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Glimpses
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A
Few Days in Hualien
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Hualien
is located on the East Coast of Taiwan and is widely recognized
as THE most beautiful city on the island. Deep blue Pacific
waters buttress themselves up against the Hualien coastline,
seemingly competing for attention from the majestic mountains
that lay on the other side of Hualien City, going up to the
Taroko Gorge. It is here that Jackie and I spent a few days
off, relaxing, reading and just plain chilling out in the hot
Hualien sunshine. Alas, the week after it was back to work,
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Martyrs
Shrine, Hualien
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Beauty
of a view on Hualien City from the Shrine
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Main
Gate at the Shrine
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Scenic
Hualien City
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A
view inside the hotel dining area
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The
owner is a gem collector, you could say
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Rose
Stone side doorway
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Care
for tea in the courtyard outside?
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Interior
courtyard
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Moon
gate
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Real
live piggy bank in our room
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At
the beach
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Hualien
Time: mid-July, 2004
Hotel: Rose Stone
Major attractions visited:
Nature.
This was a relaxing, kick-back trip. Major points of attraction
was me reading a book looking out at the Pacific Ocean while Jackie
strolled on the shore collecting stones shaped like Doreameon.
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