From City to Rocks

The bus took us down the east towards the southern part of Taiwan. Along the road, we stopped at some places for sight-seeing. The air was simply fresh and windy. 


By taking the High Speed Railway (HSR), we reached Taipei from Taoyuan within 45 minutes. We had a city tour around Taipei before that. Just some memorial halls with grand statue of important people. Later, there was a daily marching in one of the halls. The soldiers marched patriotically in front of the hall and the public. They wore neat, formal uniform with badges reflecting off the sunlight. With grace and still movements, they marched through the wide hall corridor or passage. There were two soldiers stood still at the both side of the gate. Unmoved by any disturbances. The soldiers continued their march until the front gate. We watched till then, and took off again.


After that, we visited the Yeliu Park too. The park was a place with remarkable geometrical scenery such as stones and pillars with various shapes after centuries of wind and rain. The scenery was magnificent with all kinds of pillars and stones of imagination. There was one particular rock looked like a Queen head. Majestic with a thin neck. Hah! The park was beside the open sea. The air was refreshing. The park was filled with enchanting rocks and some weird ones too.


Then, we reached this place called Jiufen. Long time ago, this place was inhabited by only nine (Jiu) families. But now, there were multiplies of that, in counting. What so special about this place? The one and only old street of Jiufen. We strolled along the street and had lunch. They sold all kinds of stuffs and food. Looked delicious. We had a decent view of the ocean from the top. Old street, Taiwan had too many of these. Hah!


Later, before the train arrived, I was still rocking the music with smile. Hah! When the train came, I stood for a few stations because there were not enough seats. Hah! The train was one of the earliest models, with rows of seats by the side and handrails for me to grab hold of. 


Sleep tight then. 

Jiangjiesi statue

The soldiers march

Do they looked like mushrooms?

By JM