Taiwan Trip 2012 - Summary

From the 2nd of July to the 12th of July I was at Taiwan, mainly to attend the Asian Pacific Pharmaceutical Symposium (3/7-8/7) in Taipei. For the other days i either travelled with my friends or alone. It was really an eye opener while travelling all alone to somewhere so far away from home and it has indeed taught a lot of stuff that you can never get while staying in your comfort zone back in your home country.

What I liked best about Taiwan was not its food or scenery, but their people! Maybe it's just me but everybody that I have met at Taiwan has been really nice and polite to me, especially to those strangers on the streets, cab drivers, train station, restaurant, etc. Maybe its due to the fact that I'm a Chinese and able to speak their language fluently helps a lot in getting this type of treatment. I have heard many people praising the Japanese for their politeness but never Taiwanese, weird. Anyway, the thing that I disliked the most was the weather! At an average of 35-38 degrees Celcius it's even hotter than Malaysia! Having said that, I am very thankful that during the 2 weeks that I was there there was no rain when was I doing my visits.

Okay enough talk! Moving on to my itinerary. I will try to blog each place that I went to in detail as all the English blogs that I've read prior to the trip seemed to be a bit out dated and I hope to give my readers a more up to date information. hehe.

Places that I've went in chronological order  :

Taipei (台北)& nearby

  1. Leopard Garden Hostel (Xi Men Ding)  DSC03812
  2.  Taipei Main Station  DSC03720
  3. Jiu Fen (九份)  DSC03793 
  4. Xi Men Ding 西門町 DSC03826
  5. Hello Kitty Sweets Restaurant (Taipei) DSC03864
  6. Tamshui Streets (淡水的街) DSC04203
  7. Little White House (小白宮), Aletheia University (真理大學), Fort San Domingo (紅毛城)- [Tamshui 淡水 ]  DSC04000
  8. Tamkang High School (淡江高中) - [Tamshui 淡水 ] DSC04013
  9. Tamshui Fisherman's Wharf & Lover's Bridge (淡水漁人碼頭&情人橋)DSC04056
  10. East Taipei Holiday Inn DSC04430
  11. Shenkeng Street (深坑路) DSC04449
  12. National Palace Museum (台灣故宮)DSC04699
  13. Taipei Expo Park (Pavillion of Taipei & Pavillion of Dreams) DSC04798
  14. Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall DSC04929
  15. Ping Xi (平溪) DSC05072
  16. Mr J French & Italian Restaurant @ Taipei Medical University (臺北醫學大學)DSC05130
  17. Area around Taipei 101 (台北101) DSC05201
  18. Taipei Shopping Mall & Din Tai Fung Restaurant (鼎泰豐)DSC05182
  19. Taipei 101 (台北101) Observatory Deck DSC05355
  20. Shih Lin Night Market (士林夜市) DSC05421
  21. Babe 18 Night Club DSC07245



Hua Lien (花蓮) 

  1. HuaLien 11 Hostel DSC07280
  2. Hua Lien Nightmarkets (Nan Bin Garden 南濱公園夜市 & Zi Qiang 自強夜市) DSC07286
  3. Taroke Gorge Tour (太魯閣一日遊) DSC07355
  4. Qi Xing Tan Beach (七星潭海灘)DSC07607
  5. Hualien Pastries & Train Station  DSC07597



Taichung (台中)

  1. Journey to Taichung & Tomato Rooms Tomato Room 1
  2. Feng Jia Night Market (逢甲夜市) DSC07692
  3. Taichung High Speed Railway  (台中高鐵)Taichung HSR 5



Nantou (南投)

  1. Arrival at Sun Moon Lake (日月潭)&  Harbor Resort Hotel (碼頭休閒大飯店) DSC07731
  2. Cycling around Sun Moon Lake DSC07729 
  3. Bamboo Garden & Wen Wu Temple DSC07753
  4. Peacock Garden & Cable Car DSC07784
  5. Formosa aboriginal village (九族文化村) & Theme Park DSC07842
  6. Passing by Ita Thao & Xuan Guang TempleDSC07900
  7. Cih-en Pagoda (慈恩塔) DSC07915
  8. Sunset series at Cih-en Pagoda  The bell and the sun
  9. Sun Moon Lake Miscellaneous  DSC07971


Taoyuan (桃園) 

  1. Taoyuan International Airport  DSC08024



Money Spent (not exactly very budget conscious though =P)
1. Air Tickets with Air Asia. Booked 2 months before the flight. RM942 (including 15kg luggage to & fro, Nasi Lemak Meal to & fro)
2. Accomodation (Leopard Garden TWD980, Hualien 11 TWD1000, Tomato Hostel TWD1050 & Harbour Resort Hotel RM233.51)

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