Taiwan 13/12/12 & 14/12/12

I will start on a mini series of blog posts about my trip to Taiwan. Will only put highlighted pictures here. For full pictures you can have a look at my Facebook page ^^

This first entry will be on the first two days in Taiwan. the night me & Shin Yi arrived and what we did the following day ;)

I shall not narrate much at the intro but I shall narrate under each significant picture :) Enjoy ~~

13/12/12 - Our boarding pass from KK to TPE :)

9.00pm at Taoyuan Airport 

Left hand drive. Had me confused for awhile *LOL*

She so happy to arrive at Taiwan

I hate it when we passengers were being forced to wear seat belts too :(

Our hotel

Our room

Small but very clean

Small area

Short hallway too

After unloading our stuffs in the hotel, we headed out to the nearest 7 Eleven :p

14/12/12 - My porky breakkie before our one day local tour

View from our breakfast hall on the 12th floor. What's cool is that the road here has special lane for motorcyclists only

Our tour bus

Stairs to go upper level

1st stop - Memorial hall

2nd stop - Another memorial hall. When we arrived it was time for guard change. Was cool to see the strict guidelines for the guard change :D

3rd stop - Dr Sun Yat Sen residential area whereby the front part of the residential area is filled with flower garden. The sunflower was blooming at this season and it was beautiful to witnessed it :)

More than 1000 grew from one stalk. Wonder how the gardeners did it *hhhmmm*

With one of the entrance flower pot

4th pit stop. One of Taiwan's tribe product. Highly recommended NOT TO GO this place. So expensive *faint* Our tour guide was talking about health issues in which lead us to this location. So clever of the tour guide. This tribe sells royal jelly and some sort of fungus herb. I have no eye see the price of their products *close eyes*

5th pit stop. After from that expensive place, we headed off for lunch. Boy was lunch the most happiest one for me in this local tour. Good food!!! We had steamboat buffet

They also served lo bak peng which consists of minced pork with rice and side dish where in this case is the salted vegetable on top *very famous in Taiwan*

The whole lunch all I can think about was the pork only!!!

After lunch we went up hill to this place that I don't remember the name

6th pit stop. My drink and crispy squid at the hill top viewing area :D

7th pit stop. Then after from the hill area, the tour guide was talking about his work life and went on about this particular jade that helped him with his work life. In my heart was like "Oh no!!! Another expensive place to go" What my heart said was true. We went to the above place. Boy was I in shock when I found out the price of the jade they sell *double faint*

8th and final pit stop. I vow to never come back here to shop anything besides the unique food here. The stuffs here are expensive even though they say its a night market. Its a night market that sucks tourists wallet!!! I don't care what people say that this is a must visit place but when one shop for bags or accessories, fuiyoooo the price is better off at department stores :s Shin Yi got conned when she bought a bag here. This particular saleslady says that she has offered the lowest price. Then we were at Ximen area, the same bag costs NTD100 less than she bought at the above market *faint*

Something unique at Shilin Market

I bought 3 boxes and the salesperson is willing to take picture with me *LOL* Note his shirt *I like*

After Shilin, we headed back to our hotel and spotted this ^^