Every year, in May, we go for a trip to celebrate our wedding anniversary. This year's destination - Taiwan. I actually lost some photos when my laptop went cuckoo recently and had to reformat it *cries*.
// Taipei //
In Taipei, we went to this famous breakfast place that sells soy milk and flatbread and fritters and etc etc. Probably the longest queue for food you'll ever find in Taiwan. The queue goes all the way from the stall on 2nd floor of the building, down the staircase, to the outside... and around the building. Really. No kidding.
Fu-Hang Dou Jiang
2nd Flr, Huashan Market Building. Open 5:30am - 12:30nn. Close on Mondays.
By MRT, take the Blue Line to Shandao Temple Station. At Exit 5, the Huashan Market building is on the right.
After a very full breakfast, we walked about 500m to explore the Huashan 1914 Creative Park. It's a very nice place full of artsy-fartsy stuff. Good place to spend a couple of hours while waiting for food to digest.
// Taipei //
In Taipei, we went to this famous breakfast place that sells soy milk and flatbread and fritters and etc etc. Probably the longest queue for food you'll ever find in Taiwan. The queue goes all the way from the stall on 2nd floor of the building, down the staircase, to the outside... and around the building. Really. No kidding.
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| The queue ... is crazy. |
2nd Flr, Huashan Market Building. Open 5:30am - 12:30nn. Close on Mondays.
By MRT, take the Blue Line to Shandao Temple Station. At Exit 5, the Huashan Market building is on the right.
After a very full breakfast, we walked about 500m to explore the Huashan 1914 Creative Park. It's a very nice place full of artsy-fartsy stuff. Good place to spend a couple of hours while waiting for food to digest.
Huashan 1914 Creative Park
No.1, Section 1, Bade Road. Open 9:00am - 10:00pm. Close on Mondays. Free Entrance.
No.1, Section 1, Bade Road. Open 9:00am - 10:00pm. Close on Mondays. Free Entrance.
Next, to the original Din Tai Fung shop for some xiao long bao goodness. Not disappointed. Service at the shop was just excellent.
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| Somewhere on the road, we bumped into cute little oink oink. |
Din Tai Fung
194, Sec.2, Xinyi Road. Open 10:00am - 9:00pm (Mon - Fri), 9:00am - 9:00pm (Weekends, Holidays)
By MRT, take Exit 5 at Dongmen Station.
// Hengchun // Kenting //
We took express train from Taipei to Kaohsiung, then to Kenting by minivan arranged with the guesthouse. Taking train in Taiwan is so easy, convenient, comfortable and they're very punctual.
MonkeyTips: I purchased our tickets online and enjoyed a 5% discount on the fare. For travelling on HSR (Taiwan High Speed Rail), you can get up to 20% early bird discount when you buy early.
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| Eating 'bian dang' is a fun thing to do while travelling on a train in Taiwan :) |
I especially love the ride along the beautiful coastline with fresh air and breathtaking views.
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| We chanced upon this quiet and beautiful spot in the evening. No tourist. We could enjoy the view all to ourselves. |
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| Honestly, the view was very amazing. I don't think this picture actually do justice to the actual view. |
// Kaohsiung //
In Kaohsiung, we went to buy the award-winning bread from Wu Pao Chun Bakery. IMHO, I didn't think the bread is that great-lah. It's just huge and somewhat expensive.
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| Us, and the award-winning bread, outside the bakery. See, the bread is as big as hubby's head. |
19 Swei Road. Open 10:00am - 9:30pm.
In Kaohsiung, we stayed at this lovely guesthouse with rustic feel. Somehow, the common area of the guesthouse has this smell that reminds me of my grandparents' place back in the kampung.
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| These are not ketchup and mayonnaise. These are shampoo and shower gel provided in the bathroom. |
No.8, Lane 6, Zili 1st Road, Xinxing District.
oldtaiwanhostel@gmail.com
We rented bicycles near the Pier-2 Art Centre, cycle around the area and took the ferry over to Cijin Island. You can bring the bicycle over on the ferry. Otherwise, there are also bicycles for hire on the island itself.
So, that was our trip to Taiwan in May.
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