Taipei - Day 5 of 8 (Wed 19 Sep 2007)

I've been quite lazy lately but i have to complete the trip log since it is already started. Alright Day 5 adventure now.

We were reviewing our photos the night before this day and feel that we should snap more of our encounters and indeed this day we really did poses quite a lot. There's a Chinese idiom saying "kneel and pray for every 3 steps you take", i think for our case is "stop and snap for every 10 (or is it 11,12,13?) steps we take"!

Here's the day opening video:

Recorded before we set off to Wulai

We woke up very early especially me. When we left the hotel after the breakfast it was already ard 8.30...

Jade Lake (near Xin Dian station)

I have to say the sky is beautiful though still with slight drizzle, the mist covering the hill top is enchanting. Wait till u see the rest when we are at Wulai...

Jerky Bus

The bus drives us up the hill and urgggh.... it was so jerky...... along the rocky road!

Reached Wulai

Finally here we are at the foot of Wulai hill... without our raincoat yet.

Maybe we are too early or was it due to weekday or the villagers were still in dreamy mood? The people traffic there was scarce.
All the way we climb up the hill to pose with the nature surroundings, saw the stairs? Seems a long way but actually not as tiring as it looks as along the way we are busy capturing and enjoying the beautiful scenery. It was even more rewarding when we took the cable car up higher. Luckily no mishap happen along the cable b'cuz of the rain, haha...

Wulai is also famous for its hot spring but we didn't have time for it.

Wow... the rapid stream looks amazing right? Omg you should experience the hard work behind the shot, it is tiring and i have to be careful not to let my eye make-up smudge by the rain, urgh... The pic on the left, i was standing on a wooden block bridge and was so afraid that it might break but of cuz it is firm, just my psychology barrier. However the result is good, hehe...

I think these angles are nice especially the one on the right which brings out an oriental feeling... Wouldn't it be better and nicer if we were in bridal gown and suit? haha...

Spotted this golden retriever when we were at buying some of Wulai local products. He is so adorable...and good-natured but too bad he did not look into the camera. Maybe he is whining for we did not reward him any treats for his special appearance in the pic. I wish i could have a golden retriever, i think they are the most handsome species of dogs...

Jade Lake

When we took the bus back to from Wulai, i m really shagged after the whole day walk. Alvin keep pushing me to go to the Jade Lake bridge despite my reluctance to do so. But well, i m glad he did b'cuz is really worth it. Our mind can really win over our body sometimes.

Misty Jade Lake

Crossing the bridge, there is a Rosemary cafe restaurant which we decided to settle our dinner for the day.

Rosemary Cafe Restaurant

The ambiance is nice, with the owner playing jazz music but we waited almost an hour for our course! Because they will only start the course at 5.30pm, then they should have informed us earlier, haha...

I Am Starving

Beautiful Night

Didn't know that night view from Jade lake could be so beautiful as well though. Think thats the end of Day 5? No.....! Heading for Wu Fen Pu for shopping...

Shopping At Wufenpu

The place is so big and is impossible for us to look into every shop/street. I've grabbed 2 bags for S$25 each, 2 nice T-shirts for S$15, a trench coat, 2 blouses, 3 pairs of earrings and 2 strings of necklaces. Seems a lot huh? I could have shopped for more but I've empty our wallet! Too bad...