Taiwan Trip.

First of all, Happy New Year 2015 :) It has been a long time since my last update. Here's the update of my trip to Taiwan at the end of 2014 :)

Finished my last paper of my year 1 and rush back to prepare for going to airport. The mood of that moment - Excited yet sad. Sad because I think I failed the last paper. Haih. Okay back to topic. 

-DAY 1-

Our flight was at 1.30am and landed Taiwan around 6am plus. Checked the weather and temperature over there when we're in Malaysia and found out that the temperature is just like Genting or in air-conditional room, but when we reached there we found out that it is colder colder COLDER. The temperature when we landed was 10℃. Our tourist guide and driver (the same person) was super-duper friendly :D He first bring us for breakfast at MCD as my sister and brother wanted to try the MCD over there. After breakfast went Tamsui District(淡水老街) but still early all the shops haven't open yet. Therefore we just went for a "morning walk". Haha. Then we went to Tamshui Fisherman's Wharf (淡水渔人码头). Nice view over there but super colddddddd. We went quite a lot of places the first day, other than what I mentioned, we still went SHIMEN wedding plaza ( 石门婚纱广场), 石门风力发电厂, Yehliu Geopark(野柳地质公园), Jiufen (九份老街), Shilin Night Market (士林夜市) and also Ximending (西门町). Overall, I love Jiufen and Ximending the most :D Get to meet Cally and Xinyun up also at this day. Thank you for coming to meet me up. :)

View from plane in the midnight :)

 -淡水老街-

 All above are 渔人码头 :)

 石门婚纱广场

 石门风力发电

-野柳地质公园-

 This 芋圆 is super yummyyyyy *slurpppp* :)

 View from 九份

 麻辣豆腐 :)

 With the loves ❤

This swiss roll is pricey but super yummy :D

My favourite ❤  - 臭豆腐-

-DAY 2-

Ximending (西门町) → Hualien (花莲) → Taroko Hsiang-Te Temple (太鲁阁祥德寺)

Most of the time was in the car this day as we need hours to reach Hualien from Ximending. Super happy that I finally have a chance to go Taroko Hsiang-Te Temple :D The view and weather over there was super nice! After visiting Hsiang- Te Temple, we went back to the town of Hualien as our hotel located at the town of Hualien. Fyi, we change hotel every night. After dinner with the tourist guide, the rest of the time is our free time. Went Far East Mall to shop for a while and get back to hotel to rest. The day turn dark at six in Taiwan and it's like eight at night in Malaysia. We always think that it's already late night and wanted to get back to hotel to bath and rest but it's just eight o'clock. Lol. 

 This is niceeee!!! We ate three :p 

 Views from Hsiang-Te Temple :)

Christmas decoration of Far East Mall :D

-DAY 3-

Hualien → Hualien Tzu Chi (花莲慈济) → 花莲光隆博物馆 → 水往上流奇观 → Master Bear Resort (小熊度假村)

After we went tzu chi and that museum, then most of the time also be in the car as we need to travel from Hualien to Taitung because the Master Bear Resort located at Taitung. After you get in to the resort you won't go out anymore as to go to the town need some time. However, they have set activities for all the guests so don't worry that you will get bored. It's kinda fun :D It's suitable for people that wanted to go for relax :) If you are interested, you may check it out in their webpage: http://www.masterbear.com.tw/

-DAY 4-

Taitung (台东) → Kaohsiung Fo Guang Shan Buddha Memorial Center (高雄佛光山佛陀纪念馆) → The Pier-2 Art Center (駁二藝術特區) → Love River (爱河)  → Liuhe Night Market (六合夜市)

Fo Guang Shan Buddha Memorial Center is hugeeeee but it's very nice :) We should be going down to the place called love river but we didn't as we reach there too early and will not be able to see the lights, the other reason is that the place is more suitable for couples so my parents said no need to go Hahah. Then we skip Love River and went back to hotel for a rest then get out to night market as the night market just opposite our hotel. 

  

-佛光山佛陀纪念馆 -

-駁二藝術特區-

-DAY 5- 

Kaoshiung (高雄) → Lukang(鹿港小镇) → 手信坊 →  Taipei 101 (台北101) → 诚品书局

It's the last day. Most of the time of this day spent on those souvenirs shops but I didn't manage to buy anything special. In the late afternoon the tourist guide drop us at Taipei 101 and let us have our own free time at there and also at 诚品书局. Instead of Taipei 101, we should be at Ximending. As we never been Taipei 101 before so my parents decided to go there but ended up regretting for not going Ximending as some things that we wanted to buy didn't managed to buy in the earlier day when we were at Ximending. However, at least we have a chance to take a look how Taipei 101 look like hahah. And instead of 诚品书局, we should be at Nanya night market, but my dad said that we went two night markets already and the things are almost same so he decided to cancel the schedule to night market. Anyway, 诚品书局 is a nice place but we have only one or two hours there, so that I didn't manage to find things I want even the pen my friend asked me to look for. Next time I should spend my whole day there if there is still chance for me to go :D

 -鹿港小镇之摸乳巷-

 -手信坊-

Photo of Taipei 101 I took in the car. There are raindrops on the windows not edited :)

Hotel that we stayed last night :D

-DAY 6-

Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (台湾桃园国际机场)

The end of the trip. The only day that we can sleep until 8am hahaha. The tourist guide picked us up at 10am and go to the airport straightly although our flight is at 3pm. The tourist pick us up that early because he has another group of traveler reached at 11 something, so we have no choice just walk around at the airport hahah. Overall, I'm quite satisfied with this trip, the tourist guide is friendly and good enough, all the five hotels we stayed were pretty good especially the last night, it was pretty cool! Also I managed to go the places I wanted to go except Taichung Fengjia Night Market (台中逢甲夜市) L If there’s still chance for me to visit Taiwan, I wanted to go this night market and also Feng Chia University (逢甲大学) as this is my ideal university in Taiwan but I didn’t manage to study there.

 Saw these and I got in super happy mood :p

 Yummy 关东煮 from 7-11 :D

View from the plane :) Like cotton :D

It was a nice trip and the best semester break ever as I have a chance to spend so many days with my family happily and release stresses after my finals. I wish I can turn back time. I want to get back to that beautiful city. I got my birthday present three months earlier from my sister hehehe. Happy kid is happy (Hello you are not kid anymore, you are now 20 OMGGGGG)

Early birthday gift from sister :D ❤