We have made it safely to Massachusetts on yet another uneventful series of flights. No lost luggage, no missed connections, acceptable movie selection, decent food. That's about as good as it gets. Our journey started on foot to the subway, followed by the high speed rail to the Taipei airport, one flight to Japan, another to Boston, finishing up with a walk to the Hilton.

The train station has a bookcase with books to borrow. Alas, they were all in Chinese.

The train is clean, comfortable and fast. 

It worked out well to recover from the traveling by spending the night at the airport hotel (although the Hilton was way under par from what I'd expect from a hotel like that). We were awake and refreshed and ready to pick up the rental car bright and early. We had lunch with one son and Lee's mom in Boston then parted ways for a bit. Lee has stayed in Boston for an extra day while I've traveled on to Amherst to see the family.

The meals have certainly gotten better:

At the airport in Taipei.

In Amherst - chicken pot pie and kale salad made by my lovely sister Leslie
and hosted by my lovely sister Jenner.