So Taipei has it's own national park called Yangmingshan. Shan means "mountain" that might come up a bit on the blog, Longshan Temple, Alishan, Zhongshan. It's one of the first characters I was able to remember since there are only four strokes and it makes a sort of trident shape. It's much easier to spot than the others. The park and mountain were created by volcanoes. So the park is also complete with hot springs (you may guess Beitou is near by as well.)
We watched a movie, with no English subtitles, at the suggestion of a tour guide, then set out on the buses. We went to Mt. Qixingshan (seven stars mountain). It is the highest peak in the park, where you can see the steam billowing out of the mountain. From there, we could see the valley and the ocean. In the midst of Taipei, it's easy to forget I live fairly close to the ocean. From there we took the bus through the windy roads and jumped of to find a waterfall. It took a bit to find the trail, but we hiked through some bamboo forests and eventually found it. We met lots of people who gave suggestions on where to go and asked questions about why we were in Taiwan. It was great to get out into nature and walk around. It was also great to end the day with falafel and massages.
Unfortunately some of my better pictures were lost on my camera, but here's what I salvaged. (Oh yeah apparently there are owl crossings. Did you know that?)
The waterfall...I can't remember it's name.
Mt. Qixingshan
Ocean!
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