Tuesday, August 01, 2006
My Trip to TaiwanI'm back from Taiwan n I enjoyed my days there so much. (Don't feel like coming back) //laughing* (only christine sms me saying she miss me.) =( Most people had heard the news about typhoon and earthquake at Taiwan. Thanz for all your concerns. We're actually very lucky to bypass all.
I've uploaded most of my photographs. U can see it on d right. Its about 130 over pieces. I totally took 220 over pieces but only uploaded this much because d rest are my family pictures.
I received sms from Clarissa telling me about my friendster was hacked into. BASTARD!!! I believed it was edited by a guy. I was so worried n immediately called Effie. If not people might thought everything was written by me. Really thanz so much to Clar.
Oh ya I wanna share with u all my taiwan's itinerary.
Day 1 (Saturday): Kaoshiung - Urban Spot light and Leo Ho Night Market.
I never bought anything at the night market but I ate 'Chou Dou Fu'. Eh, the smell was acceptable, not very smelly la. We had 'Dan Zhai Mian' (a very small bowl of noodles), chicken cutlet n pineapple too. I love their pearl milk tea n green tea. Taste great!
Day 2 (Sunday): Kaoshiung - Dragon & Tiger Pagoda, Spring and Autumn Pavilllion, Alisan National Park and Feng Jia Night Market.
We were very lucky that there's no typhoon at d moment or else our trip to Alisan National Park will be cancel. D scenery was fantastic! U won't get to see it in Spore. D route up to d hilltop was scary. D road is narrow n there might be stones falling from d cliff. //phew*
Shopping time! There'r lots of undergraduate selling clothes at Feng Jia Night Market. I managed to buy 5 tops n a pair of socks there. Dar bought a short sleeves shirt n 3 pairs of socks. Its CHEAP! //happy* (I never forget my babelicious too.)
Day 3 (Monday): Taichung - Sun Moon Lake, Wen Wu Temple n The Formosa Aboriginal Culture Village Theme Park (I can't remember d other places.)
Before I went to Taiwan, I had been thinking whether to take d 'free fall' ride. I heard its very high n indeed! Its 85m high! Nah~ I dun have d guts. Me n darling took d inverted roller coaster ride instead. We sit in seats suspended beneath the track. I thought it wasn't scary but I'm wrong! Not only it's high, there're lots of twisting n loops. Luckily it ended in a short time or else I'm going to cry. (Of course d rides r not as terror compared to European countries one.)
We ended our day at Crystal Resort. Initially we can chose whether to stay at crystal resort or lakeside resort but our tour guide told us that snakes might visit d lakeside resort so she booked d crystal resort for our safety. We're more than happy! There's balcony in our room. After we had unloaded our baggage, my parents, darling n me went for fountain spa. It was complimentary!
Day 4 (Tuesday): Taichung - Mirama Ferries Wheel Shopping Mall, 'Peitou' Palm Tree Hot Spring n Shi Lin Night Market. (Can't remember d rest)
//Sigh* regret, regret, regrets! I never take d ferries wheel ride because its about to rain! Each ride takes 17.2 minutes, very long right? Darling consoled me by bringing me to take children ride. So sweet! (See d video clip on d right.) Each ride cost 150NT = $3 only. Many pairs of eyes were gazing at us. //laughing*
Eat-Ate-Eaten, Shop-Shopped-shopping! You can find lots of delicious food @ Shi Lin Night Market. We had 'Ah Zhong Mian Sian' before we start to shop. I bought 2 adidas top n darling bought a pair of adidas shoes. (As if spore dun hav adidas boutique.) I also managed to buy something for my babelicious at d night market. //Smile* (hope they'll like it) After which, we packed all kinds of yummy foods back to hotel for SUPPER. Chicken cutlet (its huge! See my photograph), fried oyster, sausage (long n thick), sliced fish (should b) and 'Ai Yu Bing' (ice jelly).
Day 5 (Wednesday): Taipei - C.K.S Memorial Hall, Fisherman Wharf, 101 World Building n ...................
D bridge @ fisherman wharf is beautiful!
101 World Building are mostly selling branded stuffs thus I never bought anything. Darling bought a ¾ pants from Giordano. We never went up to 89 storeys for sight seeing as d tour guide said d weather was misty so might b a waste trip.
Day 6 (Thursday): Hualien (by train) n ......................
Hualien is another scenic area that I like most. Its awesome!
Day 7 (Friday): Taipei (by train): Ye-Liu Scenic Area, Chiufen n Ximenting.
Ye Liu is another scenic area in Taipei. I enjoy d breeze there, very windy. You wont feel very warm though its sunny day. It made my hair messy but I still love d photos I took. (I'm wearing pink top)
I was so excited to go Ximenting. I thought there're sure loads of things for me to buy. To my dismay, their trend is not suitable for me. JAP STYLE. I'm too old for it. Moreover, its not cheap too. Range from $30 - $50. But I still never go back empty handed. I bought a Mickey Mouse tissue holder, a Minnie Mouse mirror n a normal T-shirt. I LOVE MICKEY n MINNIE!
I cant remember all d places I had been to because its too many! Anyway, I really enjoyed this trip. Though not always shopping, I'm satisfied. I get to see whatever I cant see in Spore. Another thing to compliment is their food. Every meals provided n those we bought @ d street stalls are yummy. I simply love their veggies n fruits. SO FRESH! N ya I forget to talk about my tour guide. I should continue in my next entry.
Well, I shall stop here. Enjoy reading~