we woke up at 4.30am in order to get to Yu Shan 玉山 - the tallest mountain in taiwan at 3000+ meters above sealevel. It was 4 degrees in the morning but in a bid to travel light, instead of bringing a coat, we wore several layers underneath. it was funny watching maggie count the layers and once i got out of the car, i was always jumping around to keep myself warm.
getting ready to observe the sunrise with the UV shield, which made what we saw turn purplish as seen above.
without which, you will be squinting under the bright glare. like what we were doing for the above picture... trying to keep our eyes open.
did i mention that it was beautiful?
and cold.
the sun in its full glory
at such high altitude, you can see the clouds below the mountains, making the clouds look like a sea. check out the wave. that's why its call 云海。did i mention that it was beautiful?
when i first checked out the pictures of Alishan on Flickr (such as this), I thought i came across a water colour paintings. The mountains were just hues of blue so much so they look painted on. But it REALLY looks like that, the mountains together with the clouds and the fog gave the whole place its mysterious allure.
our family in Taiwan. 林妈妈，叶妈妈， 林爸爸， 叶爸爸Ong Jian Feng, Phua Yongbin, Eunice Cher & Maggie Choo!
Fashion police! Paul Frank socks and ballet flats?!?!?!?! it was so cold i couldnt care less if i look ridiculous!
after that, we went down the mountain back to the Alishan Recreational Park. Park is such an understatement, we were totally lost in a FOREST. we took 3 hours to get out of it.
and enjoying our 森林浴.(所谓森林浴，是由桑拿浴、日光浴等派生出来的一种时尚流行语，意即到树林中去沐浴那里特有的气息、氛围。据日本森林综合研究所对森林浴的一项最新研究成果表明，吸入杉树、柏树的香味，可降低血压，稳定情绪)
we had wanted to stay at Alishan awhile longer to enjoy the superb climate and scenary, but due to the checkout time we decided to leave by 12pm but all in good timing because with the van ride down Alishan + bus journey back to Taipei.... it was nearing 8pm when we reached Taipei.
eunice, signing off.
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