Taiwan: Day 6 - 9

It's been a little while since I posted, so let me try and remember what I have been up to.  We departed on a trip to visit the southern part of Taiwan.  I forgot to bring my camera memory card adapter, so I won't be able to post any new pictures from our tour of Taiwan.  I had my first experience on a high speed train, something America desperately needs.  The train traveled up to 300 km/h (186 mph), which isn't the fastest but was very impressive.  It wasn't loud and it effortlessly brought us to our destination: Kaohsiung.  However, our final destination was Kenting at the southern most part of Taiwan.

Kenting is a very small town and is more of a tourist area.  We went on a crazy off roading trip in a beefed up Jeep Wrangler.  We stood most of the time (the top was chopped off) and held on for dear life as we navigated the steepest paths I have ever seen.  It was easily 45 degree angles on turns.  During the tour we saw a lot of the beautiful scenery that is Taiwan.  During the evening, the main road transforms into a city alive with small vendors and lots of people.  It's beautiful to see empty streets become filled with so much activity as the sun sets.

The following morning we went to the Kenting aquarium before we went back to Kaohsiung, where we stayed in a hotel for 2 nights located next to the Love River.  We walked a lot in order to find the night market, only to find out we walked in a big circle.  It was worth it though.  The foods, smells and massive amounts of people and excitement should never be passed up, even if we are tired.

The last day we spent in Kaohsiung was incredible.  We rode bicycles on Chijing Island for 3 hours (Eric is super red now, like a rojo lobster), saw many beautiful views of Kaohsiung, visited Kaohsiung Sky Tower (85 floors, looks like what Emperor Palpatine's building would look like) and had dinner at the Dream Mall.  On the way back to the hotel, we stopped by Sanfongjhong street, an old and traditional night market that specializes in dried food.

If you read all that I just wrote, I'm quite impressed.  I apologize again for the lack of pictures.  I will work on a publishing them when I have time, which unfortunately will be a while.  Enjoy!