Ever since coming to Taipei, I’ve come to appreciate biking a lot more. There’s a really convenient cycling infrastructure here, and it makes getting around the city so much more convenient and fun–I don’t know what I’d do if I had to always walk half an hour to the nearest hub. Biking is faster, and fun, and I’ve found myself often just biking around with no real destination in mind.<\/p>\n
It’s led me to find a lot of fun little places in the city. I wouldn’t have gone out of my way to go to Zhongzheng Park–but I happened across a bridge with a great vantage point, and it led to me to a wide riverside road, where I got to take in a stunning waterside view of the city.<\/p>\n
I also love taking the bike down random residential alleyways, especially in the evening, when it’s not too hot. Taipei is well-lit well into the night, even the small streets, and feels extraordinarily safe no matter where I go. I’ll stop if I see something interesting, like a unremarkable-looking food stand with an unexpectedly long line waiting for it, or a unexpected pretty bit of scenery.<\/p>\n
Once I head off to Mystic this fall semester, I’m definitely going to be looking for ways to keep up my cycling. Somehow, though, I doubt it’ll be able to compare to biking in Taipei.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ever since coming to Taipei, I’ve come to appreciate biking a lot more. There’s a really convenient cycling infrastructure here, and it makes getting around the city so much more convenient and fun–I don’t know what I’d do if I … Continue reading