The main aim of staying the night in Alishan was to catch the train ride up to Zhushan (popular “sunrise” viewing deck) to catch the 5:35am sunrise. Since there was’nt much to do except eating and souvenir shopping at night, we did just that and called it an early night to ensure we had enough shut-eyes and energy to be up for the sunrise and the  2 hours trail- walk down in the morning.

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Excited to witness the breathtaking Alishan mountain and embark on the rail that was damaged during the 921 earthquake
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Alishan’s main railway station (yes, that’s fog you see in the pic – was it about 8 to 9 degrees celsius up there)
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Alishan Postal Office – it was closed hence I couldn’t send a postcard home to the loved ones
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Steamboat dinner in the mountain, gulped it down with some Taiwanese Beer. Awesome!

We were out of the hotel by 3:30 am, stopped at 7-11 to grab munchies for our wee morning adventure. Sugar booster was needed!

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3:57 am , all for you Alishan Sunset! * Yawns*
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Nice memorabilia for the travel chest
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Here  it comes…
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Signage indicating “sunrise” time…

Tried my best to capture shots of the beautiful hues plastered across the sky, mountain and afar; and of course the sunrise which made a splendid entrance, such a surreal picturesque moment. No picture can do justice to how one feels at that stilled moment as you focus your eyes on the changing horizon and witness the break of dawn right before you.

I said a silent prayer of thanks as I welcomed my third day on Taiwan soil and for all blessings that a new day, every day brings.

One response to “May 2013 – Taiwan (Day 2 + 3)”

  1. […] The sunrise was breathtaking and with the beam of early morning glow on our faces we embarked on the 1 1/2 – 2 hour trail down the mountain. […]

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