Bitan Tourist Attraction, Taiwan (Center on Interactive Map)

River and mountain

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Trips

Indonesia

7/18/2024: I arrived at the end of the MRT line with the intention of going to visit Wulai. Once I arrived, however, I was defeated by both the heat and some signs of jet lag. I looked outside to see a mountain and some trails right there, so I decided to walk around instead.

As I walked up the hill in the intense heat and humidity, I was surprised to see a few other people walking around.

While walking up the stairs, I made the mistake of putting my hand on a rail next to the stairway. There was some spiky green caterpillar on the rail, and I barely grazed it with my hand at which point it felt like my entire arm fell into a thicket of stinging nettles and thorns.

With my newly gained experience, I successfully avoided touching the spiky orange caterpillar a few minutes later.

I did make it to the top of the hill. Based on the signs, I was expecting some kind of restaurants or at least something to drink, but everything was closed. I was very thirsty and hot, and I had to chug a huge bottle of plastic water upon arriving back in civilization. I was hoping to avoid plastic water on this trip, but here I was failing on day one.

I then spent the next hour or so sitting near the opening of the MRT to soak in the cool breezes coming from the depths of Taipei.

Previous Visit (Taipei Botanical Garden: 7/17/2024)
Next Visit (Daan Park: 7/18/2024)

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