8.11 19:50 Shanghai Pudong T1-T2 Taoyuan Airport The airport mobile phone has closed. Ctrip purchased 201 yuan, 6 people pick up service, 45 arrived at the hotel. Check-in: Green World Hotel Taipei - Zhongxiao. UnionPay card payment is not cost-effective. It is more than 100 RMB more expensive than paying RMB directly when booking with Ctrip. The facade of the hotel is a bit like the facade of a domestic express hotel. The facade of the San Want Hotel behind it is a bit like a 4-star hotel, but the prices of the two are similar. Booked without window, the room is quite big. The front desk is very patient and answers all questions. If you are not sure, try to search online and tell you, very patient. After checking in, I was in a hurry to go to the night market, so I went to the opposite Watsons alley and bought a small box of pineapple for 100 yuan, which was super sweet. Watsons paid after 12 o'clock in the evening, but they refused to use Alipay, saying that the system was under maintenance, and bought two boxes of Morita facial masks, buy one get one free, 299 Taiwan dollars, and tried rubbing mud.
8.12 Purchase Easy Card at 7-11 diagonally opposite the hotel. The production cost of NT$100 is non-refundable. When choosing a card, you should check whether you have a student card, a preferential card, or an adult card. We chose it by looking at the pictures, and didn't find out until later that the balance was different. It's better to buy on the right number. The cheapest is the preferential card, followed by the student card. 7-11 didn't remind us when we bought it. We obviously have 3 students. I recharged 300 Taiwan dollars per card, because the extra is non-refundable and can only be consumed, so I would rather charge less, and recharge if it is not enough. The recharge will start on May 1 this year, and any amount can be used. If you are at the MRT window, The bonus must be a multiple of 100, or 7-11 is convenient. The big brother, which is 2 roads away from the hotel, does not open until 11 o'clock. After a waste of time, I found out that the shopping malls and stores in Taiwan do not open until 11-12 o'clock.
Take the MRT to Shilin Station and then take the bus to the Taipei Museum. There are 3 floors in total, each floor is divided into left and right, and each side has 3 exhibition halls. There are paintings, porcelain and jade. There is an interpreter on the first floor. Enter the code of the exhibit, and you can hear their respective stories. The explanation is 150 NT dollars per set, and you can use Alipay. You can also go inside and there are guides for rent on the 2nd and 3rd floors, so you don’t have to queue. The biggest experience of the museum is coldness. I feel that I can wear a thick coat, and finally my mouth turns purple from the cold.
The reverse journey is the same as taking the bus and the MRT. I bought a delicious egg pancake at the MRT for 35 Taiwan dollars. After eating, take the MRT to the 101 building. Din Tai Fung under the 101 building has lunch, a Hong Kong-style tea restaurant, the price is not high, the taste is also very ordinary, the service is good, it is a business for tourists, and the average per capita is 80 yuan. The red oil Chaoshou is delicious, the chicken dumplings have ginger and the taste is very light, and the beef noodles are delicious.
After lunch, I bought nougat and sun cakes in Tangcun, 3,000 Taiwan dollars minus 200. It must be a 62 UnionPay card, and the tax can be refunded on the spot. Orders over 3000 can be delivered free of charge to anywhere in Taipei, and sent directly to the last hotel in Kaohsiung. witty! Tangcun sun cakes have a shelf life of 15 days. I didn't dare to buy more, but I still bought less, not enough to give away.
I went to Building 101 at 6:30 p.m., and there were not many people. I got the ticket first and queued up at the point. The 30-second experience on the 88th floor was too fast, and my ears were slightly ringing. Queue time is long when coming down. When I arrived downstairs at 8:30, I realized that the queue up was also very long.
Get out of 101 and go straight to Raohe Night Market. Get off at MRT Songshan Station and walk a few steps to see Raohe Night Market. There are quite a lot of people in the night market. They eat lo mei, octopus balls, freshly cut fruits, and milk tea. The price is not cheap, and the taste is also very ordinary. There is a herbal stewed pork ribs for 75 NT dollars, which is delicious and cheap.
8.13 Take bus 204 at the entrance of San Want Hotel, and arrive at Jiade Main Store in about 20 minutes. It is very convenient to get off the bus diagonally opposite. NT$5,000 free express delivery, sent to the last hotel in Kaohsiung by the old method. The original pineapple cake is 30 Taiwan dollars a piece, which is super cost-effective and delicious. I regretted buying 11 small boxes, and there were too few to bring, and there was only one box left after delivery, so depressed. The shelf life is 30 days. There is a lo mei stall on the side of the road when Jiade came out. The locals were queuing up, so we bought some. The later night markets were not as delicious as this one. At noon, I decided to go to Shangyin Aquatic Products. This trip failed because it was too expensive. The picture below is 1980 Taiwan dollars. Each of the 6 people can only stuff their teeth.
So I left the food station and went to buy cooked food. After the purchase, I went to eat on the wooden stool outside, and spent another 3,000 Taiwan dollars. Shown in the figure below. If you want service but no service, you need a dining environment without an environment. Compared with Hema and Baoyan in Shanghai, there is a gap between food stalls and 5-star restaurants. Seriously doubt the good reviews for this place are a steal!
It takes about 20 minutes to walk from Shangyin to the subway station. During this period, I bought a train ticket to Ruifang for the next day at 7-11. It costs 59 yuan per person, and an additional 8 yuan service fee is charged. I bought it late, and the seats were all separated. Fortunately, it only lasted half an hour. Then I took the MRT to Ximending and bought a pen at MUJI. The small shop in Ximending is very lively, and the things look similar to those on Qipu Road, so there is no desire to buy. Go back to the hotel and shop at ZARA opposite the hotel. A pair of shoes are out of stock. Check the official website. The official website is 50 yuan cheaper per piece, and you don’t have to carry it back. I am a little depressed.
8.14 The 10:00 train departs from Taipei Main Station to Ruifang. Taking the train in Taiwan is the same as taking the subway. It is very convenient. There is no luggage security check, so there is no need to arrive early, as long as you know your platform. It is displayed on the screen of the platform.
Rueifang stores luggage, 4 trolley cases at NT$200, and the door doesn’t open until 8:00 in the morning. In view of the train at 7:00 the next day, I can only store it until I come back at 10 minutes to take nine copies of my luggage. After check-in, take the Pingxi train to Shifen at 12 o'clock. If you only go to Shifen, you can just swipe the Easy Card. I went shopping near Ruifang Railway Station and bought a bunch of small bananas for NT$55. There were a lot of people going to Shifen, and they bought a 4-color sky lantern for NT$200. After the flight, I went to Shifen Waterfall along the railway track. The roadside instructions said that it would take half an hour to get there, so I called a taxi for 6 people. I didn’t use the meter and asked for 250 NT dollars. Unexpectedly, I arrived at the bay after turning around. I was deeply pitted once. After taking pictures at Shifen Waterfall, I caught the small train back to Ruifang at 14:40. The return train needs to take a good timetable on the platform so that you can arrange your own time to go back, otherwise you will have to wait for a long time, because it runs every hour. The return timetable is as follows:
After returning to Ruifang Station to pick up the luggage, I took a taxi to Jiufen. The 6-person car was not allowed to sit. We insisted on taking 2 cars, saying that there was no way to put the luggage, and each car cost NT$250. Later, the owner of the homestay in Dosang said, You have to take the initiative to ask for more money before they agree to take only one car.
After coming out of the B&B, we walked along the small road to Jiufen Old Street. Grandma Lai’s taro balls are well-known, and the amount is 50 yuan a bowl. The two sides of the snack street are a bit like a night market, with various snacks, a bit like the Town God's Temple. There is no dinner in Amei Teahouse, only tea is served, and only photos are taken outside. According to the instructions of the reviews, I went to a relatively simple small frying shop, 2,000 NT dollars for 6 people, the most expensive price on this trip, and the taste is not bad. It happened to be raining when I walked back to Amei Teahouse, and all the lights were on, so the winding path was blocked. After waiting for an hour, I had to take a detour back to the hotel. I came out of the B&B again at 8:30 in the evening. All the stores were proofed, but the lights were still there. Twos and threes came out to take pictures at the gate of the Amei Tea House. The quiet path has a sense of camera lens in Spirited Away.
8.15 From Jiufen to Hualien, the 7 o'clock train, the owner of the hotel directly called a car for 400 NT dollars for 6 people. Went to Hualien to buy breakfast to catch the train and arrived in Hualien at 9:30. Contact the hotel in advance for free pick up. Arranged for paragliding in the afternoon, 3,400 NT dollars per person including hotel transfers in the city. It was very difficult to make an appointment that day. After a lot of trouble, I finally made an appointment and flew as I wished, under the condition of light rain. For children to fly paragliders, Baiyue Leisure Hotel has free bicycles for 2 hours. You can rent them and ride along Hualien to the beach for 1 hour. In the evening, go to Dongdamen Night Market. The cheapest large oysters on this trip are NT$130 each. I ate the beef noodles on the roadside in Hualien, 150 NT dollars per bowl. The beef is so huge that I can't finish it. The flat food next door to the hotel is said to be the favorite of the locals, but unfortunately it was closed for 2 days.
8.16 Chartered car NT$5,000, go to Taroko, Qingshui Cliff in the morning, watch whales at 14:00 in the afternoon. Lunch was sacrificed in the middle. This itinerary is unreasonable. In fact, we should watch whales first, and then go to Taroko. Because the whale watching was booked only after arriving in Hualien, there was no other way until the afternoon. At the end of whale watching, the chartered driver took us to have lunch, grilled fish, really grilled fish, grilled with a little salt on the fish, very tender. Finally, I went to Hualien's trail to take pictures, overlooking the whole Hualien, which is still good. On the way out of Taroko, the chartered driver took us to several of his secret photo spots, and the photos we took were beautiful.
8.17 Hualien to Kenting 7,000 NT dollars chartered car, arrived at 18:30 in the afternoon, like the sea, took the coastline. Walking and playing all the way, I went to Sanxiantai and Shipoping. If you don't like toll attractions, you can tell the driver in advance to save wasting time. There is a seaside plank road, and we didn't go there when we needed to pay, because there are seaside and free attractions along the way. After checking in at the hotel, we went to the Kenting Street Night Market. I feel that every night market is similar. The snacks at the night market cost NT$1,000, but I didn’t eat anything at all. In the end, I sat down and ordered food to get full. Health is the beauty event, all facial masks 10% off, it was later confirmed that this is the biggest promotion.
8.18 I planned to rent a locomotive for a trip, but it was raining, and the chartered car cost NT$2,000 for 4 hours. They took us to Eluanbi (tickets of NT$60), Maobitou (tickets of NT$30), the price of seafood and cabbage in Houbihu is out of date, and the price of mantis shrimp at NT$1,500 is still prohibitive. So I went to the noodle shop of the four bachelor sisters. The noodles are delicious, and the price of 260-168 Taiwan dollars per bowl is not cheap. After eating noodles, I went to Nanwan. I bought a ticket for unlimited water activities at 1,500 Taiwan dollars per person, but the children couldn’t play after playing for a while. It was too exhausting, so I should buy 800 Taiwan dollars. Just play it once.
On 8.19, I chartered a car and went directly to Kaohsiung. Fortunately, I chartered a car directly when I got off the car in the rain. About 2 hours. After the hotel stored luggage, I went to Pier-2, and when it rained heavily when I was planning to rent a bicycle, I had to take the light rail to Dream Times. One ride on the light rail is 10 Taiwan dollars, and the Easy Card is swiped. If you don’t have a card, it will cost 30 yuan per ride. The meal in Dream Age is a bit like that in Da Shi. After eating, we go back to the hotel to take a nap. There is no need to go to Dream Age, it has no special features. For dinner, go to the Sanduo shopping district, where there are many shops and choices.
In the evening, I went to the Sanduo shopping district. Baoya is at the exit, and things are very cheap. Mainly for glasses, Baodao is not cheap, not in stock yet. It can also be shipped to China for free if it is matched with Kobayashi glasses. The store manager's service is very good. It's past 10 o'clock for dinner, and the nearby small night market is nearby. The taste of cold noodles is not bad, but the price is very cheap.
8.20 On a sunny day, I set off for Xiziwan. The MRT came out and it was right in front of me. I rented a bicycle for 49 NT dollars, unlimited time, half cheaper than yesterday’s 100 NT dollars, so I rented it immediately. Cycling to the Dagou Consulate, the ticket is NT$99, there is a commentator, and you can learn about the history. The scented tea is delicious. The sun is too hot, and the desire for delicious food is more important than anything else, so I left the Dagou Consulate and went back the same way. In less than an hour, I took the MRT to the Dayuan Department Store in the Sanduo business district to eat seafood buffet, 170 yuan RMB per person is much more than domestic accounting.
After lunch at 14 o'clock, after restocking Baoya, I went back to the hotel to pack my luggage and took the MRT to the airport. I arrived at the airport in less than 30 minutes. A box of pineapple cakes, etc., is sealed with tape and can be checked directly without packing.
To sum up the trip to Taiwan: Jiufen has to live on the mountain, so you can come out to take pictures after 8:00 pm, and the journey is quiet. You must charter a car in Hualien, Taroko and Qingshui Cliffs are far away. Kenting is also better to charter a car, the route to Eluanbi and Maobitou is completely opposite. There is a car pick-up and drop-off for water sports in the South China Sea, so there is no need to go to Houbi Lake.
