Today was another exceptionally hot day but we got the chance to cool off in the sky for a bit. We headed back towards the Zoo area and road on the Maokong Gondolas that start at the Taipei Zoo station and go all the way up to the top of Maokong, which is an area famous for it's tea production.
The gondola station was so cute and decorated with Hello Kitty everywhere including on the gondolas themselves. The HK look was introduced recently to celebrate her 40th anniversary and now she is featured as the mascot.
The ride up was a little under a dollar and it took a very long scenic route over the forests and parts of the zoo. The city was visible over the expanse of trees as well as the mountains in the distance. We road in the Crystal cabin on the way up which has a glass floor so we could see through the bottom. When I looked down, it brought to mind certain movies where they do a long pan over a forest or an ocean like in Jurassic park or something. It would be the perfect romantic spot in the evening because you can see the sun set on the horizon and behind the mountains. For us though, we were put inside with 2 other guys and it was pretty hot and stuffy in there because the lack of airflow. That along with the constant swaying didn't settle too well with my motion sickness.
We didn't do much at the top, just walked around a little and ate this fried egg thing as a snack. We would've liked to try some of the tea since that is what the area is known for but we didn't get to this time around. The ride back down cost the same as the way up although we took just a regular cabin instead of the see through one. I was a little more nauseous for this trip so I kept my eyes closed for a good part of it, I opened my eyes to watch the sun slowly go down though but we disappeared behind the trees before seeing it fully set.
Sometimes it's worth it to do more tourist-like things for a change
Savi
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