I was shopping with my sister-in-law and afterward having dinner with Pieter's brother and sister-in-law, my Mom had a phone call from Pieter, letting her know that he would arrive a day early from Taiwan!
Indeed, on Thursday, April 9, at the National Taiwan University with Dr. Chen Sun, Pieter did have a luncheon...
Pieter presented again one of his copies of Modern Mushroom Growing.
That was also the day that Pieter flew from Taipei to Amsterdam, The Netherlands...
We got briefly reunited and Pieter started on Monday a tour with his Campbell colleagues, visiting England, The Netherlands, Switzerland and Austria...

We flew back home to Atlanta, USA, with Mom & Dad in tow for their very first flight and visit with us the coming 4 weeks.

I did fly back to The Netherlands with Mom & Dad and did consulting work in Germany for 2 weeks before returning to the USA.
Pieter meanwhile was in Australia and in Christchurch, New Zealand for Campbell.

A total of 9 weeks on the go... and very much being apart from each other!

*

In March, the following year, Pieter received this letter from one of the participants in this People to People Citizen Ambassador Program, from Judge Robert A. Shoff:

'Dear Pieter,
I was very happy to hear from you, your letter brought fond memories of my trip to china. I found you not only the friendliest person, but the most interesting person in the group, maybe the most interesting person I have ever met. You brightened my trip, and made it worth while. My home life hasn't changed, my relationship with my friend has, I am more content with the way things are.'


Such lines are very valuable!


Related links:
{Part XV of Husband Pieter's Trip to East Asia - Taichung, Taiwan} | previous post by me
{Part XIV of Husband Pieter's Trip to East Asia - Encore Garden in Taichung, Taiwan} | previous post by me
{Part XIII of Husband Pieter's Trip to East Asia - Hong Kong} | previous post by me
{Part XII of Husband Pieter's Trip to East Asia - By Train from Guangzhou to Hong Kong} | previous post by me
{Part XI of Husband Pieter's Trip to East Asia - Impressions of Fuzhou, China} | previous post by me
{Part X of Husband Pieter's Trip to East Asia - Ming Tombs near Beijing, China} | previous post by me
{Part IX of Husband Pieter's Trip to East Asia - Jinshanling Great Wall of China} | previous post by me
{Part VIII of Husband Pieter's Trip to East Asia - Countryside North of Beijing, China} | previous post by me
{Part VII of Husband Pieter's Trip to East Asia - Lama Temple in Beijing, China} | previous post by me

15 comments:

  1. Beautiful memories. That hotel was very fancy and I love that dry garden from the first photo at Sea World Taipei.

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  2. Liebe Mariette,

    ich freue mich über deine schönen Posts.
    Sonnige Grüße
    Elisabeth

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  3. Hello Mariette, I am glad to see that Pieter got to Taipei. Of course it is somewhat busier and more modern now, but the Palace Museum still has the same amazing quality. Also, the Chiang Kai Shek Plaza is a good place to explore--the large center plaza is surrounded by smaller gardens, walks, ponds etc.
    --Jim

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  4. Dearest Mariette; Oh, I'm really amazed to see the Asian style garden, almost like ours 'naturally' :-) The Bone and Ivory carvings look really amazingly delicate. Your photographs makes me wish to visit East Asiasameday, Dear friend♪
    Sending Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan to my Dear friend in America, xoxo Miyako*

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  5. Liebe Mariette,
    ich bin dir wieder gern gefolgt.
    Du gibst einen guten Einblick in das Leben.
    Einen guten Start in die neue Woche wünscht dir
    Irmi

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  6. Dearest Mariette,
    again wonderful pictures from one of your/ Pieter's trips! Must be a hard work to scann all the photos, but THANK YOU for this! Really lovely to see, wher you have been in your life!
    Sending Love and hugs and blessings,
    Claudia xo

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  7. Jardins e prédios fantásticos.
    Belas fotografias.
    Um abraço e boa semana.

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  8. Sounds like so many facilities have been closed in Taiwan, including the Encore Garden. The National Palace Museum sounds very interesting place to visit. The carvings work is amazing! The detail - especially those chains, I have no idea how they did that! Total 9 weeks on the go, that's really a long period of time. But I'm glad everyone got home safely after all :-)

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  9. Liebe Mariette,
    Dein Headerbild ist wunderschön und verzaubert, sind das Azaleen? Ich frage, weil sie an den "Füßen" auch so viele feine Blüten haben.
    Tolle Fotos zeigst Du uns von der wundervollen Reise Deines Pieters, danke dafür, Ihr führt ein sehr ereignisreiches Leben.
    Liebe Grüße aus dem sonnigen Drosselgarten
    von Traudi

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  10. Dearest Mariette,
    Here your husband Pieters in Taipei,Taiwan sea world Asia world 27 fine restrants.
    Hugs and love to you!
    Michiko

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  11. Dear Mariette,
    Another wonderful stop on Pieter's amazing journey! The hotel is beautiful.....so grand! Love seeing the ivory carving and beautiful gardens. It must have been so nice to see each other for that brief time before jetting off once again. So nice that your parents could come home with you -there must be so many wonderful memories for you. Sending hugs xo Karen

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  12. Loving the photo's and what an adventure! Good memories indeed.
    xoxo

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  13. Seems it was a very grand hotel at the time. That really is a long time to be traveling, especially from one country to another.

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  14. Uma bela viagem. Amei os cactos. Que hotel gigante. Um país cheio de culturas e história. Amei ver a foro no pinterest. Obrigada por divulgar.
    Bjos tenha uma ótima semana.

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  15. This part of Pieter's trip is also very impressive!!!
    The Chinese ivory carvings are so delicate and I am happy to own one myself!!

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