Decided to go slightly off the beaten track from Hualien we took a train to Guanshan, from the brochure it looks nice and Su had never been there. The train ride was about and hour and a half, its cloudy but the deep green mountains and the bright greens of the rice fields made it for a scenic ride. We both fell asleep 10 minutes into the trip but woke up a few stops before Guanshan and took notice of the impressive green landscapes of the rice fields. Arriving in Guanshan we had lunch first then looked for a hostel, Su phoned a few from the ads advertised on street corners, we found a cheap one, for 600 Taiwan $ for a room with a/c and cable tv, yay! After settling in we went for a
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