Hualien and Taroko Gorge

The day after our wedding banquet, we made plans to head to the east coast of Taiwan. Given that my parents had come all the way for the wedding, Avy wanted to show them as much of Taiwan as she could. Dad and his partner had made plans to join a tour in China, so they were leaving two days after the banquet. But mum, Avy and I jumped on a train on Monday morning and headed for the seaside city of Hualien.

A Little Exploring in Taiwan on Foot

As I mentioned previously in this post, Taiwan has become one of my most frequented destinations over the past 5 years. Even more so recently, now that I'm dating a local. Coming from Australia, Taiwan is rather amazing in its density; the country itself is less than 0.5% the size of Australia, and yet it has roughly the same population. The majority of the population live in cities along the west coast, as the east of the island is very mountainous. So as you can imagine, so many people in such a small area gives rise to a phenomenal amount of culture available to be experienced.