Ended my travel for the year with a trip to Taiwan. Spent most of the time in Taipei meeting with one of our distributors. We took the high speed train one day about 2 hours south to visit a potential supplier and had a great lunch at a local restaurant that specializes in beef. They actually butcher the cow in the morning and serve it for lunch - hot pot style - which is thinly sliced portions of beef served raw and then you dip them into a boiling pot of broth (think fondue without the oil) and cook them to your liking. I took some time on Saturday to do some shopping for Christmas but didn't really find too much that met the lists I had. Got to to see Taipei 101 which is currently the tallest building in Asia. It really stands out due to the fact that there are not a lot of really tall buildings in Taipei. Quite an amazing sight - next time I hope to have some time to go to the top floor observation deck. Got back home on Saturday evening and spent some time with the family before crashing.
Mason and Ali have been having a great time exploring Shanghai, shopping and going to Mason's classes together. Ali is here until the 23rd when she heads back home to spend Christmas with her family. We are planning to spend Christmas eve with another Pentair expat family then go to the evening church service. Hope everyone is doing well. Enjoy your notes and e-mails as it helps us still feel connected during this time of year. Take care and have a great week!
