Wulai Trip

On Wednesday we went on an outing to Wulai. Wulai is in the northern part of Taiwan in Taipei county. It is an aboriginal village. We took cars to get there and it took about an hour and a half. The last part of the trip is very winding roads and I got very car sick. The ladies sitting next to me were quite worried they would be wearing my breakfast. I survived though. I must remember to take my Dramamine though next time I go on a long road trip. We stopped first at this beautiful waterfall.



There were people out front dressed in aboriginal dress. We were going to go to a show to see them dance. We first went to a little gift shop full of items from the area. There were some beautiful jade pieces and handmade bags. I bought a handmade purse that is a little bigger than the one I have been carrying which is perfect for extra items that I sometimes need to carry. I did not bring enough to buy a jade pot I wanted, oh well next time.

The show was very entertaining. It was interesting to see all of their costumes and their beautiful dances. It somewhat reminded me of Hawaii in their dances and costumes. Here are a few photos that I took.










The dancers were very talented and then they even got us into the act. They gave us pieces to wear and had us join in. Here are a few photos of that. I was dancing so I could not take the photos one of the girls took them but I think she got confused whose camera was whose because she got photos of the other girls dancing but not me. But they are cute pictures anyways.








As we danced they went around and took our picture with one of the dancers so that at the end of the show they could sell us our picture framed as a souvenir. I do have pictures of this transaction. Of course I am a sucker for pictures and bought mine.





I found out later that I paid 300 NT and that another girl only paid 200NT. I am a horrible at bargaining. Oh well maybe she got to keep the profits and I helped her out. The experience was really fun though. It was worth it.

Here are a few more pictures I took before we left that area.





We then got back into the car and drove to NeiDong National Forest and Recreation Area. We hiked up this trail and ate a sack lunch by this gorgeous waterfall. I took several pictures of it because it was just so beautiful. I hope you enjoy them as well.













It was a beautiful sight. We ate our lunch chatted and enjoyed the scenery. We then hiked back down the trail and drove home. The trip home made me a little car sick but I survived. I made it home just in time to meet the kids at the door. It was a fun outing but I was exhausted that night I think I went to bed at 8:30.