Gazebo at Beitou 北投
My visit to the thermal valley in Beitou was very quick. It was the furthest point which visitors can go to and it wasn’t that big anyway. There was an open pool of geothermally heated water and there was steam all around. While I thought it was an immensely interesting place, it really wasn’t that big. So I took my photos and left the thermal valley. There were some spots which passed by one the way to the thermal valley. I was kind of wondering if I would try my hand at the public hot springs here. It was surprisingly cheap but I wasn’t ready with my bathing stuff. Besides, I thought it was too warm for me to dip into something even warmer.
Boardwalk at Beitou 北投
There was a park in between the thermal valley and the metro station. There are a few spots here worth looking at. As I was walking back to the metro station. The runoff from the open pool at the thermal valley forms a stream which winds its way through the park. There is a pretty little gazebo which is built on top of the stream and you can inhale all the steam from the hot water as it passes by. Most of the people who were at the gazebo were the elderly and they seem to enjoy this spot. There was another walk through the woods which is reminiscent of Japanese design. Come of think about it, Beitou was initially developed by the Japanese so it is not surprising to see Japanese design elements here.
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