Trip to Taiwan (Part II)-Natalie

Day 3

We went to a Lingzhi & tea center where we were given a briefing on how Lingzhi was good for us.We bought some back and headed to Taroko National Park,where we saw the famous Taroko Gorge.We took a lot of photos. We ate lunch early and visited a few temples and a farm.We went to the hotel early and had dinner there. The hotel provided hot spring water as the hot water in the bathtub.It was the only hotel we stayed in that had both shower and bathtub.On the 4th day we went to a temple in Kaoshiung and ate lunch at a Hakka village.We visited 3 temples in that day,all of which were very close to each other.We then went to Dream Mall, the largest shopping mall in Taiwan,no,in Southeast Asia!(You may wonder why it isn't Taipei 101.I'll tell you on the last day.)We ate our dinner at yet another night market.Then we went to yet another hotel and spent yet another night.

Day 5

Excited about today as we get to sit on a boat for a cruise around Sun Moon Lake.The name is such as there is island in the middle of the lake,and the northern part of the island looks like the Sun,and the southern part of it looks like the Moon.We first went to Peacock Garden.We saw a lot of peacocks but none of them opened their feathers.Well,at least the ones back home know how to open them at the right time.Visited another temple today,just before lunch.Then came the boat ride.We were one of the lucky ones to sit outside of the boat.It was a lot of fun.We didn't mind the bumps and enjoyed the water splashing at our faces.Too bad we couldn't get on the island as it was a weekend-the island would sink!

Day 6

We went back to Taipei again and went to a martyr's shrine.After that,we went to Taipei101! It had only 5 levels of shopping while the Dream mall had 9 plus the rooftop.We also went to their national museum.Most of the group were expecting the trip to Shihlin Market to be a good one after hearing from it for a long time.However,we went there at the wrong time as the real market was under renovation.Too bad but never mind.We went back home on the 7th day,but not before buying some souvenirs!