This post focuses on one of the maja day trips I did with my bro during our 4 day stay in Taipei. We decided to do a morning hike up&around Elephant Mountain + spend a quiet afternoon wandering Maokong Mountain. Let me just put it out there, if you ever find yourself in the magical-ness of Taiwan, you absolutely must go on a hike of some sort & I suggest this one (naturally). It is a bit of a stair-master of a challenge (no Big Buddha hike though) BUT well worth the sweat. You get an absolutely breath taking (whether you like it or not) view of the city, Taipei 101 & as far as the eyes can see. We decided to venture a little more & with a little luck+help from a nice local couple, we found ourselves atop one of the mountains with the most beautiful view of Taipei. After getting lost, finding ourselves on the wrong side of the mountain & hitch hiking back to a metro station, we then set off for Maokong Mountain. They have an abundance of tea plantations, shops & restaurants with gorgeous views that are an irresistible escape from the chaos of the city. The must-try is the tieguanyin tea (what makes this place famous) & the views of course. Anyways, enough blabby blab & more ogling over the pictures.
so many stairs (again)
first view of taipei
there's also a little gym up in the mountains...I can't make this stuff up
2nd view of Taipei - a weee bit tired
3rd view
& then we got lost...woops
Maokong
famous tea that is DELISH
nommy nommy hot pot
tea plantations high up in the mountains
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