Taiwan Highlights (23rd - 28th Oct)

Our third family trip, this time is with Father-in-law.
We booked from Five Stars Tour to Taiwan.
Rayden was charged as twin sharing with FIL, coz we need to get 2 rooms.
All in all, the bookings with taxes came up to $4.5k

During departural:






1) Taipei - Accomodation: Golden China Hotel (4*)

Day One

- Ximenting

Hmm... Not as interesting as during evening time i guess, it's quieter compared to the last few times i came.

- Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall



Windy windy place, with pigeons flying around..haha

- Taipei 101



As Hubby and FIL is not keen to get to the top of the tower (i went once), so quite boring for us. we end up visiting the Haagen Dazs for icecream and coffee.. hee..


- Shihlin night market



Once again, I have verified, the food at Shihlin Nite Market (the Hawker centre) is not for our likings, hate the smell of the "smelly tofu" and those intestines, smell unpleasant and look scary... Only the "Hao Da Da Chi Pai" interests us.
But the nite market for clothings etc look interesting. But din shop much over there.. Coz Rayden was clinging to me like a Koala Bear.. neh too tiring for me to multitask.


Day Two

Hotel Breakfast:





- Yangmingshan






Beautiful garden... but too bad it was drizzling..



- Beitou hot spring



Due to my eczema condition, i don visit hot spring, fearing it aggrevate my bad enough condition. Hence we did not procced but loiter around then have our lunch there.

- Fishermen wharf







- Tamsui Old street





- Martyr's Shrine








- National Palace Museum (Gu gong)


- High Speed Bullet Train






2) Taoyuan

- Yinge Pottery old town







- Leofoo Village Theme Park


















On the way to the fruit farm





- Taisan Fruit Farm









3) Taichung
- Fong Jia Night Market





4) Changhua
- Baguashan







5) Kaohsiung
- Meinong Hakka Village






- Spring & Autumn Pavilions










- Leo Ho night market
The night market is kinda boring for us, hence we took a cab and zoomed to the Dream Mall.. and had our Japanese seafood buffet dinner there.




Departure:












Overall, it was a great trip , though with small minor hiccups (Bus driver lost his way, waiting for those late tour members to gather, some minor arugements between FIL and Hubby, handling grouchy Rayden who as always refuse to eat/drink milk).
The weather is warmer than we expected, average is abt 26degC, night time is slightly cooler.

Shopping looks great, why look? Coz i didnt really get to shop, coz of my precious koala bear, haa Rayden but who else? He keep clinging to me like one, neither FIL nor hubby able to pacify him, I cant be out of sight to him.
Believe it or not, even when I in the shower, he would sit quietly at the kerb n wait patiently for me. Hubby tried to play w him and pull him away, he asked hubby "Go, watch TV" ... LOL...
My darling precious, he's such a sweetheart.

Little Rayden definitely enjoyed his trip, mumbling non stop, singing, jumping.. haa u name it..Made little fren and good frens... enjoying every single attention.
As proven exposing little ones more is helpful, he seems to pick up more things during the trip and more outgoing. In a way broaden his horizons, rather than brooding up in our boring flat all day long.


Spendings in Taiwan : $2.5k
Total damages: ~$7k

phew, spent too much this year, no more holidays for year 2008.
Must use Shop&Save 's slogan now.. "SAVE SAVE SAVE"