Speaking of the cab driver (who looked like he was 70+), he pointed out the flat rate fare on a laminated table he had, and then pointed at a street sign showing the same rates (as if to confirm that he was not swindling us, LOL). Then he proceeded to take us on a harrowing 20 minute drive to our hotel. I felt like I was in a scene from the Fast and Furious: Taiwanese Taxi Drivers.
The river is a beautiful colour (but looks brown if it has rained recently!).
Picspam!
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Wulai 烏來
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That looks fun...
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Pretty flowers along the side of the road
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Walking around town
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A small "train" up to the Wulai waterfall attraction
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The tracks were originally used for logging carts; they were refurbished for tourism.
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Pretty much empty on a week day!
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It was really hot; look at all the sweat on Cory
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The ride was actually pretty scary - felt like we were on Space Mountain. About as scary as the taxi ride, actually.
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Small waterfall attraction
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There's a cable car to the top where there's something like a theme park (we did not go up).
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Totoro Husband
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Totoro Wife
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A street with tons of hourly-rate hotel rooms and onsens. Dodgy as hell - but perhaps normal.
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Cory found a cat! I "meowed" at it and it looked up
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Tons of "selfie sticks" in Taiwan and Singapore! Look at the length of this one!
For lunch, I had a hard time finding reviews of actual restaurants online ahead of time. I had read about two shops, primarily: Grandma's 60 year old shop and Taiya Popo. However, both were pretty much devoid of customers, so we ended up at this place which was totally full with customers: Shan Di Mei Shi Wu (1 review and in Chinese. Helpful, I know).
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The lunch spot we went to in Wulai ??
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Frying up some local snacks!
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Menu at lunch spot with English (just ask) WOOHOO - page 1, sorry for the blurry
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Menu at lunch spot - 2nd side
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The order sheet. You can DIY by matching up the Chinese characters (and select small or large portions), or you can wait for a busy waitress to help you select. We DIYd.
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Bamboo rice - A local dish. Totally dry and boring. I'd read reviews saying the same thing, but decided to try anyway. Seriously, trust me and skip this LOL.
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Fried fish and shrimp which is fried out front. We got the mixed plate, but I'd recommend just getting a full order of the shrimp - which is much more flavourful and interesting.
Geeze, that's all we ate? I'm telling you, it's rough ordering Chinese food for 2 people. You can really only order 2-3 dishes and rice. Overall though, we were pretty happy with our meal (and were glad it wasn't a massive tourist trap). I'd recommend this joint for sure :D
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Vegetable fern - there was a raw egg yolk we mixed in for extra richness. Pretty nice.
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I think this is the most famous picture of Wulai. It looks pretty nice in this picture, I'll admit! Much less impressive in person, IMO.
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Some refreshments from 7/11 to get me through the entire 15 minute walk home XD
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The popsicle hit the spot! It's based on a pudding we saw everywhere in Taiwan. Popsicle version >>> pudding version.
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There was a much bigger suspension bridge across the river, but it was closed for some reason :( ... story of our trip?!
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Got another treat at the 7/11 next to our hotel too. This one is pretty awesome too.
Overall, Wulai is a pretty nice little town, but honestly there's not really much to see. We were done our walk-about and lunch in under 3 hours. The tourist areas all seem a little run-down and tired. The scenery is gorgeous though, can't lie about that! There's also supposed to be some hiking, but at this point in my trip, I was DONE with hiking ;) Since overnight accommodations can be pricey here, I think a day-trip is more than sufficient, especially given the easy access via public transportation.
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