Yep so its day 3. As usual, woke up early at 5.30 a.m. Went down for my oriental style breakfast again. Packed my baggage and ready to move to our next stop which is Chih Pen. First stop is to the Taroko National Park which is a gorge formed by the rushing river waters that cut through the granite and marble creating a narrow ravine with waterfalls and patches of mists. The National Park is meant to commerate those who died while building the Taiwan Highway. It is usually closed to public in events of storms or earthquakes for fear of landslides, but we were very lucky in the sense that the weather is very clear, so we get to enjoy the view of nature. The air is very fresh and the view is very relaxing. I guess pictures speaks more than words, here are some pictures for u to see for yourself then:
Afterthat boarded the bus again and sat through a 4 hours bus journey. Nearly vommitted out my lunch cos we got to travel through the mountain and along the coastline in order to reach the other state of taiwan. Finally reached Chih Pen at around 4 plus. Checked into the Toya Hot spring Hotel and had our dinner there as well. After dinner, we explored around the area outside the hotel, saw hot spring eggs( eggs cooked in hot spring water) which looks unhygienic, went to seven eleven, bought a few bags of potato chips and cans of beer for our night party. Went back to the hotel afterwards, changed and went for our hot spring bath. Its my first time "soaking" in hot spring. well the feeling is still not bad. Just imagine the water is very hot while the atmosphere is very cold and u are in swim suit. Not really used to it. Anyway soaked for a couple of minutes and we went back to our hotel rooms for bath and late night party! Downed a can of beer and think i am knocked off cos my sis said i was sleeping like a dead log. Anyway something weird happened in the middle of the night though, my bed was shaking very violently. At first thought it was earthquake cos taiwan is prone to earthquake but my six sense told me it wasn't. Wanted to wake my aunt up but she seems to be sleeping so soundly. Didnt thought of it much at first cos i am too tired so i just turned over and slept face down but my bed kept "shaking" for the entire night. Anyway, verified with my aunt the next morning and she also felt the bed "shaking". So i guess something must be shaking my bed....
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Its only you
& no one else
Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I will be right here waiting for you
Whatever it takes Or how my heart breaks
I will be right here waiting for you
