Day 59 - Oct 25

Full day in Taipei! Took off in the morning north toward Tamshui, a district that was pretty touristy but nice to chill in. Down by the harbor they had the massively overhyped Lover's Bridge, fisherman's wharf and pier. We biked the area, including some really nice scenic trails by the waterfront, but also on busy streets with mopeds surrounding us. At least in Taiwan they drive on the right side, that definitely made it much easier than my biking experience in Tokyo. After our cycling adventure we headed down the red line toward the hot springs museum. Outside there was a cultural show with various dancers and musician. After much deliberation we decided to go into the museum which was informative but what I enjoyed even more was hiking down the "steam trail" now a modern day road beside a river. However, this river is water flowing from the hot springs themselves and the perfect temperature for dipping your feet in, probably 90-100 degrees F. After seeing the sun set and the lights illuminate the river, we took off toward our hostel to change and get ready for the evening. After a long bus ride, (initially going the wrong direction) we arrived at Shin Yeh a really delicious Japanese buffet with whole crabs, endless sashimi, octopus, steak, tea, fruit, everything (that's why we didn't eat lunch). After the buffet we made it to a fairly nice club downtown, at least the venue was really solid. But then it got raided by cops, so we waited there awkwardly while they switched on the lights and took everyone's IDs. Good times, after about an hour they left and the party continued.