Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
Sun Moon Lake – the largest body of water in Taiwan, a favorite spot for newly weds (especially from Hong Kong, as driver Kong quipped) to have their wedding photography shoots done or just honeymoon away, and also a mandatory
The first three days of visitations in our Taiwan trip have been, for the most part, kid-centric: including places like Carton King, strawberry and grape picking, Miyahara Ice-Cream, Rainbow Village and Shengxing Station. As we moved to the second quarter
A visit to the grape farm wasn’t on the arranged itinerary with our driver’s company, so this was a really nice and much-appreciated bonus. I was initially worried if we’d actually have enough time for another round of fruit-picking, but
Food next! The 13 minute drive to the Master of Mushroom saw us going uphill for a good stretch to an elevation of 500m+. Though by the time we reached the place, it was solidly during lunch hour i.e. crowded,
There are apparently several places named ‘Carton King‘ on the island. It seems like a chain with several store outlets around the island. The one we visited was a 25 minute drive away and located in the Beitun District, and
Day 02 yesterday was a fairly long one. Not just for us – we were out of home for just over 11 hours – but also for driver Kong, as most hired drivers in the country typically plan work with
It was about 6:15PM by the time we got back to Taichung city. It’d been a fairly long day already and though this time would be just considered late afternoon back at home, it was really early night in the
We stayed at Zhongshe Tourism Flower Market until about a quarter to three. Back in Singapore, the mid-day sun would be at its zenith and warmest at this time. But in Taichung, the sun was already starting to duck behind
The initial itinerary actually placed the Zhongshe Tourism Flower Market on Day 3. But since it was about on the way to Gaomei Wetlands – our last stop for the day – Kong brought it forward to Day 2. This
The next two stops after the strawberry farm were in the same area and literally almost beside each other. The first of the two was Shengxing Railway Station. We could easily tell that this was a well-known and popular tourist
Before departure, I collated a weather projection over the twelve days we’d be in Taiwan, and it didn’t look encouraging: the weather was going to be a mix of fierce overcasts and various degrees of rain. We had to keep
Despite all the planning we have been doing leading up to this 12 day Taiwan trip, our plans were still slightly messed up by a flight delay during the connecting. One would have expected that rescheduling of flights are par
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