Taiwan Holiday May 2025

 We travel by Scoot from Changi Airport to Taipei Tao Yuan Airport on 26 May 2025

When we were at Tao Yuan Airport, we should just go to the train station and took a train to Tai Chung train station. Due to our ignorant, we paid more and took the High Speed Rail to Tai Chung. Thereafter, we took a taxi from the High Speed Rail station at Tai Chung to our location, Chance Hotel, which is just opposite the Tai Chung Train Station. Traveling on High Speed Rail is about twice faster than the train but they stop at different location.

Iron Deer Street next to Tai Chung Train Station

 

Tai Chung 27 May 2025

Our guide brought us to see the Old England Hotel – an exotic hotel at the mountainous area catering for the rich. It’s off limit to visitors and tourists. Nice scenic place

Qing Jing Veteran Farm

Nice place and cozy with sheep wondering all over. Weather is cooling. The sheep are really hungry and they follow you wherever you go.

 

Tai Chung 28 May

Sun Moon Lake – Ferry & Cycling

 

Inside the Ferry

The man is hanging on nothing, waving to tourists for donation and taking picture with him. The other hand is holding a fan. There is a metal pole next to him, but half of it is covered up with his clothes, through his sleeves.  Physicist and Engineers, how did he stand on mid-air?

GaoMei Wetland – seeing sunset
Weather is not good today, so there is no sunset to see ;(

29 May – Travel by Train from Taichung station to Taipei Station

It's cheaper than using High Speed Rail and is a direct hotel to hotel, within walking distance of about 400m from Chance Hotel. Travelling time is more than 3 hours, reaching Taipei Station after 2 pm.

 Taipei Station is an underground station with many shops and restaurants.

 

I was outside the Train Station, waiting to go on tour!

Ceasar Park Hotel close to Taipei Train & MRT Station

 

Taipei 300525 – follow a tour group today

Yehliu - rock

野柳地質公園

 

Shifen 十分 waterfall 

 

Shifen lantern flying – multi-coloured lantern, Lanterns were used to send messages from the mountain asylum to their homeland villages. There is a rail line that runs through shi fen.

Afternoon, we travelled to Juifen. As today is a holiday, the place is packed with people. The coach is not allowed to travel up into the area and all tourist are to take public bus, NTD20 (20 Taiwan dollar)

Juifen old street 九份老街

 

A-Gan-Yi Taro Balls at Juifen. Good location, up the hill and customers sitting area has beautiful overlooking the valley.
Promotion by tour guide, tourists flock to the shop. One bowl cost NTD 60.
Taste is just above average, just can't compare to our SG ice karchang or boh-boh char-char.
:(

 These 3 pictures are taken from Google:

Ximen Ding Night Market 西门町

 Nice place, full of shops and eatery. :) I like

(Picture from Google)

Taipei 310525 (Saturday)

 Today, we travel by the MRT to the Museum of Fine Arts and Taipei 101

Taipei Museum of Fine arts

Here,  we learn that what we see (perspective) define us. Beyond the seeing, are things invisibles, and more significant.

Photography: the capture of images the most failed to see in the ordinary is what make it spectacular and revealing. Some photographs on display are:

Dead animals on roads, highway
Daily pain and suffering
Sexual
Violence
Natural phenomenon and destruction
Spiritual
Birth anomalies – angels and spirits (testimonies of birth struggles and raising undeveloped child)

How do you perceived these? Life is a multifaceted concept birth, grow and die. There are many aspects of life, our journeys in life are different, many of which are beyond our control. Be thankful and grateful for what we receive.

Taipei Fine Arts Museum (Picture taken from Google)

 I like the museum, unfortunately, the second floor gallery is close for renovation. There is a animal playground for children. School children were there that day.

Taipei 101 - experience the view from the top! :). Entrance fee is NTD600 per person.

Ning Xia Night Market - this night market is smaller, only eatery and games for children,

 1 June 2025 Going Home!

 Taipei – Taoyuan Airport Scoot TR877

This Taiwan trip is nice and relaxing. There are still many place to go and explore. Traveling is easy and there is no language barrier or food issues for us. Taichung seem to be less renovated and more rural, much like the 60-70's. Taipei is nice and clean, worth the visit :)

Agape & Blessings!