Ken Ting is a seaside holiday area surrounded by a National Park. It had the feeling that it was a place on holiday itself as many shops were closed and while there seemed to be many colourful tour buses in the parking lots there were not many people about. Maybe they had heard about the Super typhoon that was on its way towards Taiwan!
Above the beach is a nuclear power station. We were puzzled by rows of rusty and abandoned- looking vans and trucks along the streets. At night they turned into stalls selling all sorts to the tourists.
We had difficulties finding access to the sandy beach below our hotel. There were chains and fences blocking off the beach. After a long walk to the far end of town we finally found an access that had a hotel name on it. The beach had a noisy restaurant and a bar but there were not many people around.
We wanted to venture into the National Park but the office was closed and there were no signs of people going into the park so we walked as far as we could in the time we had.
Clare and her sister Karen have made life very easy for us. Karen has given us a cellphone to use and we have instructions written in Chinese characters with little speech bubbles that say "Show the bus driver" or "Show the hotel clerk". Both Karen and George have called us to check we have made our deadlines and we have found shuttle buses meeting us with our names in large black letters on their boards. We feel like VIPS!
Above the beach is a nuclear power station. We were puzzled by rows of rusty and abandoned- looking vans and trucks along the streets. At night they turned into stalls selling all sorts to the tourists.
We had difficulties finding access to the sandy beach below our hotel. There were chains and fences blocking off the beach. After a long walk to the far end of town we finally found an access that had a hotel name on it. The beach had a noisy restaurant and a bar but there were not many people around.
We wanted to venture into the National Park but the office was closed and there were no signs of people going into the park so we walked as far as we could in the time we had.
Clare and her sister Karen have made life very easy for us. Karen has given us a cellphone to use and we have instructions written in Chinese characters with little speech bubbles that say "Show the bus driver" or "Show the hotel clerk". Both Karen and George have called us to check we have made our deadlines and we have found shuttle buses meeting us with our names in large black letters on their boards. We feel like VIPS!
