Friday, January 9, 2009

Vacation in Kenting

For the New Year we had a long (four-day) weekend, so I went to Kenting and Kaohsiung in the very south of the island with my girlfriend. I'll let the pictures do the talking...

The first beach we went to
Entering the forest recreation center
Exotic orchids
Entering a cave
Sunset
Maobitou, or cat's nose point, is so named because the rock at the southern tip resembles a cat crouching. It is one of the most southern points of the island.
Baisha beach

Outside Kaohsiung, a woman and a cart of raw meat

The lotus pond in Zuoying is lined with temples and pagodas.

Two children playing outside of a temple, shaped like a war god.

3 comments:

Peter said...

Was it warm enough to swim in kenting? i am going to be headed there in several weeks.

thanks!

Anonymous said...

A place I wanted to go this summer >_<
Quelle chance !!!! C'est très beau.....

Bonne année du Buffle! J'espère que tu en profites bien à Taiwan, pour une fois que tu peux assister à une vraie fête du nouvel an chinois!

Gros bisous de Paris où tout le monde finit ses partiels!
A bientôt!

Adrien S said...

Before getting into the water, the wind was very strong, and the temperature was a little cool. The water was fine, though. I suspect February may be colder... Let me know how it turned out!