Droplets of Happiness: Taiwan Trip Day 3 (15/10/14)

Day 3 was a fun but totally tiring day! :P Its such a pity that we need to leave "Top Cloud" and move into another accommodation.. Anyways, we got up early in the morning and had simple breakfast before leaving. As usual, the view outside the window was spectacular! A cab was booked for the day and we set off higher or lower into the mountains (I forgot oops).

The view outside the window :)

The cab driver took us to Taroko National Park to catch a breathtaking view of the "sea of clouds" within the mountain top! This calls for Instagram-worthy photos :P After taking many photos, we headed off to the bottom of Mt. Shihmen~ Judging from the bottom of the huge mountain, this is going to be super tiring. My legs please don't fail me!! The cab driver advised us to take one step at a time and climb at your own pace in order to regulate our breathing. We took his advice and climbed the mountain. Lucky the weather was sunny but cool at the same time! If it was sweltering hot at that time, I'll probably evaporate amidst the climbing. The climb was tough but satisfying :) 3237m high mountain completed! The climb was so high that I went high and started dancing. Obviously, I danced when no one was watching haha.

The "sea of clouds" within the mountain top~

"Reach out for the skies as there is no limit"

The accommodation that we moved into was surprisingly "home-like". The lobby was filled with plushies and manga. It gave a sense of home unlike regular hotels. I liked the part where they had a balcony in both our room and the lobby. Balconies just give off a relaxing vibe, doesn't it?

A small "village" with small stores selling handicraft goods like origami, bookmarks, notebooks and photo frames etc.

Each store at the village had a place where all the chops are situated at. It was really fun when I went around each store collecting stamps on a piece of paper. I tried to persuade my mom to buy me a book from the store to chop all the stamps on but to no avail..

This store that sold ice cream gave me a somewhat 'mission' paper where you collect certain stamps from different areas of the village. When I finished it, I got an origami fan!

The place that we went for lunch was extraordinary. Everything, I mean like everything was made up of cardboard! The tables, chairs, decorations and even the trays to hold the food and boxes to hold the drink! Even though the cardboard chair were quite uncomfortable but its bearable :P Food is cheap and amazingly delicious! The lunch set was coupled with a drink and side dishes such as pudding and bamboo shoots. The honey drink was just that good. Thumbs up for it because this restaurant as its famous for its honey and cardboard decorations!