Day Trip

This morning we hired a cab for an all-day adventure. We headed to the northeast coast of Taiwan, and saw some amazing natural and man-made sites. Our favorite was the park where sandstone firgures have been carved out by the splashing waves. The coastline was wonderful. We also visited some beautiful temples; the colors and shapes were great. After an authentic Chinese lunch, we did some more driving and visited an old gold mining town that's been converted into a tourist town. The old buildings are still in place, and it was really a cool experience.

After 8 hours, our driver dropped us at our hotel where we relaxed a bit. This evening we ate dinner near our hotel and walked around a supermarket (we found some American snacks that Korea doesn't have). Tomorrow we plan on visiting the 3rd largest museum in the world, The Palace Museum, which contains Chinese artifacts. Then we catch our flight back to Korea at 6:25pm.

We've been lucky in that it hasn't rained as much as the forecast said it would. It's been very hot though, so we're a bit pink in the face!

9-23: At the Yehliu formation park.

9-23: At a temple in Keelung city (our driver Mr. Chen)

Everyone has a scooter here, and we've seen lots of dogs getting free rides! How cute!!

9-22: At the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Memorial, with the Taipei 101 in the background.