Yehliu

  

One of my happiest days in Taiwan yet! I spent the entire day with two of my good friends here, Lauren from California and Zoe from Germany.  We traveled by bus to the north.  It took about an hour for us to arrive at one of the most northern points on the island of Taiwan, called Yehliu. Yehliu is known for it's geopark and the great views of blue seas.

When we arrived, we purchased tickets and headed to the geopark. Yehliu is most famous for the "mushroom rocks" and the "Queen's Head." The rocks have unique holes that have been caused by weathering, which is really cool too. It was SUCH  a nice day - shorts and short-sleeve weather in March! Never have had that before. Since the weather was so nice, and my friends and I were content with our lives, we decided to spend the day seeing the sights, as tourists!  We explored the park, took lots and lots of pictures, and laughed a lot. People up in the north do not see tourists often.  We are so used to being looked at like foreigners that it was so much fun. We hiked to the most northern tip to finish our time in Yehliu. The view was really nice and the paths we took to the top were so interesting.

We finished our incredible day by eating at a very good Indian restaurant back in Taipei. My stomach hurt so bad from laughing all day.  My cheeks were sore from smiling, so it was hard to even eat. After dinner, we hopped on the convenient bike system that Taipei has. I use this form of transportation weekly. It is free for the first thirty minutes and only NT10 for every thirty minutes after. You can use your regular transportation card for Taipei to check the bike in and out. They are cheap, easy and a great form of fun on a nice night with friends.  Also a good way to see the city!  We biked around the city for awhile and had lots of laughs. As my friend Lauren said, Taiwan people are still trying to figure out how to walk in public.  Being on these bikes you realize that you have to manuver around them and that common street etiquette is not present. After enough of the people on the streets, we hopped on a bus and parted ways for the night.

I had such a wonderful day with my friends doing what I love. Laughing, experiencing, and exploring! Thanks girls!