Love Ride Kaohsiung

Kaohsiung is the second largest city in Taiwan and is located in the south of the island.

we boarded the love boat

The Love River or Ai River is a river (canal) in southern Taiwan. It originates in Renwu Township, Kaohsiung County, and flows 12 kilometers (8 miles) through Kaohsiung to Kaohsiung Harbor.


view on my right - the court


view of the town


view of the bridge before the boat made a u-turn


view at the other side of the river

This boat ride was unexpected as it was not in the itinerary. It was complimentary by the Taiwan Tour Agency. Initially our Taiwanese tour guide and our tour leader wanted to join us but the boat only allowed 20 people. So both of them had to leave us on our own to enjoy the awesome night view along the love river.
We were so thankful that we had this chance of a lifetime in Kaohsiung!


Comments

  1. PeteApril 21, 2010 at 12:20 AM

    Ahhhh, very romantic cruise and night view of Kaohsiung

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  2. Alice LawApril 21, 2010 at 12:38 AM

    Wish I can spend my vacation there... with my husband ofcourse!

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  3. Betty ManousosApril 21, 2010 at 12:43 AM

    Taiwan is just magical!
    Beautiful night view!
    xxx

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  4. TGApril 21, 2010 at 12:49 AM

    Taiwan is really awesome! I'm currently in the north and in May I will go to Kaohsiung for the first time. Can't wait :)

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  5. Angie's RecipesApril 21, 2010 at 2:18 AM

    Beautiful night view...you have a long holiday!

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  6. manglishApril 21, 2010 at 5:43 AM

    fun ehh.....:)

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  7. TekkausApril 21, 2010 at 6:33 AM

    Love ride aye? :D But the scenery is all about the building?

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  8. LeeApril 21, 2010 at 7:57 AM

    Hi Wenn, beautiful pics. I like that love boat. And your night scene shots are outstanding, Lee.

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  9. pennyApril 21, 2010 at 8:09 AM

    Your water scenes are beautiful. Nice color reflections on the water.

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  10. JimApril 21, 2010 at 8:12 AM

    Wonderful watery scenes.
    Sydney - City and Suburbs

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  11. Somewhere in SingaporeApril 21, 2010 at 8:26 AM

    Taiwan is a nice place to visit ya...

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  12. ReanaclaireApril 21, 2010 at 8:34 AM

    overall, how do u rate this taiwan trip, wenn?

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  13. Photo CacheApril 21, 2010 at 8:42 AM

    boat rides/cruises as a form of sightseeing is really fun.

    www.ewok1993.wordpress.com

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  14. Health Freak MommyApril 21, 2010 at 9:02 AM

    I wish I could visit Taiwan too *envious* !

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  15. Elaine YimApril 21, 2010 at 10:11 AM

    The night scene here is very beautiful.

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  16. SJB aka SUELYN J-B.April 21, 2010 at 10:48 AM

    Must be fun.

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  17. wennApril 21, 2010 at 11:24 AM

    Claire, this Taiwan trip was superb! Our Taiwanese tour guide was great, always full of humor and very pleasant!

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  18. 2sweetnsaxyApril 21, 2010 at 12:02 PM

    I would love to take a trip down the rive and see what you photographed. Very nice!

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  19. mNhLApril 21, 2010 at 1:43 PM

    beautiful night view.....the tour agent so good...give surprise complementary cruise.

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  20. UnknownApril 21, 2010 at 1:44 PM

    beautiful scenes..what a romantic cruise you took. thanks for sharing photos of Kaoshsiung, i only knew it's a port city of Taiwan.

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  21. uLi.佑莉April 21, 2010 at 3:36 PM

    beautiful scenary~ ^^

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  22. NatureFootstepApril 21, 2010 at 5:17 PM

    this is so great, beautiful evening shots too.

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  23. AlApril 21, 2010 at 7:01 PM

    Nice colorful lights of the skyline!

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  24. linaApril 21, 2010 at 8:25 PM

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  25. linaApril 21, 2010 at 8:28 PM

    Such lovely view. And some more, how nice to get a ride complimentary. :)

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  26. LauraApril 21, 2010 at 8:44 PM

    I love the colorful lights reflected on the water.

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  27. இ Baŋäŋaz இApril 21, 2010 at 9:50 PM

    Hi Wenn sorry for late reply. thankz for the postcard of Taipei 101, wow one tall giant in the land of dwarf haha. Left the whole bunch of letters at my sister's.
    Have not tried the any cruise before in Kaohsiung. Nice tour.tQ

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  28. TaniaApril 21, 2010 at 10:43 PM

    Very romantic. Great shot and reflections!

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  29. AnonymousApril 22, 2010 at 2:40 AM

    I loved the colourful reflections in the water! :)

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  30. eileeninmdApril 22, 2010 at 5:52 AM

    Great watery photos! I love the shots with the lights reflecting on the water.

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  31. This Is My Blog - fishing guyApril 22, 2010 at 10:37 AM

    Wenn: I always love to see rivers and this looks like a neat one.

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  32. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪April 22, 2010 at 7:14 PM

    you felt very much loved after the Love Boat ride?

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  33. AyieApril 23, 2010 at 3:53 AM

    the cool breeze is very nice when riding those

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  34. RubzApril 26, 2010 at 5:54 AM

    what a nice place indeed..thanks for the visit!

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