The last time I spoke of Taiwan’s new high-speed rail was on the eve of its launch. The public greeted its handle-bar-mustachioed arrival with consternation over Asia’s new Euro/Japanese Frankenstein, while some worried over what the Taipei Times at the time called a “bird massacre.”
Last Friday I grabbed a chance to hop the Taiwan HSR for a full-length ride between Banqiao (there isn’t a Taipei link yet) and Kaohsiung – a trip that took 90 minutes, compared to the five-ish hours it would have taken otherwise.
Kaohsiung itself was a blur on a scooter, a whirlwind 24-hour trip that included strawberry picking and a sun-kissed ferry ride to Qijin (旗津), a small island minutes off the coast.
For an hour and a half spent dozing on a train, it was well worth it.
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