Hello!
Been to Kenting last weekend and covered Taichung this weekend! So much to update :0000
Kenting
Bao1che1 - 650NT to and fro Kaohsiung
We actually wanted to do a few days at Kenting but realized accommodation would be expensive since it is peak season now. So a day trip was planned for water activities! We wanted to take a bus from Zuoying Station but missed the bus because seats were snapped up too quickly. Luckily, a taxi driver came to us and offered us the same price to send us to Kenting! I guess competition is pretty tough for them to offer such a price! Anyways we had 8 people so the driver stood to gain also.
Kenting - Houbihu Beach
The driver pulled up to a particular water sports shop where we were immediately briefed by the staff about their water sports packages. We paid 550NT for a set of 3 activities- snorkeling, banana boat and a float thingy (where we could sit/stand on a float while the jet ski pulled it around.
Snorkeling was quite an unexpectedly taxing activity this time. I expected being brought to some platform where we could jump into the sea and explore clear blue waters. However, we were asked to walk into the water on sharp and painful stones =.= it was so scary trying not to fall while we were at it. After that, the instructor gave us bread to feed the fish and it was so scary how the fish attacked the bread so viciously! Overall, a pretty cool underwater experience :)
Both the banana boat and float were very fun as well because the instructor rode super quickly!! We screamed while we were on the float and clung on for our dear lives. I wanted to experience capsizing but some of the housemates can't swim/have fear of water so we didn't do it @.@
After the water activities, we wanted the seafood dinner that everyone raves about. Here is our plate of fresh sashimi for SGD4. Even me, who is not usually a fan of sashimi, really enjoyed this!!
Taichung - Sun Moon Lake
After arriving at Taichung Railway Station, we quickly dapao-ed sushi and hopped on the Ke4 Yun4 to Sun Moon Lake. This lake is huge and traveling around it is fastest by boat!
On the boat. Super fun and windy to stand in front but clouds were quite overcast that day.
The highlight of the trip would be the trekking up the mountain! Although it only took 15min, it was such a strenuous workout for us since we haven't been exercising.
Temple at the top of the mountain
Coming down the hill for the famous tea leaf egg and a bottle of orange juice was fantastic.
Taichung - Feng Chia Night Market
We returned to our hostel in Taichung which is very near to Feng Chia Night Market.
I highly recommend the huge tako ball which is a deep fried huge tako with lots of ingredients.
But the beef cubes really take the cake. These beef cubes are torched to perfection and sprinkled with rose salt. I'll love to have some now TTTT
Filled our tummies and went back to the hostel to rest.
Taichung - Rainbow Village
Bao1che1 to go a few locations
Visited the rainbow village that was painted by a 93 year old man who didn't want the village to be demolished! He was around to give his autograph hahah
Nantou - Cingjing island
Taxi - 2400NT for 8 of us
We then took a taxi from Taichung to cingjing. 8 girls in a 6 seater taxi. Luckily for the very long legged me, I got to sit at the front seat beside the driver. By the time we went up the winding mountains to the minsu, the rest of the girls were nauseous and sore all over @.@ I was nauseous but at least I had my own seat.
The minsu was once again overcrowded. 8 girls in a 2 pax room. LOL. We had 3 girls sleeping on the bed and the rest had to sleep on the floor on the mattresses provided. The girly girls began smelling everything and declared that the room is very smelly loll. I decided that innocence is bliss and didn't attempt to smell the sheets.
The next overcrowding moment came. 8 girls to use 1 toilet =.=" it took 3 hours for all of us to get bathed and ready for bed. Thankfully in the mountains, there is absolutely no entertainment and we reached the minsu at 7pm after dinner to start the bathing ritual.
Cingjing farm was very fun! We managed to watch a sheep shearing show and also got to interact with the sheep because it was a free roaming field! Sheep are very practical animals, they go to the people who have food. In an attempt to take a selfie with the sheep, we jumped onto the sheep feeding bandwagon. After many failed attempts, I think I got a shot!
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The next morning we wanted to see the Swiss Garden, however, it was raining and there was a risk of typhoon so we cut short our trip.
Taichung - 18 degrees
Took a van down and went to the 18 degrees chocolate shop! Couldn't afford any of the chocolates (2SGD a piece) so we have ice cream instead (less than 1SGD when shared amongst 4 people)
We were planning to return back to Kaohsiung at 11pm as all the tickets were sold out in this mid autumn festival holidays. But because it is so rainy and windy, we queued for the "spare seats bus". Suddenly all of us could get on the bus @.@ I guess a huge group forfeited their tickets?? Not sure but I'm glad we can return to Kaohsiung early!!
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