Taiwan 2012 - Day 14（3 Feb) -清境

After breakfast waited for driver to drive up to 合欢山. They drove us to a main gathering point and boarded a mini bus to 合欢山. Waited for few tourist to board bus then off we go.
The driver daytona up the mountain .
Then it started to rain. And the rain became snow!! Its easy to see snow but it aint easy to see snowing!! Its super cold and we are wrap up like 肉棕！after seeing snow the driver drop us at 青青草原. Its really like switzerland! The lamb are roaming around and we can feed them too! It started to rain again then we waited at the pavilion for almost half hour then we proceed to the show. The show is to exhibit lamb fur shearing and rounding of lamb then after that went for makan. An we waited for a bus to 清境国小 for almost an hour then went back to 白熊屋for resting plus makan. Played with their kiroko as they kept her in as its raining. She is so adorable. When you scratch her massage her she will put her paw on your shoulder... We booked the driver at nt300 each to fetch us back to railway for our next destination 台南

Taiwan 2012 - Day 13（2 Feb) - 台中-清境

Went to carrefour to buy instant noodle then went back to wait for driver to 清境. Went past the old english . The hotel itself is very very nice! Check in 白熊屋。it's quite sad as they place their dog outside the house rather then letting them run around . But the view is superb!! We went out to look for makan but made our way to 7-11! Hahaha had our dinner there then went back to our room to rest the air is very cold and the only place that is warm is the bed as it has warmer..

Taiwan 2012 - Day 12（1 Feb) - 台中

Change 2 trains to get to 台中. We went into the first hotel (plaza hotel) that is closest to the train station to take up a room . Went to 台中公园 then to 一中街 there is a new year bazaar going on. After that took cab back to hotel to sleep . zhengyang come over from Taipei to have dinner with us at Kiki sze chuan restaurant owned by 蓝芯媚 . Then went to 逢甲夜市

Taiwan 2012 - Day 11（31 Jan) - 台北

Took cab to paradise hotel to look for cousin. After they boarded the cab we made our way to the train station to a place to surprise our friend !

Taiwan 2012 - Day 10（30 Jan) - 台北

Took a cab and book the cab driver to yangmingshan at 1600 he brought us to lots of places. Stop at mrt, roadside, other places , hotels for us to take photo . He even manged to bring us to 中山堂 which require apply of permit 2 months ago. Hahaha he just show his reporter pass and we can go in already. then after putting us back to we went to look for Polaroid film and makan . After packing luggage we made a reservation for the train ticket but we went from our room to 7-11 and fro for almost 5 times!! Just to collect our ticket!

Taiwan 2012 - Day 9（29 Jan) - 台北

Went for makan at normal makan outlet then took train to 淡水 what amaze me is the service of metro station. Mil was ferried by wheelchair from station to station with their security waiting outside the train to fetch my MIL. Superb!! Ate ah gei (just beancurb stuff with tang hoon) and fried mushroom . saw a store that do figurine for dogs wanted to do one for snoopy and Kiki but realized I dun really have snoopy photo w me. Then went Zhong Xiao fu xing Lu for sogo but didn't wAlk much then took cab back to hotel. Place mum back hotel then went out to buy dinner.

Taiwan 2012 - Day 8（28 Jan) - 花莲 - 台北

Took taroke gorge train to Taipei quite spacious and took only 2 hrs + to get to Taipei
Then took cab to colormix but not able to check in so webt walk around and sit at subway till 1 then check in to room and slept till 7pm then went looking for food. Saizeraya then 鱿鱼庚。then brought ah zong main Xian and 葱抓饼

Taiwan 2012 - Day 7（27 Jan) - 花莲

Today is 自然醒 day. Keng brought 烤鸭三吃。 nice！we went for fruits plucking . There are guava, rose, sun flower and rabbits and ducks / goose!! So cute !! Then we went for steamboat and the veg are home grown! Then we went for massage then go home to pack

Taiwan 2012 - Day 6（26 Jan) - 花莲

Waited for keng then went 兆酆农场。went to bird , small animals, fruit tasting . Experience slight earthquake at night

Taiwan 2012 - Day 5（25 Jan) - 花莲

Went to taroko gorge then went to buy 3D & 4D and toto

Taiwan 2012 - Day 4（24 Jan) - 花莲

Cousin Xiao gu brought us to eat 秘密鸡地，its quite cheap with 2 fish and one whole chicken and 7 more dishes @ only 2200. Then went to 鲤鱼潭，a mountain ，sugar cane factory to feed fish then to 虎爷温泉 then to 涂妈妈肉粽to buy 20 dumplings . Then go back but Kenny wanted to bring us to go makan so we went 八
Then to prawn fishing then go home

Taiwan 2012 - Day 3 (23 Jan) - 花莲

At first thought they are going further but in the end after having lunch + breakfast at the baker , we are still at that orchard road and market again. We brought a lot of thing and handled the telco but it still sucks！ went poya and shop till we drop！ at night went to eat 米台目and goose meat!

Taiwan 2012 - Day 2 (22 Jan) - 花莲

Keng send us to market to experience CNY mood but nothing much then to their shopping mall to shop around then back home for 年夜饭
After went to a 夜市for some games but due to rain we didn't proceed further to put firework but went zhi qiang 夜市 to buy BBQ!

Taiwan 2012 - Day 1 (21 Jan) - 桃园机场到花莲

Was packing till 2.45 am . And woke up at 4.30am!!
Went to pick eddy and he will fetch my 小白back .
we took almost 1 hour to come out of airport. And we cleared the sim card registration as well took the 1350 and was given 2350 value. 5 days of unlimited data is 350 NT call back sg was around 8.4. However no hotspot can be usEd
We booked a van to fetch us to 花莲 at 7500 the driver switch w another driver in the end we took Mr Jerry Hu's space wagon which is more comfortable . There is wifi in the car too !! Jerry is a very nice guy though it just a journey from airport to hua lian he still bother to explain.
Stop at 石碇休息站。 the Yong tau foo was so ex! It's almost S$10 per plate!!
We took the car at 1.30 pm and we reached hua lian at 7 pm!
Had steamboat at keng hse . Went out for a walk at their 'orchard' area. Then back home for slp!

CNY trip! 台湾2012 1月21日 到 2月11日

Booked the jetstar ticket on aug 2011 for 6 of us to go . Us + MIL + Wan cousin + 2 girls. Since then have been looking into the details of Taiwan but did not make any conclusion! Hence we just came without making any arrangement for the accomodation in Taipei . So long as MIL have a place to slp can already