Trip to Nantou, Central Taiwan, 2011

Discovering the beauties of the Sun Moon Lake

My lady and I have just returned from a 2 days trip to Central Taiwan, precisely to Nantou County. We wanted to see the famous Sun Moon Lake and all the beautiful sceneries in the region. I've been to Taiwan's very north and very south, but I've never been to the very center before, that's why I was very excited to go on this trip. And I have to say my excitement was totally justified, because central Taiwan is really beautiful. The traveling was very intense, because we were on the road a lot, taking several trains and buses. We wanted to make the best of it and I think we've really managed to do so. Let me show you few things we've seen these two days.

DAY 1: ERSHUEI 二水, SHUEILI 水里, JIJI 集集

We've taken a train along Taiwan's beautiful west coast.

We've seen remains of the Cold War, that reminded us of Taiwan's uncertain future.

We've been asked to watch a religious parade in Ershuei and a tipsy monk blessed me.

We've stayed overnight in a picturesque small town named Shueili.

We visited Jiji, the epicenter of the devastating 1999 earthquake.

DAY 2: SUN MOON LAKE 日月潭, PULI 埔里, NANTOU 南投, TAICHUNG 台中

We've seen the most beautiful lake in Taiwan and shared a very precious moment here.

We've walked around Puli, the most central town in Taiwan.

We've had lunch at one of the most popular restaurants in town.

We've seen a historic gem from the Qing Dinasty in Nantou City.

We've probably been stuck in the biggest traffic jam in Taiwan's history.

We've seen the biggest and most crowded night market in Taiwan.

We've seen all that and much more in only two days (can you imagine?). In my post you can read about all the places we've seen, recommend some good food, give you tips on traveling and share with you my best photos. I will tell you about how a monk blessed me at a religious parade and how creepy a girl behaved in Nantou City, when she saw me. I will tell you about a very special moment at the Sun Moon Lake, that made my girl weak in her knees and I will tell you how we nearly got killed amid the huge crowds at the Fengjia Night Market, the biggest night market in Taiwan. Read all that by clicking on the links below:

Central Taiwan Tour 2011: Riding along Taiwan's West coast>>

[My CENTRAL TAIWAN guide][All photos by MKL, 2011]