Onward to Kaohsiung. Wild monkeys! Kaohsiung is the major city in Taiwan's south. Like Seattle, it's a bustling port city with wide avenues and a beautiful waterfront. Unlike Seattle, it's home to wild monkeys that run around like squirrels.
We went to the Shoushan Zoo, which was really nice. Admission cost 50 cents for adults, 20 cents for kids. But the real attraction was just OUTSIDE the zoo gates, where we found wild formosan macaques in a park popular with hikers. They are completely unafraid of people, and we got SO CLOSE. The more I watched them, the more I thought, we're not so different.
The sign points to the zoo entrance, haha.I mean, it’s RIGHT there.GET… OFF… OF ME. I MEAN IT.Tiny babySquabbling kids.HugsHitching a ride with mom.View of Kaohsiung, along with some non-monkey pictures…Love these little breakfast stands. Made-to-order, delicious and filling, for less than $3.A moment of appreciation for the 7-11s and their excellent hot food selection.Just like the Hogwarts Express, a lady pushes a snack cart on the train.Lunch for $70 NTD, which is $2.22 USD!The front of a home, completely covered with stag ferns.Beautiful painted building.Every house has laundry hanging out to dry, because no one has driers.Fresh coconut water from a roadside vendor.Another baby on a scooter, in a little clip-on seat.
