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Viva Vienna with GongGong and PoPo!

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Yup!  You guesss it…my GongGong and PoPo are here again and I couldn’t be happier!

They arrived earlier this week and this is the first weekend we had together.  Since their arrival, I’ve been noticeably happier because I get so much attention from everyone and PoPo cooks really yummy food for me (and all of us!).  However, everyone has noticed that I have been mistreating my nanny.  As soon as she arrives, I promptly tell her “bye bye” as if to say, “I’ve got my GongGong and PoPo here so, you can go home now.”  It irritates my nanny to no end, but hey, I’m being honest and I’m speaking my mind! 

We went to Viva Vienna three times this wekeend mainly because we didn’t plan to do much else.  I saw some children’s performances by Rocknoceros, Great Zucchini and Mr. Knick Knack, but I think my favorite is still Ryan Buckle. 

Besides getting my daily dose of Vitamin D and turning many shades darker despite loading me up with baby sun block, the best part of Viva Vienna are the free McDonald’s smoothies. (Wished my BFF, CoCo, could enjoy it with me, but CoCo’s Mommy would probably enjoy it more than all of us!)   There is a truck there which just gave out free smoothies all weekend long!

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Here I am enjoying the smoothie:

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Taiwan Trip: International Flora Expo

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The International Flora Expo this was held in Taiwan this year.  Because word got around that it is a pretty amazing place with multiple worthwhile venues, all of us made the trip to go.  The exposition was really huge with four major sites.  We only made it to three of the four sites.

It would probably take several days to finish all of the sites.  Since it was not possible to go to every site, we visited some highlights:

1. Expo Dome where flowers were used to make the rainbow on the roof of the dome.

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2.  Flower Landscape where the poinsettias seem neverending.

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3. The EcoARK exhibit where the structure was the largest one ever made from PVC bottles.

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4.  Pavillion of Culture with intricate paper-cutting artwork.

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5.  Global Garden area where each country displays their exhibit.  One of the most artistic is Taiwan’s exhibit.

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6. Pavillion of Angel Life where daily living in Taiwan was displayed from growing rice and veggies, harvesting eggs, and raising farm animals.

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We couldn’t get through the whole Expo, but what we saw was beautifully-executed.  Impressive display of what the people of Taiwan can do!

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