TAIWAN TRIP *2012*

FINALLY! FINALLY I have done uploading these pictures.
the hundred of pictures had took my days to complete.
i did really feel regret and asked myself, why am i taking so much pictures at Taiwan.
and the answer i got from myself is, pictures tell more than words. right?
so, is still worth to take my time to upload them.

if you are my loyal readers, you should know i went to Taiwan 2 years ago.
here is the link for 2 years past Taiwan trip : http://angel-lif3.blogspot.com/2009/12/1st-day-strawberry-ice-cream-pan-cake.html

8days 7nights at Taiwan.
it was seriously bored like hell, i am not lying.
due to some reason which made me cant even enjoy the trip,
yet for my blog post, for my readers,
i will still take some pictures and let you all know about it.
i ate a lots of foods, but only a few made me miss it. they are sausages and i dont know what it call, egg-cake? sponge cake?.. whatever.

i thought i will grow fatter after this trip due to culinary temptations,
i was wrong, my boy told me i got thinner.
i was happy as i heard that.
the reason i will get thinner is, i walked more than i ate.
the first and second days i did really ate a lot,
but i start getting bored of their foods and i walked a lot at those streets, rushing here and there.

i had shift a lot of hotels at there, due to we had to travel different places.
and forgive me for not telling you all the name of the hotel, due to i couldn't recall them back.
sorry. :)
the first thing i would do as i reach the hotel was,
to check the WIFI was it available.?!
the thing i confirm will DO to every hotel.

at this trip, i realized, once a people not in mood,
no matter how nice is the place, it will still suck.

12 DEC 12

that day was my first day flying to Taiwan by AirAsia plane.
i was in ordinary mood.
my flight was at 6 in the eve, at LCCT airport.

these were the pictures that i took with the puppies.

it look like a little Polar bear, wasn't?

these were the last pictures that i took with them.

my mom gave them to other people.

i was in the van, on my way to LCCT airport.

this was my lunch before boarding.

alright, lets guess, how much was this plate of chicken rice?

it taste suck. it cost 10bucks.

for only this normal chicken rice and it taste suck.

an advice here, never have ur meal at LCCT airport.

except for the fast food.

waiting for the flight.

it was freaking bored at the plane,

we had to take 5 hours flight only can reach Taiwan.

the smart of me of course will bring something to entertain myself. :)

movie time!!

ou, BTW, the 10bucks at there was to buy some drinks and foods in the flight. :)

yea, you are right,

i will never forget to take pictures in the flight. :D

it was 12 a.m,
we had finally reach Taiwan, TaoYuan airport.
my ass was really became flat and my legs were numb.

after we collect our luggage,
we took van to our hotel at TaiChung,
the way we went to hotel from airport took 2 hours.
ass became flatter.

the first thing i did as i reach the hotel was,
check whether the WIFI was available or not.
thank God serious, WIFI was available.

every time i shift hotel, the first thing i will do was check the WIFI,
the thing i will DO !

the notice by the hotel.

guess what?

this was our first meal as we reach Taiwan,

we walked to a convenience store to have our dinner as we done our check in.

due to we reached our hotel around 2a.m.,

all the food stalls, restaurants and shop had already closed.

at that time, we all were starving like crazy.

13DEC

morning everyone,
it was another day i spent in Taiwan.
woke up at 8 morning, after our washing, we out to have our breakfast at the restaurant
which just nearby our hotel.

these were our breakfast, soup buns, YangChun mee and dumplings.

it taste not bad, and it was much more better than the chicken rice that i ate at the airport.

after our breakfast, we walked around the shops, which were just nearby our hotel.

we saw a bakery shop then,

those cakes that placed in glass cabinets, really attractive.

they attracted my sight and made me kept on looking them.

until i found this,

this ! spelling error. :D

i was on my way to our first tourist spots by bus.

National Museum of Natural Science.

we watch 3D movies

and some unknown cartoons.

i was with my 3D spec :)

picture with cousin.

after the movies, we walked out to other place.

here was the outside of the National Museum of Natural Science.

daddy and mummy were crossing the road.:D

the design of the floor were special and creativity,

it really brought out the creative of the National Museum of Natural Science.

this street was on our way to bus station.

i saw something special. there was bus decoration on the street.

i really like it. :)

pictures with my cousin as we were waiting for bus at bus stop.

20minutes later,

we finally got into the bus. :)

on our way back to hotel and lunch

we went back to our hotel and had our lunch at those restaurant which located behind our hotel.

due to we were quite lazy to search for the food.

we ordered some dishes for our lunch.

ordinary taste, nothing special.

we back to our hotel after lunch.

legs pain yet did not worth it. sigh~

walked for a day, just for watch the 3D movie.

not fun at all seriously.

skype with my love as i reached hotel.

capture some pictures at the hotel, by the way.

this hotel really looked nice in the room.

the decoration really make people feel cozy in it. :)

this cute little love pillow found in my room.

wall decortion

it was 6 in the eve.

that was our time for dinner at FengChia night market.

that was the only time i could really enjoy in Taiwan,

i love night market. ♥

this was our first snack in the night market. beef.

it taste not bad, fresh meat and best fried skill, he cooked just right. mm~

if i am not wrong, this called 'cempedak' in our country --- Msia.

i did not know how to describe the taste, and it was my first time to have 'cempedak',

be frank, i really don't like it. =X

the best snack in Taiwan for me.

i don't know what it call, egg-cake? sponge cake?.. whatever.

it taste nice and it was not that sweet.

just suit my taste.

they look cute, aren't ? :D

spongebob family.

this was quite special too.

roasted rice balls.

hm~ ordinary taste.

guess what? stinky bean curd is famous in Taiwan.

but this one is different with those normal stinky bean curd.

it cooked by spicy soup.

sorry to say so, it taste just like normal bean curd cooked by spicy soup.

and i don't feel spicy with the soup.

so, don't try it. =X

in the night market, this was the smelliest bean curd i got.

once i pass by, it smell really attracted me.

it was smelly ENOUGH !!

as you take the first bite, you would really think that it is smelly and it don't taste nice,

but once you chew it, you could feel the truth taste of it.

it was awesome. :)

lucky cup? what was that? :D

heh, calm~

lucky cup is just a name for the food,

it actually is mushrooms. fried mushrooms.

not really suit for me, due to it was too oily.

they fried different mushrooms.

taste nice yet too oily. hm~

snacks for our dinner,
satisfied for the second day.

14DEC

woke up on 8 something in the morning.
we had to pack our stuff up and ready to shift hotel.

pictures before left this cute and cozy hotel.

hey, i love this pictures. did i look cool? :D

after our breakfast,

we traveled to 'Sun Moon Lake' , a place which i had intro to you all in pass 2 years.

if you are my loyal readers, you will know it. :)

this was the view of the dock.

i was in the boat, and the boat just left the dock.

this seal instead ticket.

'Sun Moon Lake' !! we had arrived ~!

at 'Sun Moon Lake', the eggs were famous.

i don't know it called in english,

tea egg / tea boiled egg or tea-flavored boiled egg..

an event there. dancing and singing.

we found a tea house at there too.

we took a rest and get some free testing tea.

the street of the tea house.

a little game for kids.

for me to guess,

it have to use a stick and throw into a box,once you hit the right one, you will get a soft toy.

best Mochi in Taiwan.

Mochi is a rice cake that made from glutinous rice.

picture with cousin while waiting for the boat at jetty.

lunch time in a restaurant.

look at them, the way they discussed what to order was like having a meeting with a serious matter.

speechless :P

fatsssssssssss.. oh my GOD !! the pork was freaking fat ！

a disgusting food ever in my life.

foods of this restaurant were suck! and the price was costly too.

unworthy!

on my way to CingJing.

CingJing = 清境农场
for more detail :- https://www.google.com.my/search?q=%E6%B8%85%E5%A2%83%E5%86%9C%E5%9C%BA&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

on our half way to CingJing,
we got down from the van to the temple.
the place to buy my souvenirs for my friends. :D

after buying souvenirs,
we took hours time to continue our journey to CingJing.

few hours later, finally we arrived.
i did take a nap in the van although it was not cozy to sleep.

again, seal instead ticket.

environmental protection.

start from here,
the pictures were taken at CingJing.

fresh air, nice view.

creative flower pot.

map of CingJing

guess what? i saw sheep !!

the first time i saw sheep. ! they were so cute~

yet, the place was dirty and smelly cause of their POO!!

i was with the fattest sheep in the farm.

i saw the horses. and that was my first time could be that close with them.

i love it ~!

it was just beside me :D

~~goat's~~ sheep's milk.

taste suck!!! ewww~

this train was made by cupboard.

i went to a cupboard land. :D

not only the train, even this also.

paper light

saw a big pear while on my way to another hotel

something socked me there,

the size of an apple, the tiny one with the normal.

what you all think was this pumpkin is a fake one.

but let me tell you, this is a real huge pumpkin. it is REAL!!!

no lies !

this was the name of our hotel.

the sunset.

the view from balcony.

what was daddy looking? :D

dinner that provided by the hotel.

steamboat.

steamboat in cold weather. winter time.

took a walk after our dinner,

to let our digestion move normally.

the outside look of the hotel.

husky owned by the boss of hotel.

15DEC

woke up in 9 morning,
get some fresh air at balcony after my washing.
took a deep breathe before shifting hotel. :D
i love you, fresh air.

#sunlight #freshair

breakfast provided by hotel too. yummy~

Good morning, Hii breakfast. ;)

a weird plant that i saw beside the rock, and i don't know what it call.

after our breakfast, we took 30minutes back to city..
the air of city compare with above the mountain is totally different.

a place we took a rest and going to Alishan

for more details about Alishan = 阿里山
https://www.google.com.my/search?q=%E9%98%BF%E9%87%8C%E5%B1%B1&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

on our way to Alishan

we only reached half way of the Alishan and the journey took us an hour time during the hiking.

our lunch time again at the old street of Fenchihu Old Street.

History of Fenchihu Old Street

Fenchihu is believed to have a 160-year long history which can be traced back as early as over 100 years before the opening of the Alishan Forest Railways in 1912. Fenchihu has been documented that it was found by a man named Lin Zi during his hunt in the mountain area of Yasiyungu Tsou tribe. Lin Zi believed Fenchihu is the perfect home that has an ideal landscape surrounded by mountains on three sides and a low-lying hollowed out area on one side. His families and relatives were the first people to live in Fenchihu. Fenchihu has a few names, including “Bengi”- a traditional Taiwanese basket used for carrying dirt, leaves and trash, and “Bengi Lake” or “Bengihu” for being surrounded by sea of clouds and sitting in a natural basin where mist can easily be trapped looking like a lake. It is a fabulous little town enriched by abundant natural resources and fascinating scenic spots just like Chitou, another beautiful Taiwan tourist destination in central Taiwan.

Fenchihu Old Street.

we had our lunch at this restaurant.

as i reached this restaurant, there was freaking much people queuing up to order the lunch box.

the first impression of mine to it was an awesome meal.

but once i tried, the worst meal in Taiwan.

maybe it was not suit my taste. :)

they named it as 'railway lunch box' or 'Fenchihu Lunchbox'

Fenchihu lunchbox is the most famous refreshment of the place with a long history of 60 years. The most glorious period of Fenchihu was when train stopped-by Fenchihu 7 to 8 times a day. In the past when trains departed from Chiayi Beimen Railway Station at 08:00 in the morning and arrived in Fenchihu at 11:30, the old steam trains required half an hour to refuel. During this period, lumberjacks and workers would take a rest and have their lunch. At that time, only light meals such as noodles, dumplings and cakes were sold in Fenchihu but these weren’t enough for ones who do hard labors, so most of the workers would buy lunchbox in Chiayi before they get on the train. Lunchboxes were often left cold and rotten by the time they reach Fenchihu due to the long ride and humid weather. Mother of Lin, Jin-Kun (founder of Fenchihu lunchbox) saw the issue and began to sell freshly made lunchbox complete with pork chop and local bamboo shoots making it the first Fenchihu lunchbox shop. Later, lumberjacks and tourists would no longer buy lunchbox from Chiayi but to have freshly made lunchbox during the short break at Fenchihu, making Fenchihu lunchbox widely known.

Another big time of Fenchihu lunchbox was when Uni-President Corp. came across to Lin, Jin-Kun (the second-generation of Fenchihu lunchbox founder). Co-worked together in 2002, authentic Fenchihu lunchboxes were sold in all 7-Eleven branches over Taiwan that one could try the real traditional taste of Fenchihu lunchbox easily and imagine on a wonderful trip to Alishan. This project with Uni-President Corp. was a success. Fenchihu lunchbox not only successfully showcased the colorful cultures of the Alishan Forest Railways but also promoted Fenchihu tourism yet making him a legendary man of Fenchihu.

these are iron eggs.

they are eggs which have been stewed in a mix of herbs and spices until pickled in dark brown color. It is similar with the century egg but is harder. The taste with a slight herbs with it. The eggs can be found in mini size and a big one. The egg is indeed very round like a ping pong ball. You may find them at anywhere round the town.

we reached Alishan in eve.

the coldest place that i went to Taiwan.

eve view at Alishan.

i found a big fat dog in a tea shop.

can you all see something in this picture?

obviously, there was a star in the night sky.

16DEC

woke up at 5 in the morning,
to do something crazy(for me),
we planned to hike up the mountain by train to watch the sunrise.

the train

incoming.

end up,

we wasted our time.

no sunrise, due to the clouds had fully covered the sky.

while we were waiting for sunrise,

i did something i will do. capture. :)

some of them playing with the phone.

some of them were moaning.

some of them yawning

but they still hoping for it.

sky became brighter.

everyone know there was no hope for waiting the sunrise.

so, we decided back to hotel, pack up our stuff. shift hotel again.

after breakfast, we back to the town.
and the time was 12 in the noon.
we had our lunch in a restaurant again.
we had mutton and beef pot.

what can i say
yummy~! i like the taste of the soup.
smell of the mutton and beef were freaking make me slobbering.

after our lunch, we took hours of ride to Taipei.
our hotel was there.
until we reached Taipei, it was already 5 in the eve.
we had our dinner at an old street again, i forgot what it called.

a street which full with snacks.

the favorite of mine found at there too.

egg-cake? sponge cake?.. whatever.

look, it was just 6 in the eve, the sky could turn until this dark.

it look like 8 o'clock in the night.

we reached Taipei at 8p.m

daddy was starving.

after our check in to the hotel, washing, we walked to XiMenDing night market for meal again.

we went back to a food stall which we did go before pass 2 years.

mutton fried rice

beef noodles

beef fried noodles

after our meal, we went to have our dessert in a shop.
the shop was full with people, i was wondering how nice is the dessert could be.

creative wall

we ordered strawberry ice bowl.

mm~ the strawberries were fresh and it was not too sweet.

suit for me. :D

after the strawberry ice bowl,

i ordered a cup of lemon juice without sugar from this stall due to i ate too much on that day.

17DEC

morning people, hello breakfast again.

this breakfast wasn't nicer than CingJing's.

i miss CingJing breakfast.

breakfast provided by hotel

outfit in that day

on the way to tourism spot by bus.

first spot, Forbidden City

second, park.

Maple Leaf

hey buddy! :D

after the walked in the park, we took subway to DanShui Old Street

after the walk for the whole day,
we back to hotel again,
bath, pack up and bring our dirty shirt to laundry.

18DEC

woke up at 9,
took subway to market after our breakfast.

the place i always like to go.
market market market.
only the market, i can shop, and look for the newest thing that our Msia dont have.

roasted sausage

so yummy~ until now, i am still missing it.

due to raining, so i couldn't take pictures of this street.

after the market,

we back to hotel again.

on our way back to hotel.

we bought some snack from the convenience store.

dinner time, back to XiMenDing to have our dinner.

the little things that i bought in Taiwan and they made me feel worth it.

19DEC
the day we have to back to Msia,
the day that i had waiting for so darn long.
i miss Msia. i miss the weather. i miss my boy !

i still left hundred of Taiwan money,
so i went to convenience store and bought lots of things that i wanted.
COFFEE!

you must have them if you come to Taiwan

best drink ever !