Taiwan
Riyuecun

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    • Day 51

      Exploring Jiufen

      November 19, 2019 in Taiwan ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C

      Nice leisurely start of 9am. We had breakfast included which was probably the most butter loaded croissant I've ever had, plus a slab of bacon to wash it down with. Heart attack central.
      Drove down toward the coast. Did a short stop at an unplanned temple stop. Amazing place with 7 floors of gold decorated rooms. We managed to lose Hannah and Curly on the way round.
      The roof was covered in dragons and fighting men. Down to the coast after that to see the golden waterfalls and some sandstone rock features next to massive surf. Walked through a forest and up to a headland to see some panoramic views of the sea and a multicolored military base.
      Narrowly avoided paying 100 pounds for some lobster and ormer lunch. We thought it was going to be about a 10th of that.
      Drove up the road back to our village and went straight out to the old street.
      Found a lovely place for tea and nibbles. We had to add small dried tea leaves to a pot, which expanded to about 50 times their size. The green tea made us all feel spaced out.
      Fully spaced out we found somewhere for beer and dumplings, with a great view over the hills and valley.
      On the way back curly took us on a detour down a cave and found another pub at the end. Had 5 huge beers and booked a woody hotel for the next few nights.
      Picked up an Oreo waffle on the way home to share. Well tasty!
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    • Day 52

      Sun Moon Lake

      November 20, 2019 in Taiwan ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

      Up to try and get some drone shots but too rainy. 😫.
      Had another heart attack breakfast with butter, more butter, extra butter, chips, sausage and more butter. Artery clogging tastic.
      Drove for 3 hours to a man made lake called Sun Moon Lake. Very picturesque, if a bit cloudy.
      Checked in to our Switzerland style chalet, with high wooden ceilings and a balcony bedroom, overlooking the others for Hannah and I.
      Wandered to the lake and took a boat trip on a catamaran to the other side and back.
      Curly not feeling well, so we went back so she could chill out and have a bath.
      After she warmed up we went out for some food. Almost everything was closed by 7.30 and we struggled to find somewhere to eat.
      Found a nice man who said he would cook us some food. Fed us all with beer for only £20.75, bargain.
      Dad and I had a brief conversation with a swearing parrot on the way home, which I'm sure was made much more funny by the 58% spirit from the store (costing only £1.50 for a little bottle).
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    • Day 13

      Sun Moon Lake

      October 26, 2019 in Taiwan ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

      Un lac blotti dans la montagne et il n'en faut pas plus pour en faire la première destination touristique de Taïwan. Le coin est agréable mais nous ne nous y attardons pas du fait de l'arrivée du weekend et de sa fréquentation en hausse.Read more

    • Day 9

      From Lugang to the Sun (Moon Lake)

      December 2, 2018 in Taiwan ⋅ 🌙 16 °C

      First stop of the day was Lugang Township, formerly the busiest port town in Taiwan, where we visited a temple and had a walk around the old town. On the way we sampled the local specialty, shrimp monkeys (deep fried mud shrimp, eaten whole including head and legs).

      On the way out of town we drove through a rural area, past a traditional cemetery and stopped at a Shell Temple in Fuxing Township. It's a little-visited labour of love that took one man 20 years to build, covering his own temple inside and out, with sea shells (all but 2 of the temples in Taiwan are privately owned, by individuals or not -for profits organizations)

      The drive to Sun Moon Lake was mostly on raised freeways and through tunnels, so we made good time, arriving in time for a shuttle boat cruise - a fleet of boats visit 3 ports around the lake and you hop-on and off at your leisure.

      Sun Moon Lake is the most popular tourist destination in Taiwan - we counted 30 tour buses in one of the car parks, mostly from mainland China (although the Taiwanese government is actively promoting tourism from other east Asian countrtries to minimise their reliance on China if the political situation deteriorates).

      Tea was in the night market again, but as it's not a major city, it was starting to shut down as we walked back to the hotel at 7.30pm.
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    Riyuecun, 日月村

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