A lot of people will be happy about this news – the paragliding adventure didn't happened! Many wanted to join the trip but not on Taiwan Day 715. Some still have work in the lab on a Sunday while others requested to have the flying activity after they came back from their vacation in their home country. It was hard for me not to grant their wish as I have a travel schedule to follow. However, things didn’t turn out pretty well. Kevin, Daisy, Vasanth, Priya and I have to execute the great alternative.
The misadventure started at Taipei West Bus Station Terminal A where we took Bus 1815 going to Wanli Elementary School. I have already contacted Mustang Paragliding and they said we just have to call them once we were at the elementary school. They will send a van to pick us up. We called them and they answered the phone. Unfortunately, we have wait till 12 noon since there was no wind yet at 10am. The group then decided to see Jinshan Old Street to kill the time.
I have read about Jinshan before but I haven't been to that place before. If my memory serves me right, we took Bus 862 from Wanli Elementary School to Jinshan Old Street. The bus ride took us to the hillside where we saw the beautiful East China Sea. The mountains face the tranquil sea and I imagined myself jumping off from a cliff to do paragliding.
We arrived in Jinshan Old Street in a few minutes and at first glance it was a typical old street in Taiwan. It was a good thing that Kevin and Daisy was with the group. They can speak Chinese and they can explain some things about the Jinshan. One noticeable thing about the Jinshan Old Street was the abundance of sweet potatoes. Processed products like the sweet potato balls and sweet potato chips can also be found.
We walked and enjoyed eating the free samples of the stores along the old street until we saw people bringing out food from a temple. It was the Guang’an Temple where the famous Jinshan duck dish can be bought in a restaurant in front of it. Kevin and Daisy ordered the food while Priya, Vasanth and I just have to look for the mysterious building where the customers are bringing their food. There were no seats and that’s why people were bringing their food outside. We just followed customers holding plates of food until we found the building.
It was a big building with many floors and we found an empty dining table in the third floor. Kevin and Daisy ordered a noodle meal, a bamboo dish and of course – the Jinshan duck. I really liked the bamboo dish and the Jinshan duck. The flavors were very different from the foods I always ate in Taipei. Since it was already 12 noon, Kevin called Mustang Paragliding (the contact person was not fluent in English) but the response was not a good one. It was raining in the mountain. Oh no! My paragliding adventure...
The group decided to just went to Juming Museum by taking the Taiwan Tour Bus from Jinshan Old Street. I've also heard a lot about this unique museum in Taiwan. Juming Museum is an outdoor museum where the artworks of the famous Taiwanese sculptor Ju Ming are displayed. I've never seen statues that were just full of life. The so-called Living World Series and the Taichi Series were just enjoyable to look at. Kevin and I tried to mimic two statues in a fighting form. 1,2,3 and we have a nice photo. It was 'partyking' vs 'travelking' in one great picture.
Although the paragliding activity didn't happen I still enjoyed Taiwan Day 715. I will reschedule the flying activity maybe in September when the weather will be excellent for flying. But what if the weather suddenly changed? No worries. I will have a plan B.
THINGS TO DO IN TAIPEI
Sakura Series - Taiwan
2025 Forecast
Taipei 101 first flowers
Tianyuan Palace backyard
Taipei Flower Test Center
Pingjing St. Lane 42
Broadwood Park
Sunshine Sports Park kawazu sakura
Wuling Farm (武陵農場)
SYS kawazu sakura
Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village
CKS Memorial Hall
Shibafen Yoshino Sakura
Hope River
Dongfang Temple
Tianyuan Palace
Neicou Stream Trail
Orange Garden Cafe
Yangming Park Visitor Information Center
Yangming Park Service Center Bus Stop
Huashan Road
Qianshan Park
Zhongshan Hall Entrance
Tenglong Sakura Farm
Flower Test Center Shōwa Sakura
Neihu Creek Trail
Shulin Land Office
Xióng Kōng Cherry Blossom Forest
Lung Yen Sakura Forest
Yangming Park cherry stream
Yangming Park fountain
CKS Memorial Hall Tairyō sakura
Wugu District Tianyi Road
CKS Memorial Hall yaesakura
Loving Farm
Yong Long Farm
Zhongbaling Sakura Road
Sun Link Sea
Tai'an Police Station
Cherry Hill Slope
Hsinchu Park
Taipei 101
Kāng Gào Kēng Creek
New Garden City
Broadwood Park
Tianyuan Palace backyard
Pingjing St. Lane 42
Alishan Ranger Station
Alishan House
Alishan Police Station
Alishan Forest Railway
Alishan Station
Alishan Entrance
Alishan Gou Hotel
Alishan Magnolia Garden
Wulai tour
Wun Chang Elementary School
Bishanyan
Sanzhi Sansei Trail
Sakura Series - Taiwan
Nei Cuo Stream
Orange Garden Cafe
Sansei Trail
Tenglong Sakura Farm
Yangming Park Cherry Stream
Yangming Park Fountain
Flower Test Center
Broadwood Park
New Garden City
Yinghua Park
Pingjing St. Lane 42
Yangmingshan Visitor Center
Taipei 101
Tianyuan Palace backyard
Sakura Series - Japan
Kamonyama Park
Near the Nippon Maru Memorial Park
Shinko Park
Minato-mirai 21 area
Tokyo Tech Suzukakedai Campus
Onda River
Tenryuji
Byodoin
Kiyomizudera
Himuro shrine and Yakushi-ji Temple
Hōryū-ji Temple
Nara Park attractions
Tokyo Tech Ookayama Campus
Sumida River
Tsuruma Park
Gion
Maple Series
Taipei Aowanda
Shimen Dam
Alishan
Aowanda
Shanlinxi
Taoyuan Valley Garden
Fushoushan Farm
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The "Taipei kong mahal" (My beloved Taipei)
Always in my heart
MRT birdman
Valentine's Day
Tulips Festival
2018 Taipei Lantern Festival
City of Azaleas
Linji Huguo Temple
Nanjichang Night Market
Gudetama Chef restaurant
Dalongdong Bao'an Temple
Shilin hollyhocks
Ningxia Night Market
Ximending graffiti
Discovery Center of Taipei
Chunghwa Postal Museum
Double-Decker Bus
Shilin Cold Balls
Jingimoo
GomanMango
mud volcanic ice
Fire and Ice Dumpling
Opium Fen-Yuan
Ichiran Ramen
Liu Shandong Beef Noodles
hydrangea flowers
National Palace Museum
Other attractions in Taipei
Taipei on a budget
Japanese buildings
Dāoxiāomiàn beef noodles
Presidential Office Building
Yongkang St. and Elephant Mountain
CKS and SYS Hall
City tour
Beitou ramen
MRT Monopoly Game
Winter city tour
Zhicheng Park
Shilin Plum Blossom
Art museums
Shopping in Taipei
Summer desserts
Qingtiangang
Qixingshan hiking
2015 Calla lily
2016 Calla lily
Beitou tour
Beitou-Zhuzihu tour
NTU
Confucius Temple
2015 Dadaocheng Festival
Puppet Museum
Fantasy Ice World
2016 Bread Show
Strawberry picking
2015 Rose Garden
Modern Toilet
Shilin Night Market
NASA Exhibit
Raohe Night Market
Longshan Temple
2013 Taipei Zoo
Maokong Gondola
Lupin flowers
Taipei 101 day visit
Taipei 101 night visit
Tiger Mountain
Din Tai Fung
Taipei Story House
2014 Flower Show
Chrysanthemum Show
Miramar Ferris wheel
Miniatures Museum
Archery
1600 Pandas
Wulaoguo hot pot
Upside Down House
2016 101 Fireworks
New Taipei
Tamsui Pumpkin Tunnel
Shifen Waterfall
2017 Sand Sculpture
Dragon Caves
New Taipei tour
2016 Kite Festival
Pingxi Crags
Bitou Cape
2016 Sand Sculpture
2015 Christmasland
Juming - Jinshan
Houtong - Pingxi
Sandiaoling Waterfall
Jiufen foodtrip
Guanyinshan hike
Yehliu Ocean World
2014 Kite Festival
Pingxi Rail tour
Jinguashi tour
Vigor Kobo Pineapple
British Consulate
Yehliu Geopark
2014 Sand Sculpture
Paragliding
2014 Christmasland
2014 Pingxi Lantern
firefly watching
Yingge Ceramics Street
Jiufen tour
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