At XiaoYouKeng

Xiaoyoukeng is found in the YangMingSan (Yang Ming Mountain) in the north of Taiwan. This is a place where most tourist and locals can enjoy the beautiful view of a steaming mountain. At the background of the sign is the steam. Xiaoyoukeng is filled with volcanic fissures that spew steam from the bowels of the earth, forming clusters of sulfur crystals.

On my way to the trails I seen a lot of visitors.

The perfect view of the steaming mountain from one of the observation decks. On the far left is another trail where visitors can closely look at the volcano.

Some visitors tried to cook eggs on the boiling water on the ground.  I wonder how the egg would taste with the boiling sulfur water!!

At the Taipei International Flora Expo

As I visit the Flora Expo in Taipei last Suday, I fall in love with the beautiful landcape of flowers. This eye catching maroon plant stripped with greens are just perfect combination. But wait till you see more of the pictures below.

At the background of this vast of flowers is the towering skyscraper, one of the tallest building in the world, the Taipei 101. It was a little bit of foggy this day because of the typhoon just around the corner of Taiwan Island but it is still a wonderful view. The group of visitors are also busy taking souveneir pictures of this wonderland.   

We followed the sign that says, Flora Rainbow and was wondering  it is the open doors of the exhibition halls we have found. When we looked up, and it was at the roof of the exhibition halls! It was really awesome. The variety of small flowering plants are well planted and taken care of. With the color combination that are like of the rainbow, one must see this wonderful creation of Taiwanese.

Inside the exhibition halls they feature examples of beautiful gardens. This is the one that i like most. It somehow takes me to Greece. (Hehehehe) The background are paintings that makes it look like a wide garden. The tropical flowers are well planted at the walkways which makes the garden so lively.

Here is also another garden I found interesting. The hugable bears are having a tea party in the garden.

The International Taipei Flora Exposition is open to everyone sometime in November until next year. Anyone who wish to visit Taiwan (i think) must include a tour inside. It will be fun to see the beauty of nature in this place..