Arg! Cijin Island

July 18

In the afternoon one of the things we did was go to a ship-building facility. They are rated the 5th best in the world and specialize in luxury yachts. I wasn't sure whether the tour would be fun or not. It ended up being pretty bland. One of the coolest parts of the tour was the offices. They are swank. The architects designed the building like a yacht and the offices were really nice. They used some of the best furniture that I have seen. It definitely makes having a desk job there more relaxing. However, other than that, the tour itself was pretty boring.

We also went to the Cijin island. It is an island just off the coast of Kaohsiung City. We went to the beach, but were not even allowed to get on the sand. It was kind of lame. But after going to the ocean, we went to an old military fort that had some great views. They also had my favorite sign that I have ever seen there.


For dinner we went to a seafood place and it was really good. The system is simple. Each plate costs NT100 and you just order whatever you want. The portions are designed for bigger groups. Our table must have gone through at least 12 different dishes. The food was good, but still cannot compare to the meal that I had at my home stay.

After dinner we went to another night market near the island. Or on it, I'm not exactly sure. Anyways, I spent the time talking to a Chinese girl, Jiang Lai. We just walked around for awhile and went down to Love River for a few minutes before having a dessert where they use shaved ice on top of fruit with milk. It was pretty tasty.