All good things must come to an end, or at least until the next trip. Our flight to Singapore, land of the lion, was scheduled to depart at a most unholy hour (7am). And this in Taiwan, land of the late riser, where some shops don't even open until 2 pm.
Having shopped till we dropped (carrying around an extra load of body mass wasn't helping either) we turned up at the airport a little apprehensive about the weight of our luggage. As any husband will attest, holidays always follow the 80:20 rule, 80% of acquisitions are made in the last 2 days (ok so I lied about the 20% part).
Thankfully, we came up short of the limit, having had the foresight to ship a fair amount home via parcel post. For those hapless men contemplating a trip here with their wives and teenage kids, here's a tip: post offices sell sturdy cardboard boxes for $NT45. This is important for 2 reasons (1) you don't want to look like a hobo scrounging for boxes at Carrefours or the local 7-11 and (2) the boxes they sell are the maximum size allowable under their postal rules.
Of course, we had to have something to eat before leaving, so at the airport we had our last local meal: congee, xiao long bao (dumplings), a braised pork bun with veg and soup (number 16 on the menu) and of course, a couple of Mister Donuts purchased the night before.
Oh, and there's no typo in the post title.
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