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Snapshot – Taiwan: Private Zen corner in spa town Beitou

14 Saturday Jan 2017

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Beitou2016Dec: A corner of tranquility with hotspring water freshly channeled to the privacy of the hotel bath in Beitou spa town.

Photo taken with Canon EOS 5DsR with Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L USM lens.

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Snapshot – Taiwan: In-room private hotspring spa in Beitou

13 Friday Jan 2017

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Beitou2016Dec: Our private spa comprising a hot tub with hotspring water (where I’m standing) and a cold tub (to the left) in the photo to chill off so you can jump back into the hot tub ad nauseum.

Behind me is the window that looks out to the streets.

Directly in front is the door to our spa hotel room in 新北投.

Photo taken with Canon EOS 5DsR with Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L USM lens.

Snapshot – Taiwan: Spa hotel in Beitou

12 Thursday Jan 2017

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Beitou2016Dec: Our little room for 1.5hrs in a spa hotel that offers hourly rates for those who want to enjoy soaking in natural hotspring water in Beitou in privacy.

Rates highly dependent on hotel with surcharges on weekends.

This one charges S$80 onwards depending on room size & facilities (toilets, beds etc).

Photo taken with Canon EOS 5DsR with Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L USM lens.

Snapshot – Taiwan: Spa hotel in Beitou

06 Friday Jan 2017

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Beitou2016Dec: One of many Spa hotels in #Beitou, offering both overnight stay and hourly rates to enjoy the natural spring water piped into the private rooms.

Note that prices are higher on weekends.

Photo taken with #Canon EOS 5DsR with Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L USM lens.

Snapshot – Taiwan: Beitou Hotsprings near Taipei

05 Thursday Jan 2017

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Beitou2016Dec: Beitou Thermal Valley (地热谷), one of the sources to the many spas in 新北投.

The hotspring water can reach 90°C so it’s not suitable for bathing here. The public used to be able to use the water to boil eggs but now that’s disallowed for safety and water contamination concerns.

The smell of sulphur and eerie steam rising from the local rivers and ponds gave the town its name – “Kipatauw”, which means “home of witches”, is the Ketagalan (now extinct) aborigine word that has been Sinicized into the Chinese name 北投 (Beitou).

Photo taken with Canon EOS 5DsR with Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L USM lens.

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