“A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.” ~Lao Tzu

“A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.” ~Lao Tzu



Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Formosa Fun Coast, Yeliu Geopark, Beach, and Jioufen

Three days before our final presentations on Friday, the TA's took us to Formosa Fun Coast, a water park near Taipei. It was a lot of fun, but we were all worn out after 7 hours of traveling and playing in the water.
The next day, we went to Yeliu Geopark, where the famous "Queen's Head" is located. Honestly, from all the pictures I had seen, I thought it was going to be as big as the Sphinx. It was about 15 feet tall. The scenery there was amazing, but I was little too hot to fully enjoy everything. The pictures turned out great though!
Afterward, we took the tour bus to a beach. When we got there, it was pretty much deserted. The only person there was the lifeguard. Our own private beach! The TA's (Jovy and Summer) played in the water with the rest of us while Daniel Cook and Stephanie gave everyone swim lessons. Those two hours flew by and were so relaxing.
Our last stop of the day was Jioufen, a little town/village in the mountains. It has a lot of markets and little shops selling some tourist things. I did find an owl ocarina for my grandmother and also some good tea. I liked Jioufen because there was a lot of history in there, and the scenery was beautiful from atop the mountain.

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