Travel to Pingtung

Hey everyone! Hope you aren't freezing too bad!
So on January 2nd we started the second half of our adventure in Taiwan by traveling south to Pingtung. This was a beautiful journey, but it was also a very long journey. We took the bullet train south for the first half of our journey, time wise. The train ride took about an hour and a half, as we were on the express train that didn't make as many stops. The train topped out at about 288 km/hr. Because of the speed, it was difficult to get good pictures. However, this was a great way to see much of the Taiwanese countryside.
After we got off of the train, we had to take a bus for another hour and a half until we arrived at thus spot where our shuttle was supposed to meet us to take us to our final destination. Much of this bus trip was spent driving next to the ocean, which was pretty awesome. I think though everyone was happy when we finally arrived because we had been in moving vehicles for so long.
The happiness for most did not last once people saw what our sleeping arrangements were. We have lofted wooden beds with thin pads to sleep on. It is decidedly not the most comfortable thing I have ever slept on, however it beats sleeping on the floor with nothing. It's a shared bathroom with the other female rooms in the door, but it's not too bad because we don't think there are any more females in the dorm.
Our stay in Pingtung is only four nights, so we will be returning to Taipei before we know it!

Picture- view from bus window