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Taiwan Travel: Sunset View at Fisherman Wharf, Tamsui

The first time I tried to see sunset from Tamsui, New Taipei City, I came too early and hence the sun was still pretty bright when I captured the picture. This time around, I came after 6pm to Fisherman Wharf and yes, the sunset was pretty amazing.

The sun set rather quickly so you must take picture fast. Within few minutes, I could no longer see the sun anymore.

A lot of people are gathering to see the sunset view from Tamsui. After all, this is one of the most popular sites in Taiwan to do sunset watching.

The opposite Bali Island was having a celebration. I did not remember the exact festival but it happened that there was a firework burst in the evening sky when I clicked the shutter button on my camera. Love it!

Summer festival at Bali Island in Taiwan

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Taiwan Travel: Morning Walk to Wufengchi Waterfall, Yilan

If you are not really an active person, there is no way you would spend your Saturday morning hiking uphill to see a waterfall. Nah. No way. Ever ever. But add an active person to your social circle and this person suddenly managed to drag you out of your bed to see nature. Oh my gawd. Can't believe I said yes.

Without him, this post will never happen. Hahaha. So yeah, today we are visiting another waterfall in Taiwan. Other than the waterfall in Wulai and Shifen waterfall, Taiwan has another waterfall in Yilan called Wufengchi waterfall.

Morning walk to Wufengchi waterfall in Yilan

The weather was so hot and humid even in the morning. So by the time we were reaching the viewpoint, we are totally drenched in our own sweat. The youth of summer seems to be the theme of our morning walk.

Walk up to Wufengchi Waterfall viewpoint in Yilan Taiwan

Since it was a hot walk up, we really appreciated the cool air coming off from the waterfall. The gushing sound of the water and the green leaves surrounding the waterfall created a beautiful scenery for us to see.

Yilan is a pretty nice county to visit and you don't really need more than one day to visit Yilan (unless you want to stay in a minsu) because it's located pretty near to Taipei.

Taiwan Travel: Blue Sky at Hehuanshan

The quotes "never get tired of a blue sky" is totally applicable here in Hehuanshan (re: Hehuan Mountain). It's not everyday you can get a view of a clear blue sky because it is often foggy and gloomy in Hehuanshan especially during spring and winter. But that day, the sky is so clear and so blue. I love it!

We engaged a driver to drive us from Cingjing Farm to Hualien. Hence, we can ask the driver to stop (whenever possible, of course) to let us take picture of the beautiful scenery. All the pictures come from my friend's camera who is apparently better at taking pictures than me. Hahaha.

A tunnel in Hehuanshan.

Superbly clear blue sky with a touch of green. Even though we visited the place in the summer, you can feel the fresh mountain air and it does not feel very hot at all around here.

Blue Sky and Green Hehuan Mountain Taiwan

Green plantation on Hehuan Mountain.

You can visit Hehuanshan between your itinerary to go to Cingjing Farm and your stay in Hualien. Hehuanshan will link Cingjing Farm and Hualien by passing through the beautiful Taroko Gorge.

Taiwan Travel: Waterfall of Wulai, New Taipei City

"Your love is like a waterfall, waterfall running wild and free." - Chris Tomlin

You can see the waterfall once you have alighted from the train. The water looks white-ish from a distance. We visited the waterfall back then in late April.

My camera lens cannot capture the whole length of the waterfall. So here is the bottom part of the waterfall.

The bottom part of Wulai waterfall Taiwan

The volume of the water is not a lot that day so we managed to see the rocks below the river. Okay, that's supposed to be a river when the waterfall is overflowing with water from the rains. XD

The bottom of the waterfall at Wulai Taiwan

You can take the cable car ride for NTD220 (not sure if there is a change to the price) to bring you on the top of the mountain. But the cable car looks kinda unnerving from below so we, the cowardice, decided not to ride it. XD

"Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises." - Pedro Calderon de la Barca

Hotel Review: Alishan Gou Hotel, Taiwan

After hours of driving from Chiayi, we have finally reached our hotel in Alishan, Alishan Gou Hotel. For more reviews on Alishan Gou Hotel, you can go to this link.

The hotel is pretty standard and you have to lug your luggage upstairs (no lift inside). So consider travel light here, unless you want to tone your hand and shoulder muscles. Hehehe.

Just outside the hotel, there's a rail track. The train here will bring you to the spot to watch sunrise.

The surrounding view up here is pretty amazing. I love greens.

The hotel has a miniature of the old Alishan train. Looks very different from the one used now. Haha.

Taiwan Alishan Gou Hotel Train Miniature

Anyway, we don't really do anything since we have to wake up pretty early the next day to watch the sunrise. Fingers-crossed for pretty sunrise. =)

Taiwan Travel: Taipei Botanical Garden, Xiaonanmen

Studying is tiring. And that's why when you are a student, you should not keep yourself locked out in your room studying all the time. You should go out and enjoy whenever you can...(okay, i'm just bored and sometimes studying foreign language is getting the toll of me). =P

The good thing is...there are a lot of places that you can visit here in Taipei, especially when you are bored. I'm gonna start with my visit to Taipei Botanical Garden. To reach the place, you can ride the subway to Xiaonanmen Station.

The garden is located pretty near to the MRT (around 5 minutes walk) and if you are not sure about the direction, you can check the map inside the MRT station. You will see the big sign at the entrance gate.

The garden is pretty big and it's so nice to be surrounded by greens. The garden was deserted during the World War II. After the war, the garden was rearranged and a huge variety of plants were planted.

Taipei Botanical Garden Xiaonanmen Taiwan

There is a greenhouse at the center of the garden although it's closed during the winter time. =(

Beautiful view inside the garden.

Small bamboo trees.

The garden is open from 4 AM to 10 PM daily. If you decide to visit the garden, I suppose it will a nice walk surrounded by greens. Alternatively, you can also visit Taipei Hakka Cultural Park near Taipower Building MRT Station.

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