Evening and Morning at Sun Moon Lake

We arrived at our first night's tour hotel, Fleur de Chine, in the late afternoon. It was one of the most amazing hotels I have ever stayed at. Each room has a private scenic veranda and a natural hot spring bathtub.
The fountain in the hotel's driveway changes colors at night.

Our room.

The view from our balcony.
Sun Moon Lake below and another hotel in the distance.

After exploring our room, it was just in time to watch the sunset at the hotel's many lookouts.

A stationary binocular is available for guests at the lookout.

The next day, we got up at the crack of dawn to explore the trail just below the hotel that takes walkers around the lake. The flat trail of wooden planks made for an easy hike.

Just watch out for the dangerous looking spiders such as this one lurking in the trees.

There were some boats by the lake's edge and they look either abandoned or used for hauling.

After walking a mile or so, the trail leads to the water-level of the lake where you can actually touch the water. In the foreground, those appear to be little islands with trees jutting out in the middle of the lake.
In the distance, you can make out the silhouette of Cih-en Pagoda on the top-right of the first mountain range. Can you see it?

- Karen