Taipei to Hualien via train - fluorescent lights in the sky.
Taipei to Hualien via train - fluorescent lights in the sky.
from the train
from the train
from the train
from the train
ok, you get the idea: from the train.
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Turtle Island
Rice fields
Rice field river.
Turtle Island movie. I hear turtle four times.
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Rice fields with rice hay.
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Heavily supported young trees (not from the train)
unsupported old tree
worker-volunteers
Tzu Chi Main Temple in Hualien
sanctuary
skylight of sanctuary
our ghostly tour guide showing us the special chairs
carvings around the sanctuary
air-filled plant outside lunch stop - original inspiration for bubble tea
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No fish live in this river because of the calcium content from the marble.
worn rainways
a gigantic spider about 9 inches end to end - i was lucky to slip past them on the way to the bathroom. However, they had used all the toilet paper themselves, because there was none.
Waterfall
Read it.
This woman marks the beginning of Taroko Gorge.
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in a tunnel
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giant pyrite crystals made of concrete growing on the ceiling
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It's a very long way down.
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Dizzying panoramic video.
Landslides are frequent during earthquakes and rainfall.
Construction.
Jason and Tom talking and walking
Probably an excuse to take this girl's picture.
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An out-of-the-way beach.
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Highway under construction's p
Amazing work.
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You can see the high water mark.
I was followed by many tourists.
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Swallow homes.
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Rumbling was heard coming from within.
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I saw one face. Jill saw many.
Water dripped from the ceiling in the tunnels.
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An old, high road
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Churning, silty water - see the video
the video
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another giant spider, but this one is dead.
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Katie, Susie, Sarah, Tom, Jill, and Jason (L to R)
Fried prawns, chicken stew, tofu, pig's feet, local greens, fish organs. (CCW from 8 o'clock) The pig's feet had hair.