(In Deutscher Sprache – This post is only available in German language) Liebe Leser/innen, in diesem Beitrag möchte ich von meiner zweiwöchigen Reise nach Taiwan im Oktober 2013 berichten. Während der Reise hatte ich nicht genug Zeit zweisprachig zu bloggen und habe daher nur auf Englisch geschrieben. Jetzt nehme ich mir die Zeit für eine…
Category: Orchids
Day trip in Taichung
My trip through Taiwan is nearing its end. Today I went on a day trip with my Taiwanese friends from Feng Chia University. The boyfriend of one of the girls was so nice to drive us around. This morning I took a train from Kaohsiung to Taichung. At the train station I met my friends….
Visit at Dachi Orchids and Hakka culture
Today I continued my Orchid research. I visited Dachi Orchids in Pingtung County. I also got to see a bit of the surrounding nature and culture after my visit to the orchid plantation. Dachi Orchids is a family business that exists since 1988. They specialize on growing beautiful Phalaenopsis Orchids. When I arrived there, they…
Visit at Taisuco Orchids
This blog post finally really focuses on Orchids! 🙂 I had a company visit at Taisuco Orchids today. Also I will briefly talk about my visit to Longshan Temple in Taipei in the morning: I stood up early today to visit Longshan Temple, a large temple in Taipei which I had already visited in 2011….
Beautiful Lanyu (Orchid Island)
I arrived to Orchid Island today! It is a small island in the southeast of Taiwan. Yesterday I took a train from Kaohsiung to Taitung. I then planned to take a plane to Orchid Island (Lanyu). Unfortunately it was not that easy. I asked the tourist information at the Taitung station how to get to…
Yellow Duck and Orchids in Kaohsiung
Today I left Alishan and took a train from Chiayi to Kaohsiung. I will stay in Kaohsiung for one night before I continue my journey to Orchid Island. I left Alishan with the first bus at 9:10 am in the morning. I bought the bus ticket at the 7-11 in the park. The bus departs…
Alishan National Park – First day in the clouds
Today I travelled from Taichung to Alishan National Park. I went by train to Chiayi and then took a bus to the park. The park is not very far from Taichung, so the journey didn’t take too long. I took the train at 9:20 am and arrived at Alishan at around 14:00. While I was…
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