Day 4 and 5 in Taiwan

Day 4: 清境農場

the weather here is just nice, a little cold for me though..

yea, those who know me well, my cold tolerance is very low, jacket is a must for me in the air-conditioned room.

and the temperature here is like inside an air-conditioned room, but since I walked around, so ain't that cold.

view here is breathtaking!!

it's the most beautiful place in Taiwan so far.. 

it was a clear sky the day we visited! lucky us!  

oh yes...forgot to mention, there are sheep...everywhere

it would be much nicer if there is a cafe here.. 

ahh...i miss this place a lot~ 

guess what.. they know how to drink from the tap.. incredible huh? 

sis and bro-in-law feeding the sheep..

careful..shits are everywhere too... 

 since shits are everywhere, we decided to sit on the wood instead...

enjoying the view.. 

there was a horse-riding performance by the local tribe.. 

oh right, the tour guide dropped us on top of the mountain and we had to walk down these stairs..

guess how many steps are there? 

so the answer is...

487!! 

there are a lot of worm along the walkway..

made me feel so uneasy... 

next destination: 小瑞士花园 

basically there is nothing much to see here.. entrance fee required..

one of the main attraction to me here was..

a shop selling paper-made souvenirs..纸箱王

it's very interesting and the things are cute...

after this, we went back to our hotel for hot spring..

stayed at 廬山溫泉會館,

according to our tour guide, this area has been restricted by government and villagers there should evacuate their home for safety purpose as this area is prone to landslide.. 

we were lucky there is nothing happen during our stay..

was so worried as our hotel is located right beside a hill, what if landslide does happen..GG

anyhow, shall we proceed to Day 5?

we woke up very early in the morning..hmm.. 3 in the morning for sun rise at 合欢山, the journey took around 2 hours..

it is a 3416 metre high mountain in Central Taiwan. The peak of this mountain lies on the boundaries of Nantou and Hualien counties, so our next destination after this is Hualien county!

And 合欢山 is within the Taroko National Park, so we took a tour at Taroko National Park first before heading to Hualien county, which is located at eastern Taiwan.

this is much much colder than the Cing Jing farm..

it is about 4 degree celcius the day we were there..

Gosh, the tour guide said normal jacket will do..

I was nearly freeze to death.. 

can you tell how cold is it based on their expression?!

I got stucked in the van because it was too cold outside,

even in the van, I shivered non-stop.. no kidding!!

My nose was terribly in pain too as it was too cold until it dried out.. 

all these picture credited to my brother..

here comes the sun rise~ 

clear sky also! 

the view is spectacular!

first time seeing mountains like this..

definitely a new experience! Was so thrilled to see these view yet it was super cold,

yea, I'm saying it again, it was very cold!!!

guess, the view worth the coldness..

regret for not bringing a thicker jacket for this! 

after the sun rise, we straight head to Taroko National Park.. 太鲁阁 

spot the big white stone!

these are MARBLE!!!

this place is full of marble! 

trying to get my candid cam??

hahaha, in your face bro! I was fast enough to block my face =P 

more marble!

looks so solid eh? hahaa.. 

after Taroko National Park, we headed to Hualien county..

First stop in Hualien county is 七星潭, i guess it is translated as seven stars beach? 

nice place to chillax...

very windy~

and I found love-shaped stone...

it was a long day (journey started at 3am), so we called the day off around 3pm,

reached hotel at 4pm, took some evening nap before hunting for dinner~

it was night market again!

on our way to the night market - 東大門夜市,

spotted this tempting steamboat restaurant.

tasted not bad!

After a light dinner, continue our walk to the night market..

such a cute dog..

in Taiwan, you can see dogs everywhere, some in the stroller, hell yeah! the dog is in the stroller instead of baby.. 

aren't these cute???

should have bought one! grrr... 

alright, i'll skip the dinner at the night market then..

stayed in Hualien..

will update again soon..

good night folks~