Lantern Festival in Pingshi

After endless teaching of the lantern festival in Pingshi without ever visiting the place i thought it was finally time to make a journey to the place that i seem to know so much about. I was reluctant to go as i knew it would be really crowded and it was raining but what the hell, nothing better to do and as it's a highly regarded internationally festival i though it was worth braving the effort, and so did Lester and Jay. After a 30 minute bus ride from Taipei zoo, standing, we arrived. Avoiding the crowds was not an option, you had to just throw yourself in there. We opted for lunch first then bought our lantern and began the task of writing our wishes on the lantern. We shared one between the three of us so Jay started his wishes on one side, followed by Lester and then me. The final side of the lantern was reserved for a wish for family and friends. My wishes were; firstly, health and happiness to all friends and family, secondly, Steve and George love each other for ever, thirdly, we both find good jobs wherever we will be, and finally, George's time in the army passes by smoothly and quickly for him so we can be together.

Luckily despite the hard rain and lanterns plummeting from the sky all around us ours went straight up into the sky without a hitch and flew away high into the sky. It was quite a sight to see all of the lanterns flying up, it was beautiful and quite touching. The fact that we were surrounded my the mystic foggy mountains and beautiful countryside scenery made it all the more special. A great experience, I'm glad i braved the weather to do it.