Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Hualien and Taipei

We had an incredible weekend. We started by waking up early and traveling to the east side of the island to a town called Hualien. There is a gorge here called Toroko gorge with the most incredible views and pretty cool hikes. We also did an activity called river walking, which was way fun. It just was us, basically walking up a river, decked out in a bunch of gear. It was so fun. Then we went to Taipei and stayed with Adam and Kay, who were the best hosts ever for taking in all crazy 9 of us for two nights. It was so fun to see them and see the sights of Taipei! That is just a really brief outline of the weekend, but the pictures are the best part, so here they are!
See what I mean about the gorge?? Gorgeous.
Jumping on a suspension bridge. Cheap thrills :)

Way cool temple and monestary perched on the mountain. And amazing view from the top.

The Eternal Spring Shrine. That water was so clear.


Closer view of the shrine.

I just couldn't get enough of the nature shots. Everything was incredible.

The group at the martyrs shrine. After we watched an intense changing of the guards.

A guided tour of the National Palace Museum...in English! Its the simple things really...
That is the tallest building in the world...and I went to the top. Doesn't look so big in this picture...but... :)
Ready to board the fastest elevator in the world! 90-something floors in about 30 seconds. We were zooming!
Shout out to the hometown. Go Space Needle!

One of the best things about this weekend was seeing and hanging out with Adam, Kay, Lizzy and James!!!!!!

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