taichung botanical garden + rain forest greenhouse

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[we plan to return sometime in the spring]<br /><br />when we reached the bottom of the "trail", we found they also have a cafe and science center in the basement. with little fish, piranhas, and giant fish as long as I am tall. they also had an interesting collection of colorful frogs. [I can't tell you much else about them as the signs were all in Chinese]<br /><br />it was a nice way to pass an hour or so before heading to the museum, though I think it would have been better if: 1. flowers were in bloom and 2. there was an English tour and/or signage. definitely worth a stroll through to see the waterfall and the frogs and fish, though.<br /><br />and of course, the giant mosquito statue outside that tried to suck the life out of Husband.

taichung botanical garden + rain forest greenhouse

in downtown Taichung there is a long, winding park that leads you to the National Museum of Natural Science and the Taichung Botanical Gard...

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