TaiwanTaipeiGuting25°2’7” N 121°31’13” E
May 1 in Taiwan ⋅ 🌧 24 °C
Wow, this was breathtaking! It was a surprise to find such a wide open space right in the middle of the city, and being flanked by the liberty arch on one side and the memorial hall on the other meantRead more
TaiwanTaipeiShulanjie25°3’10” N 121°32’26” E
May 1 in Taiwan ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
We stopped by here to see these famous post boxes, which survived a tornado that destroyed everything else surrounding them. They are still bent from the damage they received, but these hard workingRead more
TaiwanTaipeiZhongshanHsin Park25°2’34” N 121°30’54” E
April 30 in Taiwan ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Fantastic musuem to wander around, it showed information about the native animals, people, and landscape of Taiwan. The building was also beautiful, and there was some interactive elements forRead more
TaiwanTaipeiZhongshanHsin Park25°2’32” N 121°30’54” E
April 30 in Taiwan ⋅ ☁️ 33 °C
We decided to have lunch in a park so made our way over on the MRT and bought various items from 7-eleven and Family Mart before getting a seat in front of a pond. It was a satisfactory lunch, madeRead more
TaiwanTaipeiWan-huaWanhua Zhan25°2’7” N 121°29’59” E
April 30 in Taiwan ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Large temple in the middle of the city with a beautiful waterfall outside and huge lanterns hanging along the side. It was very busy with people praying, by this time we were a bit templed out againRead more
TaiwanNew TaipeiJiufen25°6’27” N 121°50’45” E
April 28 in Taiwan ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
A short walk away from the other temple we decided to stop by this one too, it didn't have the same impressive views but it was a cute temple all the same!
TaiwanNew TaipeiJiufen25°6’29” N 121°50’47” E
April 28 in Taiwan ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
This temple is a climb up through a rabbit warren of stairs and houses. We got to stop and admire the view while listening to locals sing karaoke (at 1.30pm!) as we slowly made our way up, stopping toRead more
TaiwanTaipeiShishanChangrenliJilong Shan25°6’58” N 121°50’29” E
April 28 in Taiwan ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
We took a wander to this temple as we saw it on the bus ride into the town and it looked magnificent! It was only a 20 minute walk downhill from our accommodation, so seemed like a perfect morningRead more
TaiwanNew TaipeiJiufen25°6’35” N 121°50’37” E
April 27 in Taiwan ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Juifen is only a short bus ride away from Taipei, yet feels like another world away. We initially found this place as it was the supposed inspiration for the town in Spirited Away, a favourite film ofRead more
TaiwanNew TaipeiJiufen25°6’33” N 121°50’37” E
April 27 in Taiwan ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
One of the more popular temples with locals, possibly due to its positioning, this temple was close to the old street and our usual walk back to our hotel so we passed it quite often. It was lit upRead more
