Friday Adventure - Treetop Walk at Guanyin Mountain

It's Friday.  Solomon and Chia often go on an adventure on Friday, and Taylor and I are joining in the fun today.

We take the orange MRT to the end of the line and wait at the bus stop.

I have included this photo so you can see the contrast we experience today.  This is the end of the Orange MRT Line.

 Chia figures out that the bus won't come for 90 minutes, so we hop into a taxi and head for the Guanyin Mountain Visitor Center. After a 20 minute drive, first through city, then through twisty mountain roads we arrive at our destination high above Taipei.

There are many trails to choose from, but we choose the Treetop Trail, which is a boardwalk built at tree top level.  The walk is gentle.  We are in the treetop but we can also see the city of Taipei in the distance.

We are walking in the trees.

We can see Taipei down below.

Here's a surprise.  A Buddhist monastery nestled into the mountain.

Across the road this beautiful statue overlooks a pavilion and small temple.

A hidden Buddhist Monastery is the perfect place for Grandpa and Solomon to contemplate life.

Another little Monastery.

According to Chia, this is a poem reminding daughters to be good to their mother in laws, because some day they too will be a mother in law.

Another Buddha.

Papayas

Coming down the mountain to the bus stop.  These stairs are steep and uneven.

Whoa!   Look what's at the bottom of the steps.

A big Buddhist Monastery.  At the bottom of the steps on the right is a newly arrived nun.

This was certainly a surprise at the end of our hike.  This photo is taken from the bus stop.

Solomon and I are on the bus, ready to go down the mountain.

Today's adventure was fabulous!!!