Day Twelve was our last full day in Kaohsiung. We went to Chengching Lake and spent some time in the surrounding park area, which included a 7 story pagoda. Afterwards we headed into downtown Kaohsiung to Tuntex Sky Tower, an 85 story building and the tallest in Kaohsiung.
Both the pagoda and the 85 story building had amazing views of the city. The below pictures are from the pagoda. The 85 story building is visible in the center of the third one.
The 85 story building is the 2nd tallest in Taiwan with the 3rd fastest elevator in the world.
Below are pictures of the view from the top. The first one has a pretty nice view of Monkey Mountain, where we hiked on our first day in Kaohsiung. The second picture shows the boys in front of a view of Cijin Island, where we experienced our first street market.
After saying goodbye to Kaohsiung with dramatic views we decided to finish our last day with a dramatic meal. Chad & May took us to the night market to feast on all the "weird" stuff we hadn't experienced yet. May selected a few delicacies from this food stand while we sat at the table waiting to be surprised.
"Weird" in Taiwan today is mostly just innards. We had pig liver, heart, brain, and kidneys, plus rooster testicles. Mike liked everything but enjoyed the heart the most. Desi liked the rooster testicles the most but disliked all the filtering organs and the brain.
We finished with some milk tea, or "bing nye cha," some candied taro and sweet potatoes and barbequed duck tongue, which looked just like a tongue and, when eating it, felt like you were French kissing a duck. The sensation was not pleasant.
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