This little diesel train, and another further up the hill, were going to spend the next four hours transporting us to our destination.
The early stages of the train ride. Normal weather and plenty of betel nut trees (a cash crop that is not environmentally or medically friendly).About half way (a little above one thousand meters) and above one set of clouds. Morrison is already warmly dressed.
Somewhere in the middle of the trip we had to change trains which involved a 15-minute walk over hilly and muddy trails - all because of a landslide some time ago that broke the line in two.
As the afternoon wore on, we would occasionally see some nice cloud formations (now about 1,600 meters)
After we reached the end of the journey and our hotel at 2,200 meters and about 7 degrees celsius, we went out to eat our evening dinner - hot pot!The next morning we were up early and joined a prearranged tour that would take us to see the sunrise.
Somewhere in the middle of the trip we had to change trains which involved a 15-minute walk over hilly and muddy trails - all because of a landslide some time ago that broke the line in two.
As the afternoon wore on, we would occasionally see some nice cloud formations (now about 1,600 meters)
After we reached the end of the journey and our hotel at 2,200 meters and about 7 degrees celsius, we went out to eat our evening dinner - hot pot!The next morning we were up early and joined a prearranged tour that would take us to see the sunrise.
The cherry blossoms that we saw later the same morning were the highlight of our trip, the icing on the cake as it were.
Many people have seen Christmas trees with lights, but they cannot compare with a Tokyo cherry tree like this. (To see the flowers more clearly, click to enlarge image.)
This tree was located next to the Alishan hotel (which we did not stay at, but would consider doing so another time)
Certainly a nice place for a walk! We did not have a lot of time, unfortunately, at at this point we had to make plans to get back the the hotel to check out.
This sacred tree, after a life of two thousand years, in recent years (with the help of an earthquake) finally bit the dust. One wonders of the struggles that the ones still living are having to face just to survive in this day and age.
1 comment:
What a wonderful trip!! Sorry your other son did not get to go. Truly lovely to see all those beautiful trees, blossoms and mountains. Thanks for sharing your trip photos with us. I nearly felt as if I were there myself.
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