Saturday, December 31, 2005

18 Peak Mountain


We had two nice weekends before the cold weather came. During these two weekends, I took Maita and Erika to a popular local destination for walking – 18 Peak Mountain. This hiking trail is popular with many locals and is located quite near the Hsinchu city center. It’s a nice 20 minute walk to the top. I hesitate to call it the top of the mountain as it is more of a hill.

On the gentle slope up to the top, you can see lots of greenery and also flowers. On previous walks, we would even see squirrels scampering around some of the trees. I was looking out for squirrels to point out to both girls but unfortunately no squirrels were in sight.

Both trips to the top were rewarded with a taste of locally made ice cream. On both of these trips, Maita and Erika each had one ice cream cone. They quickly finished the ice cream cone then promptly asked for another one. As it was close to lunch time, I just obliged and got the second ice cream cone. They were able to try different flavors such as strawberry, taro root, and pineapple. In their eyes, these were the pink, purple, and yellow ice cream.

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