Joy Hotel Fisherman Wharf Chiayi

... opposite Chiayi Train Station. It was already 5pm.<br><br> At night, we went to Wenhua Night Market (&#25991;&#21270;&#22812;&#24066;) for dinner. We also bought instant noodles for next morning. It may sound weird to some people why we bought instant noodles rather than go out to the stalls in the morning for breakfast. Well, we needed to check-out of the hotel, go to the train station to ...

... because it&#8217;s longer than a month and a half and not quite 2 months, that&#8217;s why.<br><br>Anyway, once this rather persuasive piece of information came to light we felt obliged to delve further into Philippines related online material and were pleased to find some intriguing and exciting facts. <br><br>A former Spanish and American colony, the Philippines is one of only two predominantly Roman Catholic countries in Asia (the other is East Timor &#8211; seriously ...

... my ring toss game *laugh* which was far too hard but we adapted along the way. Then our boss took us out to eat after the party. There was a wedding going on so there are a couple pictures of that too. On New Year's eve we joined some other foreigners at the Pagoda [Asian word for gazebo].   

We first stopped at George and Wes' apartment. The first three pictures are of the view from there balcony. They live just slightly on the out skirts of town. We were heading up to the mountain and passed a Temple along the way. There are some pictures of a decorative bridge right before the Temple area then some statues and buildings in the Temple area. The mountain had stone wooded steps going up it. The entire trail was many kms so we did not ...

I have already had 70+ hits on my blog, but no comments. Let me know what you like/don't like when you have a moment! Maybe the same 5 people are checking out my blog a lot, or I actually have fans! Either way, the entries will still be coming. I am adding a few pictures so that you guys have faces to go with stories. Last night we went to this amazing spa where they had mud baths ...

Today Amy treated me to a hair wash, back massage and foot massage... .It was wonderful ..probably at least 10 minutes of hair washing in a quiet dark room with your feet up on a stool...a foot massage with a strong calf massage included. then a hair styling. we looked gorgeous..... The salon had the squatter toilet.... so now I have pictures... Then some errands and groceries..... Milk is about $3 a half gallon, cabbage was $4 for a 1/2 head ...

... the Japanese time with a 100 years old part and add on parts over the years. The kind of outdoor living room is very homy. The landlord couple is retired and comes from Taipei. He speaks very well English. The tatami tong pu room they give us is a corner room with 2 sides windows looking out into the green and the inner rift valley and coastal mountain range. We keep our options open and walk the two km to Hongyue. Many new hot spring hotels have been built ...

... is also not very good, but anyhow better than mine. They teach us some Amei words and tell us a lot about their life: - they only went 5 years to school, then their parents said its enough and they had to work in the fields and herd the water buffalos. - the buffalos were only used for field work, they were no source for meat or milk - as kids they were afraid of the buffalos when they fought each other with their horns - traditionally they do ...

... we see two original canons used by the Japanese to secure their interests. The village is small but well organized. We also see a small cute painted homestay in a traditional house. The more we walk down the main road again the more the valley opens up, becomes wider, as does the river, a view similar to the one in Wulai/Fushan near Taipei. On this section shall be 4 hot springs, 3 along the river and one up a mountain for 5 hours- we see the entrance. On the ...

... I drift back with the water flow to the hot water to warm up. After about 40 minutes four young people arrive and we leave. Only so few people on a Sunday. The way up to road No. 20 takes about 70 minutes - we meet again the 8 person group from the morning, which is really taking it slowly. They share a water melon with us and we have a little talk. After a short waiting time at the bus stop the bus arrives - same driver as in the morning - and ...