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Bayview Hotel in Hualien – a home away from home

The entrance to the Bayview Hotel - Visitors were transported to a virtual world of beautiful Santorini Architecture (a group of the Cyclades islands in the Aegean sea) where white-painted walls with blue doors and windows were the order of the day.

After a nerve-wracking and max-out adrenaline rush of the more than 6-hour taxi ride from the serene hot spring village of Lushan to beautiful Hualien via the breathtaking Taroko Gorge, the last thing on my mind would be the architecture or the interior designs of my next hotel – Bayview Hotel. However when we reached the hotel, the first thing we noticed was the bold white and blue color theme of the hotel’s exterior walls. Its simplicity belies what we would normally expect from such boutique hotel. But still we placed high anticipation on what to expect from this hotel. It truly doesn’t disappoint.

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The Wild Yehliu – The Most Amazing Seascape in Taiwan

This unusual candle rock formation was "sculptured" by the constant pounding of waves against the limestone.

The North Coast of Taiwan is famous for its unusual rocks formations and alien looking seascape. If you are visiting Taipei, it’s worthwhile to make a day trip to this area just to witness the amazing work of art by the forces of nature. The unusual rock (limestone)  formations and seascape were created by sea erosion, weathering and possibly earth movements.

Most of the rock formations were given fanciful names. You could find candle rock, ginger rock, mushroom rock, queen’s head, elephant rock just to name a few. However the most high profile of them all has to be the Queen’s Head Rock! It’s side profile could possibly pass off as the head of Nefertiti, the famous and beautiful ancient Egyptian Queen. Tourists are willing to line up for hours just to take a photo with her majesty the “Queen of Rock”. Well, if you happened to be in Taipei, this is a must-see sight in Taiwan.

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