Leaving the Sandimen Aboriginal Park there was a giant temple back by the Pingtung Train Station. I didnt want to go into any more temples as I'd seen quite a lot but this was right there next to the station so its not like I had to make any special effort to go there and it was too big to ignore. Also it was the first time I saw a temple at night all lit up.The temple had three levels, the staircases were covered with interesting artwork

The highlight of my trip to Taiwan was the Aboriginal Cultures Folk Show. This was an incredible live 90 min show featuring many traditional songs and dances. They also choreographed the plot into a romantic storyline between a village boy and girl, culminating in a large village weddingPhotography was not allowed again. I don't see why not? I still covered the red light on my camera and managed to take both video and camera pics. I think this is really an amazin...

Having finished Tainan and Kaohsiung two days ahead of schedule I now had two spare days to fill. My guide book talked about an aboriginal culture park and I hadnt been able to visit the one at Sun Moon Lake due to the expensive cable car and because it was a bit fake and commercial with roller coaster rides.However, I now had a spare day to experience an authentic aboriginal culture park outside of Kaohsiung. I had visited the local Thao Tribe when I was visitin...

One of the favourite parts of my visit to Kaohsiung was the hotel experience. I was staying in a Japanese style capsule hotel which I've stayed at a few times in a Japan. The only difference is instead of sleeping in a pod stacked two high you have your own private room the space of two single beds.Like Korean Jimjilbangs the first thing you must do when you enter is remove your shoes and put on indoor slippers provided. They only have one size and they were too ...

My quest for food took me searching out to the night markets near the hotel. Fortunately there were two night markets.The first one a little further was just a clothing market so a waste but the second closer to the hotel was a buzzing night market full of food stalls. This was a recognized tourist market, had different tour groups passing thru, and vendors handing out free samplesI was looking for the green onion pancakes which I hadnt seen since leaving Taichun...