Kaohsiung train station. Bob and I leave for our tour of the east coast via rail.
Kaohsiung is hosting the 2009 World Games. Sports featured in this event are all those not currently in the Olympics, including dragon boat (which the Games classify as a “trend sport”).
Waiting for the train.
The Formosa Express arrives.
Train service attendants in traditional aboriginal attire.
On the train.
Lunch on the train.
Trees with bags on them.
Stop along the way.
Fancy desserts.
Coastal view on the train.
Going through a tunnel.
Mountain scenery.
Taitung is our first stop. We rent bikes and get a scenic tour of the area.
Pit stop.
Peddling away.
Mountain and lake scenery.
Pit stop on a hill.
Our bike tour guide, texting on his phone while waiting for us to finish taking pictures.
Bob.. doing.. something...
Me dancing.
Peddling along a bike path.
Arriving back in town.
Our next stop is a ranch with nice mountain views.
Why am I posing with this turtle?
And why is Bob posing with those geese?
Fun with wide angle lens.
More fun with wide angle lens.
Another scenic stop. Me spinning.
Me conducting a waterfall.
Careful, careful...
Steep staircase.
Doot doot doot.
Clambouring down rocks.
Water wheel dance.
Wow!
Hotel restaurant. A group of dancers come in and announce the start of their show later that evening.
Dinner.
Dessert.
Aboriginal Taiwanese dancing.
Hotel audience.
Fun with long exposures. Ghostly.
Hotel backyard.
Hotel pond.
Fun with Thomas the Tank and friends.
Hotel lounge.
Hotel lobby.
Mirror!
Fancy bathroom. I bag all the goodies.
