WOW...I thought I had experienced a lot of the culture of Taiwan in my 2 weeks here so far - but Taichung took me by surprise. A pleasant one to say the least. I hopped on the bullet train Saturday morning and headed to Taichung (based on my dad's recommendations). This is where he does business and spends the bulk of his time when visiting Taiwan. He put me in touch with some INCREDIBLE people from Joinpack who showed me around their city. I have to say I love the pride in which the Taiwanese people have for their country. And pride they should have, it is an incredible place full of so many adventures for anyone really, just depends on what you are looking for. It is a richly diverse culture with incredible food, bustling city life, and this weekend I was able to experience some more of the country side with incredible views from Sun Moon Lake, Nantou and the cute little town of Puli. I think I have an affinity for towns that start with "P". I fell in love with Paia, Maui 2 December's again and now Puli, Nantou with a similar feel of mountain people, a breathtaking monastery you will see I fell in love with (Chung Tai Monastery), really just pulled at my hippie heartstrings ;)
Saturday night we hit up the Feng Chia Night Market - the biggest one in Taichung (after seeing Shillin the night before which is the biggest one in Taipei). Again, words cannot explain the insanity of these night markets. You cannot move, it is streets lined with people, dogs in baby strollers, children, endless amounts of fried foods, milk tea, bubble tea, Taiwan ice...and I could go on...WOW.
Enjoy the pics!
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| The hotel pool which I had all to myself |
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| Had to snap a pic-reminded me of Maui |
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| Richard Parker backpack - These things are EVERWHERE |
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| More mango and red bean ice |
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| Dripping sweat at the night market |
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| STINKY TOFU- I will not miss the stench one bit however, I have to say I was pleasantly surprised that I liked eating |
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| Famous tea eggs at Sun Moon Lake - Delicious! |
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| Taiwan coffee, high mountain black tea, and coffee egg roll |
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| My tea egg again |
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| Sun moon lake |
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| All the Aboriginal tribes of Taiwan |
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| MASSIVE gold buddha in the mountain |
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