Everyone who visits Alishan is asked if they'd like to take part in the ritual viewing of sunrise over the mountain range. We too were asked, "ni yao kan richu ma?" ("would you like to see the sunrise?") With an alarm set for 4am, and it close to zero degrees outside, we slept in a little hotel cabin up in the mountains (only to almost miss the bus)...
In a tourist mini-bus, it freezing outside (so much for the tropical weather we were promised!), we indeed saw the sunrise. Unfortunately, because of the fog, we didn't too much that we wouldn't have seen at a more regular hour, and grumpy, sick and tired, we weren't very chuffed! Also, totally unprepared for the chill of the mountains, we'd contracted mildly severe head-colds and didn't do ourselves much of a favour by being out in the mountain air.
In a tourist mini-bus, it freezing outside (so much for the tropical weather we were promised!), we indeed saw the sunrise. Unfortunately, because of the fog, we didn't too much that we wouldn't have seen at a more regular hour, and grumpy, sick and tired, we weren't very chuffed! Also, totally unprepared for the chill of the mountains, we'd contracted mildly severe head-colds and didn't do ourselves much of a favour by being out in the mountain air.
When the sun rose to its fullest, around 8am, we stopped in the middle of the mountain range to see the local troupe of monkeys in the alpine section of the mountains - something we hadn't at all expected! They were beautiful, friendly, well-fed creatures and we were introduced to the king of the troupe, his queen, and their babies and fellow apes.
Fantastic. What a memorable experience, we loved it!
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