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你有自助旅行的經驗嗎？Scott剛到台灣不久，但已經慢慢的開始拓展他的足跡了，到底去了哪些地方呢？一起看看吧！

Few weeks ago some friends and I decided to head to Alishan!  My traveling companions were Riana from work, and six of her AEISEC friends.We left from Taipei Main station by train at eleven o’clock Friday night.  It sure was a long ride.  Once we got off that train, we had to wait a couple hours for a transfer to a bus, then another train.  We finally arrived in Alishan about mid afternoon on Saturday, and the weather was bleak!  However, our spirits were high and we were happy to be there. 

After dropping all of our gear at the hotel (and having a short nap) we set out for a hike.  The rain was coming down hard, so we got a ride to the top of the walking paths and strolled down.  It was a serene walk because most people did not want to spend the day in the rain.

Being in the woods reminded me of home, in a good way.  Though the trees and plants may be different I still enjoyed their presence.  Some trees in that forest are so large and old it is hard to truly comprehend their age!  One was over two thousand and three hundred years old!  I wonder how many more years it will survive for?  I hope many generations.  It made my twenty one years seem irrelevant by comparison and it was very humbling.  I felt very at home surrounded by so much life, there is also many beautiful man made things to look at in the park.  This includes both Taiwanese and Japanese structures and temples. 

When we had finished our walk we were all starving so we decided to get some dinner.  What was on the menu you might ask?  Traditional Alishan dishes of course!  A wide variety of dishes were quickly laid out on a table in front of us and the feast commenced. After we had all had our fill, taken pictures and played a few games around the table, we returned to our large hotel room.   In our room we played cards and other games for many hours until one by one we all drifted apart and to sleep.

We woke early the next morning to watch the Sunrise.  With sleep in our eyes and tired feet we rolled out of bed, into clothes and onto a train.  When we got to the stop we ran up the stairs and under the cover, because it was still raining.  We found the best dry spots we could and waited, and waited, and waited.  One hour passed and we were told that the Sunrise would not be visible today.  Our spirits were not broken however, we took many more pictures and sampled and bought dried Alishan fruit!

Another couple of train and bus rides and we were back in Taipei by Sunday night!  What a weekend, we traveled far and saw a lot.  It was worth every minute.

companion 同伴
bleak 寒冷的
gear 裝備
stroll 緩步、散步
serene 平靜、寧靜
irrelevant 不洽當
humble 卑微
starving 飢餓
commence 開始
drift apart 疏遠
visible 可看見的