Ok so the Taipei Safari Zone is nucking futs.
Firstly it's hot. There's a high of 34 degrees celcius (around 93 degrees in Freedom Units) today, plus plenty of sun and humidity.
Secondly it's crowded. The event started at 10am, I got to the park where the Safari Zone is taking place around 9:50, and the place was already pretty full of people. But after 10, people really started swarming in.
Thirdly it's full of pokestops and pokemon. Before I even got there, I could see tons of pokestops, all with lures:
This meant that the density of pokemon was off the charts.
I mean, look at this... imagine walking straight down this path, spinning and catching as you go:
But that was nothing,
nothing, compared to the density of the people:
The sheer number of people there meant there were some rather wacky sights, such as excessive berries in gyms. For example, here's a pokemon that's received over four thousand berries in less than three hours:
I spent about 2 hours in there, and caught a few Heracross, some Unowns, and snagged a shiny Lileep and Anorith. The event's going to continue for another four days, but I don't think I can be bothered to head back. Though if I go, I'd be able to try for some shinies I don't have yet, such as Yanma, Marill, Oddish, etc. I haven't decided yet.
Oh, and as I was leaving, I noticed an interesting phenomenon: Crowded as it was, virtually everyone was keeping off the grass. Everyone stayed on the footpaths. We may be Pokemon Go addicts, but we're not
barbarians.