Saturday, July 18, 2009

Tai Wan - The Treasure Island


We drove along the Pacific Ocean from Taipei to HuaLian. During the 3-day trip, we visited Taroko Gorge National Park.

The pacific ocean.

The Pacific Ocean

The freeway was build along the Pacific Ocean. Hundreds of persons lost their lives in the construction. Most often, the freeway is at least hundreds of feet higher above the sea. Some places are too narrow to allow two small cars together. The driving process reminded me of the No.1 Highway in San Francisco.

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Hundred-Lion Bridge, the entrance to Taroko Gorge.

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Buroko Bay,the place where TaiWan originals live

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Taroko's Butterfly

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Butterflies

Creek with crystal blue color

A Creek

JumpPark. We live here for our second night. From the house to the pond, the whole JumpPark was completely handmade by the owners themselves, a couple of artists.

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5am in the morning. JumpPark

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Ah Wai (the dog's name) accompanied me to watch sunrise.

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Breakfast. Homemade by the hostress. Fresh grined soy milk, fried white raddish patty, organic salad, plum rice cake, self-designed-and-baked bread, papaya, Kiwi, and a sweet feeling.

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Our Bedroom (Inside) in JumpPark, designed and built by the owner.

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Our Bedroom (outside)

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Animals in JumpPark

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Photographed by Jennie Bai.

Copyright ©Jennie Bai. All Rights Reserved.


(This article was initially written in the summer of 2006.)

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