Weekends Away: Sun Moon Lake, Fulong and Hualien

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April 14th 2010

Published: April 14th 2010

A few weeks ago, my friends Miyuki and Calvin and I decided on a whim to spend the weekend at Sun Moon Lake (日月潭). Early on Saturday morning we piled into Calvin's car and ventured down Taiwan's west coast into Nantou county, munching sleepily on an oily, delicious breakfast of eggs wrapped in spring onion pancakes (蔥抓餅). Three hours later we arrived at the lake. We spent the day explo... Read Full Entry

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Ahhh

A nap at the top of the world

Good grief

Drunk Experiencing

One of many attractions at the Buli History-of-Alcohol museum. It consisted of a short hallway lined with fun-house mirrors, sporting a slanted floor. Only a little bit like being drunk. Even less like being in a house.

Alcoholic ice cream sandwich

Sunburned nose

You can't really tell in the photo actually, but after a day of sheep gazing my whole face was pink.

Tiny frog!

On the floor of a patio in Fulong, a stone's throw from the shore. The size of a dime. Totally excellent. Lifted my spirits at a moment when I needed it.

Ocean 1

The body of water at the bottom of the picture is actually a river whose mouth is 100 yards to the right of the frame. To get to the beach you have to take...

...a bridge!

Lighthouse 1

Ocean 2

The sand was fine and dark, the water surprisingly warm.

Dongxin Temple

Lighthouse 1 (again)

The same one from the other picture, up close and personal.

Fishing

Bugs!

Covering practically every surface. The smallest were hardly bigger than ants, the largest were the size of a man's thumb. They scattered en masse at the slightest disturbance.

Overflow

Textures, colors, spray. And thousands of tiny bugs just outside the frame.

Taking a peak

Seen from the railroad platform as I waited for the train that would take me to Hualien.

Trainwatching

Staring down the tracks.

Infuse what, exactly?

In the bathroom of the All-Star pub in Hualien.

Drunk Experiencing 2

Self Portrait. Medium: Bar mirror.

Taiwan rising from the Pacific

Seen from the train as I returned to Taipei.

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Your writing is well thought out and very enjoyable to read. I was looking for places to go and things to do at Sun Moon Lake, and your entry not only gave me ideas, but was inspiring. Look forward to reading your other adventures.

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