Yilan

Spontaneous visit to Jiaoxi in Yilan County. This area is well known for its Hot Springs, and this weekend there were a lot of people there.

We had dinner at a luxurious place called the Formosa Pearl. It was a restaurant inside a japanese-style garden, and also had a little wood craft museum with delicate wood carved sculptures (which, unfortunately, were not allowed to be photographed).

The food was also japanese, 10 courses with mostly variations of seafood dishes like Sashimi, Seafood hotpot, and also really tasty Sake. Unfortunately, they told us also that it is not allowed to take pictures inside the restaurant or of the food, so here are some shots from the exterior garden area. It was already dark.

Yilan Formosa Pearl
Yilan Formosa Pearl

 

Dining table. Unfortunately, taking pictures of the food was not allowed.
Dining table. Unfortunately, taking pictures of the food was not allowed.

 

Entrance. Looks oldfashioned, but was actually an automatic sliding door.
Entrance. Looks oldfashioned, but was actually an automatic sliding door.

 

Exterior view
Exterior view

 

View from the small bell tower that is also in the garden
View from the small bell tower that is also in the garden

 

A little bell tower in the garden
A little bell tower in the garden

 

A little open foot hot springs place
A little open foot hot springs place in Jiaoxi town.