Fudekeng
We had planned on doing Maokong today, and getting there via Fudekeng (福德坑) as suggested by Feiren in an earlier comment. Once we got to the Arouyang road, however, one of D's knees didn't feel right, so rather than risking an injury, we turned back and went for a chat with the guys down at the Giant store. And of course came out having spent some money. But they also gave me a pair of new pedals for free, so it works out well, I guess.
Fudekeng, though, was a great, or, rather, really interesting place. It's a leisurely ride up there, with OK views, and the huge, enormous graveyard -- the Taipei City graveyard -- is really interesting. It went on for five or six kilometers, with graves covering the hillside high above and far below the winding road. We lost ourselves there and it took us a good two hours to slowly move through the area, which holds Taipei's graveyard for muslims and a special section for those who died during the martial law era. Well worth a visit.
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