DAY 4 (Reading time: 3 minutes) Temples and shrines are scattered all over Taiwan, much like churches or chapels in most of Europe. Almost every one of them is richly
DAY 5 (Reading time: 3 minutes) Taipei 101 may not be the tallest tower in the world or in Asia, but it IS an iconic structure. People want to see
DAY 6 (Reading time: 4 minutes) It was time to move on to the next destination, which was Sun Moon Lake, the largest lake in Taiwan nestled in the heart
DAY 7 (Reading time: 6 minutes) Our accommodation in the Sun Moon Lake area – a small cosy hotel – is run by a cute elderly lady. Although her English
DAY 8 (Reading time: 3 minutes) After a demanding bike ride yesterday, we didn’t want to spend the next day the same way. So, we changed our means of transportation
DAY 9 (Reading time: 4 minutes) On the last day on the shores of Sun Moon Lake we wanted one more experience as cyclists. When planning, we chose to explore
DAY 10 (Reading time: 2 minutes) We left Sun Moon Lake to its fate and continued south to Kaohsiung, the second largest city in Taiwan. Compared to the deepest blue
DAY 11 (Reading time: 4 minutes) Macaques, monkeys from the family of Old World monkeys, are a popular attraction wherever they have the opportunity for free movement, theft… and people
DAY 12 (Reading time: 6 minutes) We were really looking forward to Fo Guang Shan. A magnificent place with a huge seated Buddha statue and guaranteed authentic relics? We had
DAY 13 (Reading time: 4 minutes) A beautiful morning started right at our Formosa Boulevard metro station, where you can see the so-called Dome of Light. It’s an impressive underground
