As you step through the heavy wooden doors, you can’t help but feel a sense of serenity sweep over your entire body.
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Three days in the mountains of Cingjing
Since 2005, Taiwan has been a regular holiday spot that we return to every few years. Our initial trips were restricted to only Taipei, but over time, we’ve been going further out to explore the other counties. During the summer of 2012, we decided to head up the mountains of Cingjing (清境) in Nantou (南投) county and spend three days there.
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I’m addicted to coffee but I do enjoy an occasional cup of tea, especially if it’s from Taiwan or Japan. Since we were spending a few days in Kyoto, it would have been incomplete if we didn’t pay a visit to the Ippodo Tea main store on Teramachi Street.
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