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Today we had a trip to Alishan mountains and it was amazing! The weather was so cool there and the view was amazing! We stopped a couple of times there and had tea at a tea shop, got some herbal oil for mosquito bites as a present and then went more up!

Walking through the forest in the mountains was really a great experience! I love the tropical trees and the superb plants. We also visited ancient grocery stores and markets, tried some new candies and ate a desert jelly, ice and tea!

We had lunch in a restaurant and I ate chicken which was very good. The dinner was a special one, we had those chickens cooked in a big pot, with the vegetables in the middle. The taste was great and I ate A LOT!

The green tea farms in the mountains were awesome and it is interesting to know that they pick those tea plants by hand and very delicately. We also saw how they process the plant of tea to make it ready for sale. We had green tea at a fire station again, and got a pack of green tea as a present from a fireman officer.

I am so happy to be here, it is sometimes like a dream for me, to be with such great and kind people. Everyone we meet is more hospitable and warm than the previous one...How can I not fall in love with Taiwan?! 
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