Very Livable Taitung (Part Two)

The next day we cycled through Taitung Forest Park, then over to National University of Taiwan to visit their iconic library building; another 50+ km day. The park, admission 35 NT, about 1.1 USD, has a very cool pergola tunnel, several lakes, and lots of bike trails.




This lake is one kilometer long and is used for swimming and dragon boat races and more.
















After leaving the park, it was an hour+ ride to the university where we had a picnic while looking across to the library. Then toured the library.














You can walk to the top of the library from the outside. Neat.


Then another hour+ back to Taitung where the best ever Mountains-Ocean rail trail took us back to the old station. Love the way part of the trail is made rideable using wooden planks between the rails ie rails still in place.














Link here.



GPS track of the day's route.


Well-earned vegan hotpot(s) fro dinner.


And a walk through the night market with Taitung's signature fruit, the custard apple, in the foreground.


Day Three: We ride the Mountains-Ocean Bikeway clockwise.


Link here.

Military plane makes a landing.




Do not feed the wild dogs.


And have soup + veg wraps at Ming Long Vegetarian Restaurant.










Route.