Our time in Taiwan was short. We packed our belongings and made our way to Japan. On March 11th, 2011 while in Taipei, we heard from Helen's Dad via telephone an earthquake/tsunami had hit Japan. While eating snake in one of the night market restaurants, we watched the destruction unfold on a TV inside the restaurant; water enveloping everything, debris, fires, and so much loss of life.
The next day, The China Post reported, "8.9-magnitude quake ravages Japan - 5th largest quake in the last 100 years, equal to impact of 11,000 atomic bombs, sets off 23-foot high tsunami". The quake was later increased to 9.0 from 8.9, has shortened Earth's day by just over one-millionth of a second (1.8 microsecond), and shifted the Earth's axis by ~6.5 inches. Such POWER!
Ken spent hours on the phone making calls regarding our Japan plans. News from Osaka was promising, our flights were changed from touching down in Narita International Airport (Tokyo) to Kansai International Airport (Osaka). We arrived in Japan on March 15th, 2011, four days after the quake.
Master Packer.
The following are images from the Taoyuan International Airport.
The "Taiwan Green Wall", which measures 12.2 meters (40 feet), covers an area of ~36 square meters, and is made up of over three thousand different varieties of plants.
Our ride to Japan.
Us as Taiwanese aborigines.
Mom and Dad :)
The terminals in the airport are very elaborate.
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