Relief!
!
For only 40 kwai (roughly $7) for the whole day these beautiful bikes were ours. With only one flat early on in the day (easily repaired as half of the population rides on two-wheeled vehicles) we headed for the mountains.
No surprise coming from either of us that even though we havn’t been on bikes in months we decided to go climb the biggest mountain we can see. Hard, but felt so good.
Riding up the west mountains through a park called Xishan we finally felt some serious adrenaline. Honestly, riding around through traffic in the city is a big enough adrenalin rush. Chinese tourists walked along the road as we huffed and puffed our way to the top, most of them with looks of surprise and shock, followed by a smile and a shout.
The top of the mountain had a chairlift to temples further up. Reminded both of us of skiing in the states, but was a beautiful way to see the city on the other side of the lake at the bottom of the mountain.
But the best part of the day was the 5 minutes it took to get down the mountain. Flying around curves, impressing the locals and passing cars! I love going fast.
!
For only 40 kwai (roughly $7) for the whole day these beautiful bikes were ours. With only one flat early on in the day (easily repaired as half of the population rides on two-wheeled vehicles) we headed for the mountains.
No surprise coming from either of us that even though we havn’t been on bikes in months we decided to go climb the biggest mountain we can see. Hard, but felt so good.
Riding up the west mountains through a park called Xishan we finally felt some serious adrenaline. Honestly, riding around through traffic in the city is a big enough adrenalin rush. Chinese tourists walked along the road as we huffed and puffed our way to the top, most of them with looks of surprise and shock, followed by a smile and a shout.
The top of the mountain had a chairlift to temples further up. Reminded both of us of skiing in the states, but was a beautiful way to see the city on the other side of the lake at the bottom of the mountain.
But the best part of the day was the 5 minutes it took to get down the mountain. Flying around curves, impressing the locals and passing cars! I love going fast.
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