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Showing posts with label taiwan sightseeing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label taiwan sightseeing. Show all posts

Monday 30 March 2015

Taiwan Taipei free and easy: Daan Park 大安森林公園 A walk with nature kids locals eldery


 As I have mentioned previously, this trip is catered especially for my parents. We took out the shopping and went to markets and also parks.
Fresh air, greenery, flowerrs and animal and a big playground.
Away from the crowds so my parents can take a stroll enjoying the surroundings and great place for kids to use up their boundless energy.
This is a great place for elderly and for kids too.


There are swans, goose and ducks so kids were be excited to see them  and elderly too


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The big big playground

Tuesday 30 October 2012

Taipei Day 1 free and easy : Danshui Melange cafe and shilin

Took the HSR from Chaiyi to Taipei

At the train station, topping up our youyou card or ezlink card

Our complimentary youyou card from Taiwan Tourism Board.
Can visit the Taiwan Tourism board in Singapore before travelling, gifts may differ.


Behind our hotel,  at Zhongshan station there is a famous dessert store 米朗琪咖啡館MELANGE CAFÉ. Need to queue like half an hour before getting a seat. 
However, they have a number system which means you can shop around while waiting for your turn.
The food was good, not very sure is because we were starving that day. The price was not cheap, just average as it come up to tw1210 (sg60) but we did ordering quite a lot of things.
The best item should be the waffles with the strawberries..










It started to rain and it was very cold at Danshui,淡水. The place seems like a ghost town at night. Maybe because it was raining and it was 8pm. We took a bus to Danshui and 

took a train to Danshui lao jie before walking to the train station.



This can also be found at shilin.

Danshui lao jie 淡水老街
The place to snack. The grilled scallops was good and cheap with a lot of interesting flavour.
We tried a muay chee made from milk, it was interesting and not cheap.



Danshui lao jie 淡水老街





We took the train to Shilin market because it was the night is still young and it was near to Danshui





A lot of food. Eat what you like. Eat till you can eat no more. 
There are games stall for people who need the exercise after all the food.


Snake!!

always amazed to see Singapore food overseas.
some of the food does not seems to be from singapore.


There is shopping to be done too.
Took a cab back as it was after midnight and there was not train available.


taiwan free and easyAlishan SEasonstar



Simple but delicious breakfast.



The views from our room.

The "elephant" hill

Minsu owner helped us to take a lot of photos

There is a little bamboo forest beside the minsu. Great place for photo taking.
Love my stay at seasonstar. It is a very pretty minsu with friendly owners. It is a good place to just sit back and relax and enjoy the fantastic view without feeling bored.
The minsu owner and taxi driver was not touristy at all.
The itinerary was catered to your needs and they are also friendly and ready to help out.
The food was simple but delicious.


Enjoying the scenery on the way to Chiayi Station



Taipei! here we come!

Monday 29 October 2012

Alishan 阿里山 sightseeing

Flowers









 After the sunrise, was feeling very cold and hungry.  found a small which was not touristy and had a simple taiwanese breakfast.









The cab drive and minsu owner gave us specific instructions to where to buy tickets and sightsee after the sunrise.
Alishan forest Recreational area.

阿里山森林遊樂區

The weather was quite good. Is good to get away from the city and take a stroll and enjoy the fresh air.





some of the interesting tree formations. There are more...
Barbecue pork. Taste nice.

Money!! Wishing well.. 



Tree pagoda spirit  阿里山神木
commemoration stamp at the information counter. 
Take a brochure and stamp it yourself.
good as a souvenir.