John went to the planet Mars for his holiday. This is his holiday.

Monday

     We arrived in the Mars City at 4:30 in the afternoon (Mars time) by a space shuttle. We went to the Mars Hotel (five stars) for dinner before going to bed. I was very tired after the journey (it takes 72 hours to get there) , but I am looking forward to my holiday very much.

Tuesday

     I didn't sleep well because of the weightlessness(), the gravity is only about three-eighths of that on Earth. I hit my head on the bedroom ceiling several times. After breakfast we spent the morning on the Mars farm. They don't use earth or chemicals to grow their food. We had lunch on the farm and then had a hoverbus ride over the Mars City. That was very exciting. In the evening we went shopping in the Mars City Shopping Mall. I bought some souvenirs for my family and my friends.

    A driver stopped his car on a street side to have a rest. As he lay down in the seat and closed his eyes, a person came up and knocked at the window to ask the time. The driver opened his eyes and looked at his watch: "It's 8:05," he said. Then he went to sleep again. But soon he was woken up again because a second person was knocking at the window. "Sir, do you know the time?" he asked. The driver looked at his watch again, and told him it was half past eight.

    In this way, the driver thought he could not have a good rest, so he wrote a short note(纸条) and stuck(贴) it on the window for all to see. It said, "I don't know the time."

    Again, he lay down in the seat for his sleep. A few minutes later, a third person came and began to knock at the window, "Hey, sir," he said. "It's a quarter to nine."

    Do you know the little boy in the picture? Oh, his family name is Zou. His first name is Mingxuan. You can call him Xuanxuan. He is in Hong Kong with his family now.

    His father's name is Zou Shiming. He is a boxer (拳击运动员). Xuanxuan's mother is Ran Yingying. She is a host (主持人) of CCTV. Xuanxuan has a brother, and his name is Zou Minghao. Xuanxuan was born in 2011. Minghao was born in 2013.

    In 2015, Xuanxuan and his father took part in Where are we going, Dad? in Hunan TV. Many people in China like Xuanxuan very much.

    A woman bought a parrot from a pet store. However, the woman decided to return the parrot to the shop the next day.

    "This bird doesn't talk," she told the pet shop owner.

    "Does he have a mirror in his cage(笼子)?" the owner asked. "Parrots love mirrors."

    The woman bought a mirror and left. The next day she came back, saying that the bird still wasn't talking.

    "How about a ladder? Parrots love ladders," the owner said. The woman bought a ladder and left. But the next day, she was back.

    "Does your parrot have a swing? No? Well, once he starts swinging, he'll talk," the owner said.

    The woman then bought a swing and left.

    When she walked into the store the next day, she began to cry. "The parrot died," she said.

    The pet store owner was shocked. "I'm sorry. Tell me, did he ever say anything?" he asked.

    "Yes, right before he died," the woman answered, "in a low voice, he asked me, 'Don't they sell any food at that pet store?'"

    Sometimes we forget what's really necessary in life. We sometimes have lots of things to do at once, but we forget to deal with the most important things first. We have to remember to "feed the parrots" in our lives.

    It was wonderful in Taiwan. I still remember my last trip to Taiwan.

First, I visited the National Palace Museum in Taiwan. It began to be built in 1962. It was completed in 1965. In this museum, you can find lots of exhibitions(展品). The museum keeps about 600, 000 artworks. The clerks of the museum say they change exhibitions every three months.

    Yinke was the second place I visited. It is a great town. There are some beautiful buildings in the town. The buildings look like European houses. These buildings make Yinke look like old England.

    It was a great experience to visit Keelung. The Keelung coasts are very famous for their wonderful scenes. There is also a seafood market. You can buy fresh product there.

    Then I arrived at Danshui. The most interesting place of Danshui is the Lover's Bridge. The bridge connects one side of the river with the other side. It is about 40 meters long. However, only one person can cross it at a time.

    I like Taiwan and I want to visit Taiwan again if I have free time.