I've been wanting to hit the beaches for a long time cuz I want an escape from the city, but didn't get a chance to go until this weekend.
Sarah, Haley and I chose to go to PengHu (澎湖) County - an area of islands in the southwest part of Taiwan.
It was paradise weekend. =)
Tony, my friend from high school, was staying there for the summer, so I called him up and he took us around.
Thanks so much for everything! ^-^
Saturday, May 30
Took the 7am flight from Taipei to PengHu (澎湖).
Tony came to pick us up at the airport.
Out to the dock to join a tour.
The tour took us to wade within the shallow waters of the sea to find all sorts of sea creatures - fish, sea cucumbers, starfish, crabs, oysters, etc.
We even got to hammer out some oysters to eat on the spot - mmMMmm... =)
Ate lunch to rest from all the tiring walking.
The tour then took us out to an island by boat for water sports - banana boat, water raft, seadoo, swimming, etc.~
Headed back to the main island for dinner at a temple area.
We were lucky and got a chance to attend a festival that happens only once every 10 years or so.
There were food stalls, live performances, parade of floaters (made by the participating temples) and an AMAZING fireworks display~
Guess what I tried for the first time? Cactus ice cream!
It's actually quite good - made from the pink fruit that you find on the cactus~
Apparently cactus-flavoured products are very common in PengHu.
After the festival, we chilled around our hotel area - shopping and eating desserts.
Sunday, May 31
Took another tour that took us out to the surrounding 4 islands of the PengHu County:
- 桶盤嶼 -> 虎井嶼 -> 望安嶼 -> 七美島
Basically, the first 3 islands are for sightseeing - looking at really old houses/buildings and overlooking the sea, etc.~
The last island, 七美 was what we took the tour for~ =)
Finally got to see the famous 雙心石滬 rock formation (see attached picture)~
Went back to the city area after the tour and watched the sunset at the Rainbow Bridge~
Had dinner at a good seafood restaurant.
Bought some snacks and drinks and went back to chill around the Rainbow Bridge area - a really nice and quiet area at night~
Then switched locations and chilled at the pub for a bit~
Headed to our pretty villa - Raid Garden - 北非花園 - for the night~
Monday, June 1
Got more sleep last night cuz we had no plans for today~
Breakfast at the villa~ =)
Chilled at 山水 Beach area - swimming, chilling, eating lunch~
Took 3pm flight to 台中 cuz we couldn't find a flight back to 台北~
We thought the distance between the 台中 airport and the High Speed Rail (HSR) station was close, but it turned out to be an hour bus ride... =_______=;;
HSR back to 台北 and returned to NCCU~
It was a fun weekend~ =)
The lack of sleep again from this trip means it'll be a while before I recover from the sleep debt accumulated over the weekend~ =P
Pics and Video!
PengHu Pictures
Fireworks Video
Upcoming
June 1-4 -> SChan, Vean and Natalie Visit Taipei!
June 16 -> Business Policy Report + Presentation Due
June 17 -> Media & Globalization Report + Presentation Due; Web Technologies Final Exam
June 20-23 -> 睛 & 嘉 visiting Taipei - chill with them~ =)
June 23 -> Demand Chain Management Report + Presentation Due
June 26 -> Leaving Taiwan - Going to HK
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