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On top of Mount Alishan
... Mt. Alishan was indeed two hours long, but the majority of the time was spent driving through the picturesque mountain side. Waterfalls cascaded down the mountain sides and the palm trees that lined the lower parts of the mountain changed to red cedar, Taiwanese cedar, and cypress trees. We started to climb into the low-lying clouds and we could feel the temperature dropping.
Once we arrived at the top, we grabbed a map ...
Well...this is just great!
... to the other one we saw while walking to the bank. The colorful roofs and dragons adorning the building made it look very grandiose from the outside. There was an older man sleeping inside and we were the only visitors at the place. Well, not surprising due to the heat. I know I have mentioned it already, but the heat here is impressive. Unless there was a breeze, the temperature reached almost unbearable levels. I know because ...
Day 5
Woke up at 430AM. Make a 1 1/2 hour drive to YuShan (玉山) for the sunrise.
Taking into consideration that we woke up so early and the long trip, the sunrise was a bit disappointing. The sun came out from behind YuShan and immediately went into a thick cloud :(
Not to mentioned that it is freezing cold (about ...
Fenchihu Old Town & Adagio Guesthouse
... we smiled at one another. It looked exactly like the Indian's roti prata except that spring onions were added but no curry. It did not taste plain though, thanks to the added flavour of the spring onions.
After breakfast, we went to the train station to buy two tickets (NT$158 per pax) to Fenchihu Station (奋起湖车ై 9;). The scheduled departure time was 9am. With half an hour to go, we took some photos ...
Yushan Sunrise & Alishan Forest Park
... of twinkling stars. There were so bright against the darkness. It was the first time I had seen a night sky full of stars - a sight that was rarely seen in tropical countries like Singapore. Also the altitude of Alishan at above 2,000m took us closer to the stars. Some of the tourists tried taking photos of the starry sky but all they got were total darkness. Some did not even switch off their camera flashes. Too sleepy to setup our tripods, we did ...



