Trip to Southern Taiwan

Taipei is great for fancy food, and meeting relatives



Revisiting Dan-Shei on a overcast morning


Then we head South to Kaoshone


we remember to check out the famous railroad lunch box



Kaoshone famous love river, it is clean and enjoyable now



giant octopus legs, also shown in TV


celebrity endorsed papaya milk shake stand


brand new Kaoshone subway, grand Mei-Li-Dou station



Love pier, from here to LiouCiou islet, background is the tallest building in Kaoshone, 85fl , we stay on 23th


we try to stay away from big city, so LiouCiou we went,
ferry is cheap and takes only about 1.5hr, summer is peak season and could be very crowded though


islet's harbor is the main gateway, airport is small and schedule not dependable


Typical seafood restaurant, simple but sufficient


scooter is the best transportation, cost 300NT, full tank gas enough to circle the islet many times


fish farm scattered around this coral reef


landmark at islandlet LiouCiou



Replica of Traditional Chinese House
best deal in Kenting (1800NT/day)


court yard


pathway


front door


Ta-Jan peak behind our hotel


decorative B&B in Kenting


freshest sashimi at Nan-Wan, a fishing village near Kenting


at South tip of Taiwan



Kenting night life is colorful


The largest aquarium I can remember



it's nice to revisit Kenting botanic park, our last visit was 30yrs ago


the famous uprise root tree



Hotel Chateau, movie "Cape No 7" took place here,
so we decided to stay here and explore


nice beach, we get to use the catamaran


some balcony room has great views


I swam in ocean


Cape #7 scene area at the hotel lobby


beautiful sunset


another Cape #7 scene


Really, I can swim !




Visiting Taitong (East Taiwan) -

Inside FongLiao train station, used to be the end of raiload


Arrived at national recreational area, still hot and humid


this is the only native we found


exist of the park


TongTai hot spring hotel


bigger spring


smaller spring , but hotter




Visiting the LiouCiou, the Green Island -
political prisoners were kept here before 197x, few came out alive.


newly erected memorial remembering that period of history, prisoners names are inscribed on the wall


looking from inside, showing the only door to outside world


part of memorial


unspoiled coast


Entrance to the ocean hot spring, 1 of 3 in the world,
built in the Japanese occupation period


hot spring pool


Hoover lighthouse, donated by US after local fishermen saved a ship