Kevin Ho's Aperturebug Garden: Day 3

Woke up early to go visit Qing Jing's famous "Qing Qing Chao Yuan", a place where you get to see and feed little lambs. Was hoping to be mesmerized by green pastures of grass but it wasn't so....probably because it was still too early in spring. Instead, we were greeted by yellowish fields of grasslands. Guess we picked the wrong period to visit.

"Early morning Qing Jing"

DMC-LX3, 1/250s shutter at f/2.0, ISO-125

"A new day has come..."

*HDR*

"Cute little lambs"

EOS 40D, 1/1250s shutter at f/3.5, ISO-200

"Sheep"

DMC-LX3, 1/125s shutter at f/2.8, ISO-80

"Looks like New Zealand..."

EOS 40D, 1/320s shutter at f/8.0, ISO-200

"Qing Jing's mountain ranges..."

EOS 40D, 1/400s shutter at f/8.0, ISO-200

"Enjoying..."

EOS 40D, 1/400s shutter at f/8.0, ISO-200

After departing Cing Jing, we headed for Alishan. The bullet train ride was a new experience. Smooth and fast. Hopefully we'll get to see one of these in our local shores within our lifetime. Fingers crossed...

We were late for the only train ride up to Alishan, so we had no choice but to take a cab. But be warned, it is really expensive and the journey took us a rough 2+ hours to reach our hostel at Alishan. We checked in & took a stroll around the small community. The weather was wet, misty & cold.....great weather if you pair it with a hot cup of coffee ...=^^=

"Purple blooms of Alishan"

EOS 40D, 1/80s shutter at f/5.6, ISO-640

"The magnificent colors of nature..."
EOS 40D, 1/50s shutter at f/5.6, ISO-800

"Misty Alishan"

EOS 40D, 1/250s shutter at f/5.6, ISO-400

"The mystifying forests of Alishan..."

EOS 40D, 1/50s shutter at f/5.6, ISO-400

Met a really nice couple when waiting for dinner at "The Great Beauty of Rihchu". They were travellers themselves, choosing to roam around Taiwan in their caravan home. The restaurant itself was really well decorated and the food was also good. Definitely comes highly recommended if you visit Alishan.

"The Great Beauty of Rihchu"

EOS 40D, 1/30s shutter at f/3.5, ISO-400

"Teddies"

EOS 40D, 1/20s shutter at f/5.6, ISO-800

"The intricately decorated interior..."

*HDR*

"Super satisfying pork rib dinner"

EOS 40D, 1/25s shutter at f/4.0, ISO-500

For the full album, please visit:
http://khpc82.multiply.com/photos/album/116/Taiwan_Day_3_-_CingJing_Alishan

Links to the rest of my Taiwan photos:

Day 1 - Taipei

Day 2 - Cing Jing