Christmas Eve was spent touring around the southern area of Taiwan. We left the city the hotel was in, Kenting, early to drive around the area. The southern coast of Taiwan has two points jutting out from the island.
We drove around the one furthest from Kenting first, stopping to take pictures along the way. The shores here were full of cliffs and very rocky and windy. Grass in the area grew horizontally on the ground because of the constant strong winds blowing in from the sea.
Continuing on, we traveled to the other point where there is a park that we walked around. The park included many trails along the ocean as well as a lighthouse. We hiked through the woods and around the coast. The views of the ocean were absolutely beautiful here. Luckily, there were considerably fewer Chinese tourists here than back in Taipei.
After lunch we returned to the hotel to enjoy some of the amenities offered there. We swam in the infinity pool and relaxed in the hot tub. However, the hotel's definition of hot was really just lukewarm. In the evening we took some pictures of the sunset on the beach. For dinner we ate at a nearby Thai restaurant. The food was okay, but quite different.
Kenting is much much smaller town than Taipei with only one major road. At night, vendors line up the sides of the main road selling food, snacks, even clothes and other merchandise as well as little games you can play. The street is also full of restaurants and bars. We picked up some little snacks to take back to the hotel where we had a little picnic on the patio listening to the ocean.
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| Barbecued duck neck, apparently you don't eat the head. Who knew? |
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| Dandrich playing games in Kenting. |
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