And so, we applied for Kerri's passport 2 weeks before it was approved 1 week later. And we bought the air tickets and made the hotel booking right after the passport collection, which is just 1 week before the big trip. Yup, our first ever family overseas trip. Destination: Taipei.
As Kae's last plane rides were more than 2 years back, I was quite worried that she might not enjoy the ride now since she's older and is more aware of things. So, I tried to psych her up before the trip, all about how fun it is to take the plane, and how fun it would be to be in Taipei. And of course I told the same to Kerri too, but I don't think she understood what I was trying to tell her. I could only cross my fingers and hope for the best.
And yes, there's a super mini play area for the kids at the boarding area.
As we took the less popular flight, the plane was only about 60-70% full. So we were super lucky to get a "free" seat next to us. Which proves to come in handy as Kerri wants one seat all to herself! We didn't even let her try the bassinet.
The plane ride was quite smooth sailing for us! Just that Kerri slept a short while only and was whiny for a tad bit. But that's good enough!
It was evening by the time we checked into the hotel. Our hotel for the next four night was Les Suites Taipei at Da-An. They were kind enough to upgrade us to a deluxe suite, which is god send for us as the kids would have a much bigger space to run around in since the room comes with a large living area.
Look at how happy the girls are!
It so happened that dar had a few friends who were holidaying in Taipei too, so we met up for dinner. Dinner was super yummy and you got to visit this place when you are in Taipei. It;s called 鼎王麻辣鍋.
We had their 鴛鴦鍋 broth, which consists of their famous spicy mala broth and the non-spicy cabbage broth. One special ingredient that can be found in their mala broth are the chunks and chunks of duck blood! It tastes quite good actually. Chewy in texture, it almost tastes like foie gras!
And we had quite a lot of their abalone too!
Pity I couldn't see to my heart's content, as I had to look after the kiddos. Sigh.
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