The Wild Yehliu Geopark , Taipei , TAIWAN

Yehliu Geopark

Yehliu is located at Wanli of New Taipei City with a long cape. Because of the rock layer of nearby seashore contains limestone subject to marine erosion,weathering and earth movement, Yehliu is full of seawater-eroded holes as well as numerous rocks in the shape of mushroom,candle,ginger, and chessboard. This make the 1 700 meter-long cape a geology park with rich ecological resources and a prosperous fishing village.

So for the info, i went to Yehlui by bus from the Taipei City Hall MRT station. Go to the bus station and purchase the 2 ways ticket to Yehliu (bound for Jingshan Youth Activity Center) of Kuo-Kong Co. Bus number 1815 or you can pay the bus fare 84 yuan one way when you entered the bus. The journey from Taipei to Yehliu is about 1 hour to 1 hour and 30 minutes(depends on the traffic). You guys might wanna grab some drinks and foods before you start the journey to Yehliu and please please go to the toilet and settle everything too. For those of you who is a *banana* (dunno how to read and write Chinese) don't worry so much about not knowing which station to go down. Its written on the bus each station that they stopped (easy and convenient).

*wait for the bus at stop number 7*

*wefie with some random people i met on board*

After 1 hour 15 minutes of journey,i finally reached Yehliu..! This is where they stopped and at the same place just opposite the road(cross the road) is where you gonna take the same bus 1815 back to Taipei City Hall.

*place i get down*

*take the bus 1815 opposite the road to go back Taipei City Hall*

*landmark that you should see when you get down*

So from the the landmark there,you will need to walk approximately 10 to 15 minutes to the Yehliu Goepark. Along the way you will get to see the Fishing Harbor. Most restaurant over here is seafood restaurant. I have no idea how much does the food cost but you can find out yourself next time.(hehehe) 

*dried anchovies*

Without you realizing, you actually have reached your final destination. Yehliu Geopark..! The entrance fee is 80 yuan ok. Let the journey begin..!

*Queen's Head*

*Dear Princess*

*mushroom rocks*

*candle rocks*

*Fairy's Shoe*

*Marine Bird Rock*

Few pictures of me with the magical wonderland of rocks in Yehliu. Excuse the face expression in some of the pictures cos its was very hot and sunny day.

I would suggest you guys to bring sunblock/sunscreen lotions,hat/cap to cover your head from direct heat,water/drinks as i said earlier,handkerchief/tissue, and last but not least also one of the weird list is spare shoe/sandals(unless you're confident that your shoe/sandals is in good condition). You wouldn't want to end up like me in the picture.

*yea another goodbye to my favorite shoe*

*luckily they did sell sandals and shoes outside the geopark this one cost me 100 yuan*

There are plenty of local food and drinks you can get outside the geopark. Give yourself a challenge to try something out of your comfort food. As for me(don't really like oyster) i had this *starchy* oyster with some red sauce on it. I'm surprised that i actually like it even though it looks horrible and not presentable. If you guys actually have plenty of time,please go for the Dolphin Shows opposite Yehliu Geopark. I cant remember the price for entry but its roughly 450 yuan for adult. This is my 3rd adventures with my #ysbh littleblue sign. Stay tune for more exciting places that i will post and share about. Thank you #ysbh #travelclub for giving me this opportunity. For you guys who actually spend time to read my blog and wondering what is #ysbh,do not hesitate to contact me through my email olivialsf92@gmail.com or you can just drop me a comment here. 

 

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Meiji Shrine , Tokyo , JAPAN

Meiji Shrine

Meiji Shrine is one of the 'must-go' places if you're in Tokyo. Its located beside the Harajuku train station stop. If u are lucky,every weekends (Sunday specially) u will get to see alot of people wearing weird costumes walking around the Takeshita and Harajuku street. Its like a trend/routine for them to do that every weekends. But as for me and my friends, we are super lucky because we went there on a Super Yosakoi celebration where everyone from different part of Japan comes together to do some performance with different type of traditional costumes. 

*the stage that we see when we're on our way to Meiji Shrine*

*look at the crowds*

*few out of many different type of traditional costumes that we get to selfie's with*

Now back to the main attraction, Meiji Shrine. The name of the shrine is given after the Emperor Meiji n it was build after his death in 1912 n the Empress in 1914. You will go through 3 'Torii' gates before entering the shrines. Wonder how it looks like?

*oppssiee not clear?*

*there better picture of 'Torii' gate*

As you can see the shrine is located in the forest itself. So its kinda green environment here. Lovely mother nature hidden in the city.

*Meiji Shrine Sake Barrels*

*same as entering the temple,we need to purify ourselves before entering the shrines. There's proper steps of doing it so GOOGLE if u wanna know more*

*main hall*

*people writing down their prayers on the 'Ema'(woodden pieces) and hung it around the divine tree at the right corner*

*wishing tree at the left side corner where people will give their offering and pray/wish*

*Japanese traditional wedding held here mostly every weekends*

*photo-bombed moment but cant see the bride and groom*

Selfie's moments

Such wonderful trip with wonderful people. Starting to love what i do for living again. Thank you so much for the opportunity given to me to explore around the world. Its not impossible when we actually do make an effort to change our life. thank u #ysbh #littlebluebanner .. Europe.. im so gonna see u in the future.. 

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