Saturday, January 17, 2009

Taipei Part 5

6th Jan 2009 - Beauty of Nature

Woke up early to catch our train to Hualien at around 8am.

On our way to figure out how to travel around Taroko, we were approached by cab drivers who suggest to take us for tour from 10.30am to 5pm for NT600 per person. Seems reasonable to us, thus, we accepted his offer.

Our first stop...

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had our lunch in a scenic area~

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views from our dining area

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narrow trails..

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mini hotspring area.. haha

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this bridge has a limit of 25 people per trip. be careful~

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Ci Mu Bridge for the mothers..

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Beautiful "Mei Yuan" - Plum garden


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White rocks~

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we were surrounded by lots of butterflies~

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Look carefully to identify the shape of the rocks:

What can you see?




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Red Indian Head?




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Leaping Fish?



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Goldfish Head?





Bird?
Batman? haha



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What you see is what you imagine~





Maple Trees!!! :-D


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there's even a beach nearby~ =) but, there wasn't much sand, but full of rocks!

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Such a big world~

we are so small compared to the nature..

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There are so much to see that cameras can't capture, it's up to the mind and heart to remember the experience. =)



Bian Dang on the train back to Taipei

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7th Jan 2009 - Home Sweet Home


our last meal in taiwan~

It's curry again.. haha

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We ordered set meals, curry and rice are refillable.


half eaten salad, or maybe I should say one quarter left. Lol

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green tea and red bean dessert. And, a cup of coffee to complete the meal. =)

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our luggage - it looks a lot and indeed it is. we exceeded the limit of 80kg, mine was 31kg in total, so had to hand carry about 7kg of stuff (most likely it's the trouble of the books I bought).

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End of a 2 week trip.

Opened my world up and learned to better appreciate the things around me.

A Fruitful Trip! ^.^

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