Day 1: 13th Sept
* Reached Taiwan at around 2pm..
* Boarded the coach, and went down to 渔人码头 (Yu Ren Ma Tou)
But due to the typhoon, we aren't able to get off the coach, so we took photos from the bus, it's a pity... We believed that the place will be a great photo taking sight!
* Then we suppose to head down to 淡水老街 （Dan Shui Lao Jie), but when the coach is near that area, all the shops were closed!!!! (who dare to operate on typhoon day?) Thus we did not get off the coach.
* Suppose to go down to 士林夜市(Shi Lin Ye Shi), but the same case, no one operates on a typhoon day... thus we postponed that. Because dinner for the first day is not inclusive, we have to search for any shops that's operating.... so that we can have something.... !!! Our tour guide, superman, found a beef noodle stall, and so we had our dinner there!
Really glad that we joined the tour group and not free and easy, cos in that kind of weather, we won't even know where to find food!!
* We reached the hotel, 活力养生会馆 （Alive hotel), at about 7pm.... very early hor?
Thank God that was the first day hotel, cos it's so fantastic!! It has got Herbal Jacuzzi and Suana in the bathroom!!! Thus we enjoyed the night in the bathroom! hahaha....
Day 2: 14th Sept
* Pack up and have breakfast at 6.30am!
* Get ready to head off to 苗栗 （Miao Li) area
* We went to 民主纪念馆 （Min Zhu Ji Nian Guan). Climbed the 89 steps, breakfast digested! (check out the photos!)
* There after we were off to 莺歌老街 （Ying Ge Lao Jie) to have lunch... They are very nice one... after you eat liao, the clay pot they give you!!!! Clay bowl as well!!! (Heavy sia...)
* Off we go to 西湖 （Xi Hu) --> Stayed in the hotel 西湖度假村（Xi Hu Du Jia Cun)
* There we have some DIY programmes... Learn how to dye rags and make candles with seashells... Though seems like children's program, but still quite fun lah.. both of us did not pay much attention to tying the knots... so quite ugly looking.. but then.... Maverick's clothe turns out quite nice! (check out the photos of it!)
* After the DIY, we headed to the hotel's restaurant for dinner. The food so so only lah...
* The tour guides and agency very nice... because of the typhoon, we can't go out 赏月 eat mooncake, light lanterns...so they prepared something else for us! They invited a group of dancers to dance for us, think if I don't recall wrongly they are from Russia. And also a Taiwan famous song writer cum singer to perform for us!! After dinner we have KTV session too!
(Sorry Maverick and I did not sing. :p too shy... keke... ) Everything ended around 11 plus...
Day 3: 15th Sept
* Pack up and have breakfast at 7am!
* Breakfast was quite okay... the little restaurant is quite nice.
* After breakfast, we have an additional trip added to our itinerary (complimentary)!!! So nice right? We headed off to 日月潭（Ri Yue Tan).... it's on top of a mountain area.. very windy and nice.. (too bad there was quite a fog, can't really see the scenery, but it's nice lor.. )
On our way to 日月潭 our coach stopped at one of the little "cafe" on the road side, and one of their 槟榔妹 came on board to pass us the coffee and tea!! Tell you... in such cold weather, she actually wears a "Bikini" sort of clothes, with her butts showing off... Really takes my hat off her!!
* There after we have our lunch beside 日月潭! Oh.. before lunch time, we bought some tea leaf eggs to eat... it's so nice!!! Not too strong tea leaf taste as Yu Ren Sheng's neither was it too bland like those in S'pore Pasamalam.. Nice! They have goose egg as well, its HUGE! Some of the tour members tried, they say that it's more egg yolk than white... taste almost the same as normal egg..
* After lunch, we are off to 剑湖山主题乐园（Jian Hu Shan Zhu Ti Le Yuan), our hotel for the night!!
* That hotel is really almost like Disney land! So cute!! Reached there around 2plus, and were told that we can explore the theme park first... there's some water features games and all, so both of us went too.. but did not join in the water games, as both of us aren't really interested to get ourselves wet before dinner.... keke... :P
* The theme park is quite huge, we went on a Ferris Wheel ride! (Yeah, Noelle conquered her fear of heights!) And also went round to shopping at the theme park! Oh.. and we had a little Turkish ice-cream! (Or was it Irish Ice-cream??) whatever... kekeke...
* Then at about 6pm, we were off for dinner at the restaurant at the theme park hotel! Again the food is so-so lah... :p A bit tired of Chinese 7 dish 1 soup meal.. haha...
* After dinner, we had some time a little tour by Superman at the theme park, to view the lights in the park! So nice!!! And also a performance in the "Rainbow Cineplex", some sort of gymnastic show!
* The park also have "Ah Gua" show... called Pala Pala show, but both Maverick and I were too tired... more ever it starts only at 9.30pm. So we opted to visit the coffee museum (took some photos!) after the performance, and then head off to the hotel to sleep. :)
Day 4: 16th Sept
* Again breakfast at 7am, got to wake up at 6.30am to get ready... tired...
* This day is more of traveling day... we headed down to Taipei Train Station, to take the bullet train (2 hours) to 花连 Hua Lian. (It's quite a nice ride! But at times when you look out of the window, you will find it scary... cos it's near the edge of the cliff!)
* All thanks to our coach driver, who drove all the way up with our luggage, we are spared from carrying it onto the train and down again! When we reached Hua Lian, we headed to the Marble factory, it's also where the jade and other gems are processed. One unique thing in Hua Lian; their public pavements are all path with marble!! The town simply have too much marble, and don't know what to do with it!
* After visiting the factory, we went to their shop to look at their products. Its really nice lor.. but a bit ex lah... :p Still we got some stuffs for our parents! :)
* Then dinner at a vegetarian restaurant!! I almost fainted!!! I am a meat eater leh!!! But Maverick was so happy!! Think he took around 3 rounds of food?! haha...
* After dinner, time to check in to the hotel!! BUT.... Our lovely driver and tour guides led us to Hua Lian Night Market!!!!! Finally get to shop a bit of local stuffs and eat their little snacks!!
* Poor me, waited outside the toilet for a little while, I was badly attacked by mosquitoes!!!! 20 over of bites all over my legs and hands!! :'( Really can scratch to death sia!
* Maverick and Superman was playing with the machine that "catches" dolls! And Superman managed to help us "catch" 2 dolls!!!
Day 5: 17th Sept
* Breakfast at 7am again!* My legs are itching like mad from the bites, thus we went to the nearby 7-11 to get some medication, as Burnol did not works... got their 小护士 medication cream.
* In the morning, we head off to 赏鲸！ Whale watching!! Thank God it was a sunny day!
* When we reached, we were the 2nd boat of the day!! So really hope that we can get to see some whales or else dolphins! Off we went, Maverick and I, together with Superman and another couple, Reann and Wayne were at the front of the boat. It was a bit bumpy, but not too bad, we all had the motion sickness pill already! keke..
* The boat went out to the Pacific Ocean.... Searched for about 1.5hrs, still did not see any whale... We were told that because of the typhoon, the water was a bit dirty and contaminated, thus the whales will not come... if we are lucky we could see some dolphins..
* True enough, didn't have any whales, BUT there were 2 family of dolphins swimming round our boat!!! yeah!!! Really nice!
* We then went on to have lunch at one of the mountain restaurant! It's owned by a man named 多用。。。weird name right? But his food and tea is fantastic!!! That was the nicest meal of all!! Too bad it started raining while we eat, so we couldn't go out to walk around or pick any stones... (which could be a gem!)
* There after, we were suppose to go down to 太鲁阁国家公园(Tai Lu Ge Guo Jia Gong Yuan). But due to the rain, we weren't able to go up to view everything, thus only managed to get to the first rest station of the place, and our coach have to turn out, if not we might not be able to turn out. It was very dangerous for us to go in, as you won't know when will there be rocks falling down onto your head!
* After this, we went down to listen to a talk about Linzhi... And of cos they promote their products and all... And at that point, I realised that I had super bad sunburnt on my face and hands!! haiz...
* And it's time for dinner!! After dinner, we went down to visit the 金身妈祖 （Jin Shen Ma Zu), actually I really don't feel too good walking into the temple, but still went in to see see only... Just to see how amazingly huge they craved that idol.
Day 6: 18th Sept
* Early breakfast again!! :S
* This hotel was the worst hotel of all days!! Cos it was so badly affected by the typhoon! Poor thing! - There were only 4 TV channels available, as the cable have been blown down by the typhoon... there were a lot of bugs all over the place due to the flood behind the hotel... there were flood in the hotel the night before we checked in, thus the whole floor smells very bad!! But still livable.. we aren't that pampered! ;)
* Breakfast was okay. :) And actually when we stepped out of the hotel, and took a good look at it, the place actually looks quite nice.
* Today's the last day with our tour guide bringing us everywhere.. tomorrow will be free and easy... so today heading back to Taipei!
* Took the coach down to Taipei 101... not that fantastic... just grand.. but all the stuffs inside are super duper branded one lor.. so all very ex one.. And I ended up going to the Watson at basement of 101, looked for a pharmacist and got recommendation for anti-itch medication.
* After going to such high class place, we must go to some where higher class!! haha.. the 士林官邸花园 （Shi Lin Guan Di Hua Yuan)! That's where one of the Governor (I think) lives.. it's quite huge and pretty that place... and our tour group's cute little Wa Wa (娃娃）was enjoying herself, and posing a lot of cute cute poses!!
* When Maverick and I finished our journey, we walked out to wait for the rest together with Superman... and another 2 ladies who have finished as well... SUDDENLY the ladies were screaming!!! There was a BEE chasing after them!!!! And it too started chasing after Superman and me!!! (All because we were in red!!!)
* How scary! But thank God that it did not managed to sting any one of us. When everyone were gathered, we headed off to our next destination~ dinner place!
* Today's dinner was good... a very unique restaurant with lots of pretty sculptures of nude women... (very arty kind) One bad thing... most of the food served were with chillies... :( Sad case, I don't take spicy food!
* Then our very nice Superman, made arrangement with us, to bring us down to 士林夜市 (Shi Lin Ye Shi), cos we have missed it on our first day!! Driver will drop us at the night market and then we will have to find our way back on our own. :)
* We all went! And Superman went an extra mile, to guide us and show us where are the food and shopping area, and how to get back to the hotel.
Day 7: 19th Sept
* Today is Free and Easy! So morning breakfast at 9am!!! hahahaha...
* We met up with 3 other couples, Kevin & Alvina, Wayne & Reann, Joseph & Josephine, to head down for our shopping spree!! (Arranged to meet at 9.30am)
* Our plan is to go down to 西门町(Xi Men Ding)... have lunch at 便所主题餐厅（Bian Suo Zhu Ti Can Ting) ... Then to the 台北地下街(Tai Bei Di Xia Jie)... The other pairs would like to visit 士林夜市 again... (Maverick and I would want to rest.. So we won't join them)
* BUT! Plans did not get through... the shops will only be open at 11am!!! Goodness me! We were too early!
* Thus we walked and walked down to Taipei's train station... and then to 新光三越 hoping that it would be open... but still only one Watson and McDonald's were open... So we went shopping at Watson first...
* Then when it's 11am... we decided to shop at the 台北地下街 first... then head down to 西门町... we ate 阿宗面线（A Zong Mian Xian)... heard that it's nice... but to us, it's so so lor.. (It has big and small pig's intestines... to me it's disgusting!) There after we seperately went shopping, and agree to come back within 2 hours... But again plans didn't carry out... Maverick and I found the Toilet Theme Restaurant, thus we message the rest to ask them to come over... and we had another round of lunch... that one, the food not bad! Interesting looking... haha...
* Maverick and I then decide to head off... we went back to Taipei's train station... the shopping area... as we did not complete it just now.. shopped a bit, had Barista Cafe Coffee.. then got some gifts... then had our dinner at one of the cafe underground! Nice food!!
* As we were heading back to the hotel, we happen to see some small streets... we turned in and started shopping!! haha.. there were some whole salers for toys and small little cute stuffs... very good oh!! keke.. got more gifts there and more little stuff toys for ourselves! :p
* End up reaching hotel at about 10pm!
Day 8: 20th Sept
* 9am breakfast...
* After breakfast, we headed out to the small streets again, to get a bit more stuffs, and another luggage bag! hahaha....
* 12 noon check out... got called by the hotel staffs to check out. :p
* 12.30pm suppose to set off for the airport... Superman came to pick us up...
* 2.30pm get ready to check in the airport ....
(we all forgot to take lunch... so hungry... and when we checked-in to the custom area, we thought there will be food... but the cafe was under renovation!!! Gosh!!! Can only wait till around 5pm for the plane to serve dinner... Only Joseph and Josephine remembered to buy lunch...)
* 4pm on our way home....
* 8pm reached Singapore!
That's all for our trip!!
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