We arrived into Sun Moon Lake from the north along highway number 21. The miserable weather in Taipei as we left this morning turned into sunshine as we drove further down south. There were some cloud cover the day we arrived and we were just pleased that it wasn't raining. What we hadn't expected is the rest of our stay at Sun Moon Lake is greated with sunshine and clear skys. More on that later.
We checked in to our hotel in Shuishe, Hotel del Lago (日月潭大淶閣), to large modern rooms with full lake view. The room offered complementary tea, coffee, mineral water, soft drinks and fresh fruits. It was a nice welcome after our 3 hour drive from Taipei. Our hotel package also included afternoon tea so off we went to sit in the cafe which looks out onto the Shuishe Pier. The cheese cake was delicious and goes surprisingly well with fresh lavendar tea. The skies opened and showed early promises that the rest of the trip would be better weather than the first day as we set off for a stroll along the lake.
There are many pedestrian lake-side trail from Shuishe. Heading west into the peninsula is the Hanbi Lakeside Trail which takes you near the famous Lalu Hotel (涵碧樓). Heading east along the lake is the Shuishe Lakeshore Trail and is joined on the east by more trails including Mount Neihu Hikign Trail and Wenwu Temple Hiking Trail. From Shuishe, you can also hire a bicycle and hop on the Xingshang Bikeway. The bikeway takes you anticlockwise around the lake and joins with Yuetan bikeway to take you all the way to the southern most tip of the lake.
This evening we stayed put at the Hotel del Lago, enjoying its facilities and soaking in the local atmostphere while observing boat-loads of tourists from all around the world being taken on a tour around the lake. We enjoyed an icecream or two, made enquiries at the souvenir stalls and also stopped to say hello to this little fellow.
We checked in to our hotel in Shuishe, Hotel del Lago (日月潭大淶閣), to large modern rooms with full lake view. The room offered complementary tea, coffee, mineral water, soft drinks and fresh fruits. It was a nice welcome after our 3 hour drive from Taipei. Our hotel package also included afternoon tea so off we went to sit in the cafe which looks out onto the Shuishe Pier. The cheese cake was delicious and goes surprisingly well with fresh lavendar tea. The skies opened and showed early promises that the rest of the trip would be better weather than the first day as we set off for a stroll along the lake.
There are many pedestrian lake-side trail from Shuishe. Heading west into the peninsula is the Hanbi Lakeside Trail which takes you near the famous Lalu Hotel (涵碧樓). Heading east along the lake is the Shuishe Lakeshore Trail and is joined on the east by more trails including Mount Neihu Hikign Trail and Wenwu Temple Hiking Trail. From Shuishe, you can also hire a bicycle and hop on the Xingshang Bikeway. The bikeway takes you anticlockwise around the lake and joins with Yuetan bikeway to take you all the way to the southern most tip of the lake.
This evening we stayed put at the Hotel del Lago, enjoying its facilities and soaking in the local atmostphere while observing boat-loads of tourists from all around the world being taken on a tour around the lake. We enjoyed an icecream or two, made enquiries at the souvenir stalls and also stopped to say hello to this little fellow.
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We also went for a stroll along the lake side path. It was a fantastic walk and as we went late in the afternoon, we got to see sunset over that Lalu Hotel. Just gorgeous. I think what we would like to do next time is to take the path all the way up to the hotel. I'm sure sunrise must be such a sight from up there.
Tom, thanks for taking the time to comment. I have some photos taken whilst walking along the foot path. I would like to post them with this blog when I get a chance to.
Speaking of sunrise, our hotel organises daily hikes to top of a nearby mountain to watch sunrise. That was a splendid morning and I would highly recommend it to everyone. One of these days I will also organise those photos and upload it to the site.
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