Monday, June 14, 2010

Day 2 - Taipei to Hualian, Taroko Gorge, Part 1

After waking up in our home stay in Zhongxiao Fuxing, we headed over to Taipei Main Station for a quick fix of breakfast and coffee from 7-11.
FYI, Daybreak is at 5 plus and breakfast opens pretty late..
Mascot

 The platform for the train.. NOT MRT or Highspeed rail.. Just Train

Tickets to Hua Lien

Upon reaching HuaLien after 2.5 hours,
We met up with our driver, Mr Chen
And he treated us to a local delight.

Orh Han Zi aka Roasted Sweet Potato
Superbly Sweet, Sticky and Purplish

And we passed by the infamous Bin Lang shops
Mr Chen explained shops with 3 coloured lightings are those scandily clad woman
while single lighting means for those normal shops

This is what they look like, but those sold are usually smaller

Next we head off to Taroko Gorge

Mr Chen asked us to jump in air with Ivy giving minimal effort

Entrance of the Gorge

Stone Guard

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