Hualien

Wifi has been down for a few days since I've been back. But I'm not gonna use that as an excuse as to why I haven't been blogging. I haven't been blogging simply because I have been trying to get used to my old life. This difficulty I'm having with readjusting myself reminds me of how much I have changed throughout my five months abroad. Traces of my old life is still looming, and each time I am reminded of how I used to live, I question myself about why I used to live like that. 

I don't think I want to go back to how I was living before. I think I will welcome this change and make it permanent. 

And where I left off, Hualien! Day started early with the taxi driver coming to pick me and the singaporean couple up! 

A beauty on the way to Hualien

I love love loooove nature walks and hiking. So the main purpose of going to Hualien was for Taroko Gorge. So the following are pictures of the gorgeous gorge. 

I found this incredibly sweet. 

Tiansiang (天祥)

The Singaporean couple! 

Cimu Bridge! 

Crowned frog

This is known as the crowned frog. If you look closely. The rock is in a shape of a frog. And the shelter looks like a crown. 

Swallow Grotto (燕子口)

Eternal Spring Shrine (長春祠 Changchun)

The rest of the photos are of the area around my hostel. 

A house who's front was totally chopped off. 

A not needed police station. Can't imagine anyone committing any crime! 

Hualien was amazing! As you could probably tell, it was a rather sleepy town. Well, I did stay right at the entrance of the gorge. So I wasn't in town centre or anything. It was so relaxing. Everything seemed so backward and hushed. People were crazy relaxed and a lot of them were aboriginals who spoke in this awesome dialect. And everywhere seemed like no man's land! So lovely! I was invited to play card games whenever I made a trip to 7-11 (and trust me, I made lots of trips there). And hualien's also where I met my friend who I had adventures with in Taipei (my next stop). Shout out to you Aaron, if you're reading this!!

Bring me back! Now!