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Travel Log 10.3: Beitou, Yangmingshan National Park, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall and Shilin Night Market

June 16, 2013

Beitou and Yangmingshan National Park

Right after breakfast, Victoria and Chen picked us up from the hotel. When they mentioned we were going to Beitou ang Yangmingshan National Park, I said ok not knowing I’ll be able to see the beauty of cherry blossom. one checked off my bucket list.

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Beitou is the most mountainous and highest of Taipei’s districts,encompassing a meadow with rivers running through the valley which have abundant steam rising from them; the result of geothermal warming. The valley is often surrounded by mist shrouding the trees and grass. – Wikipedia

Beitou Geothermal Valley is one of the famous hot springs in Beitou District.

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Beitou Hot Spring Valley

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seriously, it smells like eggs around here!

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our lunch on the road, Taro Soup

 

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sakura!

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full bloom sakura

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Yangmingshan National Park

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Yangmingshan National Park

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Yangmingshan National Park

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Yangmingshan National Park

 

 

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witnessed a pre-nuptial shoot.

Off we go to our next destination. But first, we had to eat! We’re starving! Curry is what we had in mind. We ate at a mall near Taipei Railway Station.

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Namaste!

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gorged myself with this delicious meal! RICE! just how I want it.

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they have a nice food court.

Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall

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I am amazed by the details on the floor.

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Cold Stone Creamery

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Signature Creations: Chocolate Devotion and Strawberry Blonde

 

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so creamy! glad we have one now in Serendra

 
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Brother and I went to Shilin Public Market while my mom goes out with her friends.

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the Stinky Tofu everyone was talking about!

 

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its delicious, but stinky haha

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