On April 4 of 1987, the team from People to People Citizen Ambassador
Program left on Flight Cathay Pacific 450 from Hong Kong to Taiwan Taoyuan
Int'l (Taipei) airport at 10:30 AM.
On Sunday, April 5,
was Observance of Tomb Sweeping Day, a public holiday
in Taiwan. The team got a full day cultural orientation to Taichung,
Taiwan's third largest city. The delegates visited the Taichung Martyrs
Shrine (commemorating the deaths of Chinese patriots during the
final days of the Manchu dynasty in 1911), the Confucian Shrine, and the
Taichung Harbor.
They also visited the Encore Garden.
Before the Tuesday, September 21, 1999 Earthquake, Encore Garden was the most popular theme park in the Taichung Region. It got severely damaged and due to financial problems it closed for good in 2008.
Of course taken on a perfect, sunny day...
Somebody from Taiwan might know?
A lovely little pagoda with a high rise building under construction in the background.
After all the cultural sight seeing the team did some evening shopping at the colorful night market on San-Min Road...
Pieter did also
manage to call around 23:00 Taichung time, for congratulating
his Mom in The Netherlands on her birthday, while all of the family (including me) had come
together.
That was often the way we had to do
things while having to travel!
See you in Taichung
Related links:
{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
{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
{Part VI of Husband Pieter's Trip to East Asia - Temple of Heaven in Beijing, China} | previous post by me
{Part V of Husband Pieter's Trip to East Asia - Forbidden City in Beijing, China} | previous post by me
{Part IV of Husband Pieter's Trip to East Asia - City Views of Beijing, China} | previous post by me
{Part III of Husband Pieter's Trip to East Asia - Arrival in Beijing, China} | previous post by me
{Part II of Husband Pieter's Trip to East Asia - Tokyo, Japan to Beijing, China} | previous post by me
{Part II of Husband Pieter's Trip to East Asia - Tokyo, Japan to Beijing, China} | previous post by me
{Part I of Husband Pieter's Trip to East Asia} | previous post by me
{People to People Citizen Ambassador Program - Husband Pieter's Trip to East Asia} | previous post by me
Deaerst Mariette,
ReplyDeletethank you for those wonderful Gardenpictures! It looks great, what they have done there!
Happy rest of the week to you,
Love and hugs and blessings,
Claudia xo
Liebe Mariette,
ReplyDeletevon meinem Besuch bei dir,
lasse ich sonnige Grüße hier.
Elisabeth
Excelente trabalho deste belo e magnifico jardim.
ReplyDeleteUm abraço e boa Quinta-Feira.
Jammer dat de tuin verdwenen is, in ieder geval hebben jullie de herinneringen nog op foto's.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful garden! It looks very well kept with colorful flowers and fun place with many activity facilities. It's sad the garden got damaged by earthquake and no longer open :-( Pieter is very lucky to have been able to visit there before that happened.
ReplyDeleteI hope someone here will recognize the pagota! Have a great day, Mariette xoxo
Liebe Mariette,
ReplyDeletediese wunderbaren Gärten sind immer wieder
schön anzusehen. Aber wenn rohe Kräfte alles
zerstören, bleiben nur die Erinnerungen.
Einen harmonischen Tag wünscht dir
Irmi
It was a lovely place for Pieter to enjoy on his busy travel schedule, dear Mariette, and so sad that it is now all but forgotten. I'm sure it is still a sweet memory in many family's hearts. Seeing the pagoda against the backdrop of the skyscraper is a little sad, too. We see the old traditions being pushed aside all over the world. I hope your week is going well and you are enjoying some spring weather. I hope your kitty is recovering, too. Hugs xo Karen
ReplyDeleteBeautiful garden and I am sorry that this amusement park was not rebuilt after the destruction of the earthquake. The husband was lucky that he still saw. Regards.
ReplyDeleteDearest Mariette.
ReplyDeletePieter has been visited encore garden September 21 1999 Eathquake Encore garden in the Taichiug region. damaged problems it closed for good in 2008.
Pieter's ticket for Encone gareden Micherl angele replica from David!The gardens were incledible booked the parfect sunny day. Part of showing pardise like images that is sad all the is destroyed. The internet there is other then its ruins.
Pieter did also manage to call to congratulating his Mom in the Netherlands on her birthday all family come together.
Have a great day!
Michiko
Lieve Mariette ,
ReplyDeletewat een mooie foto's van taiwan ...mooie tuinen ..
maar ik vindt jou foto boven aan (banner ) van je kiosk ook heel mooi ...
net of het uit een tuintijdschrift komt ..
heel veel groetjes en een fijn weekend
So glad you share these marvelous adventures with us. Love seeing what the other part of the world is like. However, no matter where you are still so much bad stuff going on. We have to look past that and enjoy the lovely sights that abound.
ReplyDeleteWhat a delightful juxtaposition: the serious, athletic David and the laughing, fat Buddha. :)
ReplyDeleteso beautiful. cute pony rides, too. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a pity this garden was destroyed and had to close down!!!
ReplyDeletePieter was sure very lucky to have visited it!!!