From there, we took taxis to the bus station and bought tickets to Nantou! There we stayed at Apollo Hotel. It was definitely not as bad as I thought it would be, considering it was in the middle of nowhere. After we left our luggage in the room, we bought package tickets from the bus station that included tickets to Puli and back, gondola rides, and shuttle bus tickets. When we arrived in Puli, there was a sign that said "Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village." Well, there was nothing really 'aboriginal' or 'culture' or 'village' about it. It was a garden/house/amusement park/national park/bus stop. It seemed like they tried to shove as many things into one and succeeded. We went on some rides, walked around, and ate lunch in the 'amusement park' area, and then rode the gondolas to Sun Moon Lake. Afterwards, we retraced our steps, rode the shuttle bus home, and made it back to our hotel in time for dinner.
We were excited to learn about Taiwan's aboriginals and culture. We were slightly disappointed.
It was so beautiful on this side of the park. There were lots of flowers and a fountain in this area. I don't understand why there's a house(?) there.
By far one of the scariest rides of my life. I'm beginning to think that Taiwan does not have as many rules and regulations for these types of things. We dropped at an alarming rate.
The aboriginals and I
The front gate
Amusement park food is terrible regardless of where you go. Mush with mush and some watered-down soup.
The other side of the mountain looked like this. This is Sun Moon Lake minus the sun.
Weee! Our gondola ride was so fun! I've come to the conclusion that I'm afraid of small heights. Not afraid of being in a gondola or Taipei 101, but frightened by standing on high steps and being on someone's shoulders.
Some of the girls had gotten changed into bathing suits when we heard we were going to a lake. It ended up not being that type of lake.
The view of the gardens in the evening
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