Over the road was another amazing temple with very intricate roof decorations. Emily seems to have taken against temples and shrines - she says she doesn't like the smell of incense - so she didn't want to go in. However, Nick spent a while looking around and watching people at prayer.
On the taxi ride out to the airport Emily was quite upset and seemed surprisingly groggy (given that she had only been up for about four hours). I had to resort to a packet of dried mango to keep her awake as it would have been very inconvenient if she had fallen asleep at that juncture. There was a massive queue for our flight so I took Emily off to explore the terminal while Nick lined up. In the end it only took half an hour to get checked in though, but we didn't have any time to relax or shop. Feeling thirsty, I bought a bottle of water for NTD120, which I didn't bother to convert into sterling but wish I had as I afterwards realised was about 2.50 pounds. I was very cross when I then saw one in a machine for just NTD25. Other than that we had found Taiwan quite cheap (especially in comparison to Japan). In the end it was a bit of a rush to get to the gate. Emily fell asleep an hour out from Narita after I made her a nest of pillows and blankets on her seat, and only woke when we were on the ground.
Finally home, I decided we ought to give Emily a few birthday gifts and of course she wanted to play with them, so she was not in bed until past 10pm.
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