Day 5 in Taiwan… we
woke up damn early to catch the early HSR to Taichung.
Took the MRT to Zuoying
where the HSR station is situated.
Got our tickets from
the vending machine. How convenient!
HSR moves at 295km/h!!
It took only slightly more than an hour from Kaoshiung to Taichung.
(Took us more than 3
hours on normal railway!)
Our luggage and a
glimpse of our床头照 at the back.
It wasn’t easy carry these around! Especially our
photo frame!
Our breakfast onboard the HSR
Healthy and yummy!
Love
Thankfully, we pre-arranged our cab driver to pick us
up at Taichung HSR station.
Otherwise, its going to be hell carrying the luggage.
Taichung doesn’t have MRT system like in Kaoshiung and
Taipei, so you’ve really got to rely on private transportation.
Especially when the attractions are quite inaccessible
and ulu.
For our case, we engaged a cab driver for our 3 days
in Taichung and had our itinerary worked out prior to our trip.
We eventually became good friends with our cab driver,
xiao yi.
Do let me know if any of you require cab service in
Taichung! =)
Alright.. I shall do this by attractions.
(So I don’t get confuse.. lol)
心之芳庭
Our first attraction was Moncoeur (心之芳庭)
This kind of themed garden is quite popular in Taiwan.
We skipped Lavendar Cottage because Moncoeur was more
convenient and was opened by the same boss (so similar concept).
Nice entrance =)
There were several cute looking cottages and houses
around the garden.
Cozy and romantic in some way.
Outside the scent shop
Cozy (and fragrant) scent shop
Rows of locked spoons hang outside the scent shop.
So.. couples write their pledge on the spoon and
locked them on the wall. Cute!
Ancient phone booth
Talk into the gramophone and the party at the
other end could hear you
That’s actually dabian in the booth listening to me from my booth. Lol..
Chapel within the garden
Ideal for wedding recep!
Us outside the chapel
ti amoooooo
Showing off my sunhat at the wishing well. Lol..
Happiness corner
Pretty shop front
Selling live cactus in cute pots
Couple souvenirs
Love the modern classic design at the chocolate shop
Even their namecards are cute!
Who’s that at the window?
Peeping…
Looking scary
My sentiment exactly =D
Head to the café for some snacks
Gotta love the designs of these buildings!
Lavender ice cream with cranberry
The clock house next to the café
Groom’s vow in front of the clock house
I’m gonna make sure dabian follows that vow! Hahaha..
Bride’s vow
He is up to no good.. I’m sure
I was right! Lol
Banana New Paradise (香蕉新樂園茶飯館)
Had our lunch at Banana New Paradise.
The restaurant is like a museum on its own replicating
the street of old Taiwan.
Entering the restaurant is like walking back to our
grandparents’ era some 60 years ago.
Old school tram marks the restaurant along shuang shih
road
Dabian chatting up the big-headed conductor
Waiting.. Waiting.. Waiting..
HI!
Nostalgic much!
(Spot dabian in the photo!)
Need a new hairdo? What about bee hive?
Even the menu is old school!
Even the menu is old school!
Banana Public School. Lol..
肉燥饭 and
omelette
Our love of fatty meat
姜葱牛肉
Have I mentioned the extremely humid weather?
Exactly what we needed to cool down
Dabian insisted that I show my weird thumb with the
mascot
Try bending your thumb like me! Lol
What did I say about nostalgic?
Lots and lots of tin toys!!
Coca Cola tin train
Carton
King Creativity Park (纸箱王)
Be amazed by what carton boxes can create..
Everything in this park is made of carton/paper!
Me with meh mehs under the Eiffel Tower.
Weird but cute combination =P
Attempting to spin the windmill
Tower of Pisa
Grumpy house
Carton lanterns
Train made of CARTON!
For a moment.. we had some connections there
Cute mascot
Finally spotted a boar! Dabian’s favorite!
我们找了几间夜市都没看到你。竟然让我们在这找到你!
Love-hate relationship
Carton cars are cute!!
Miniature glowing carton structures
Paper temple
Each maple leave represents a blessing from someone =)
Japanese shrine?
Maple amongst the maples. Teehee..
Ring the bell!
A post office within the park?
Cutest postman 招财猫
Spot the owl!
小白 was
my nickname from our photographer
Honey bee museum
Wall covered with bees (made of paper!)
Summit
Resort (新社古堡)
The summit resort is located near the Carton King.
Just a short drive away. =)
Their gents and ladies signboards are CUTE!!
Pretty manicured bushes
Manor where the café is
=)
He is too dark lah!
He is up to no good again
Told ya! Haha..
BURP
Who you think of?! Huh?!
Lick my.. sandals??
This is so fairy tale!
Even the cubicles are pretty!
发哥 and
I
Look at that!
Impressive!!
“I’m going to eat them all!”
*Choked*
Drinking from the fountain AGAIN. Lol..
逢甲夜市
Can’t stress enough my love for night market!
Feng jia is definitely my favorite of all.
It has a good combination for food and shopping areas.
If Ruifeng is massive… Fengjia is humongous!
Fengjia’s must-eat 懒人虾
New found love! 甜筒比萨!
The cutest queue tag ever!
Tasted just like pizza but with better crust! =9
Filled with lots and lots of cheese and remain pipping
hot till the very end!
Found PG mall at the corner of the night market.
I used to purchase their stuff online!
Finally found kurtos roll.. highly recommended by the
medias.
How to eat the kurtos roll
Peanut and sesame roll with cheese filling
Omg.. 香到不行! =9
Caught eating
Who says there is no koi in Taiwan?!