Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Again, it’s our second time in Kaohsiung.
We had very good tour with Erin and Mui in 2017. This time Erin booked a tour for 8 people to see a countryside.
To say gently, it was an “interesting” tour.
It started with packing 8 people in a smaller vehicle then promised. Boris and I took a front seat wide enough for one large person or two children. The rest were seating pretty tight also.
From that point it all went down the hill.
We stopped for lunch at 7/eleven. Nice store, but nobody wanted to eat there. We crossed the street and went to a local joint. The driver translated few dishes for us and we ordered them. The food was tasty and lunch for 2 was $5.
Back in the car, we drove to the oldest Catholic Church in the island. According to our driver, it was build in 17 century.
Then we all got a warning in our phones about an earthquake. Being in the car, we did not feel anything, but it was category 4.3.
Then we drove to what our driver told us real aboriginal village. Turned out it is a big production with show and manicured ground. To us it looked like a tourist trap.

On the way back to the ship, I asked if we can stop at the nearby Buddhist Temple to take few pictures.

We also stop at old bridge. Again, nice grounds, but need time to walk around. We did not have time and it was extremely hot. We also visited a store at the tile making factory.

In short, it was completely different tour from what Erin booked.

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