Tainan Easter

 I truly believe that Tainan residents are the nicest in Taiwan.  Jason won a buffet dinner from a hotel in Tainan.  With our friend Darcy in tow, we made our way to Tainan.  Though the trip was a little bit longer than we had anticipated.  We took the wrong highway and then ended up too far south.  We stopped at a 7-eleven to find out where we were and where we were going.  The clerk helped us find a map and then opened it up on the counter.  Then three complete strangers were studying the map for us.  One in particular was very, very helpful.  He mapped out our route and made sure we understood it. And we did... except we turned a little too early. Oops... Well, stopping at another 7-eleven we met a guy from Texas who was married to a Taiwanese.  With the help of a GPS thingie and a new route, we did in fact make it there and at the perfect time.
After our early dinner, we made our way to the gardens of this hotel.  They were beautiful... and we did get some pictures, but I have been told I will get those copies later.
The kids got to run around and they had a lot of fun.  We took our shoes off and walked on the grass... AND wow was it ever prickly... hahah
After we tried to find An Ping Castle. We missed the closing time perhaps by minutes.  We walked around the markety area and just hung out. 
On our way home we witnessed a horrible accident.  As we were driving, a scooter pulled out of a gas station driving directly into a scooter that was parallel with us.  He was able to stay up, but the girl he drove into slammed right down on the ground.  Her face hit flat on the road.  (This is why we should always wear full helmets.)  She was fortunate that she was on a scooter.  Her legs were in front of her rather than on the outside as they would have been had she been driving a motorcycle.
The guy was going to leave, but the bus drivers who had seen it happen stepped in an told him to wait.  All this time Jason had been out on the road directing traffic.  It took the police and the ambulance about 30 minutes to get there.  By that time that girl's face was uber swollen.  The first thing the police did was wave a flash light on our car to check where we had hit her... We were like, "Uh, no.... Witnesses...." When they figured that out, they just told us to leave... No names, no statement, nothing... Too bad for the girl if this does go to court.

part of the scooter and a scratch mark

 The girl sitting down and a scooter guy who came to help the man who is hiding behind him.

scratch marks for about 15 meters.... she really slid