taiwan 2010

Just return from taiwan last week. This time we exploring the northern side of the island.
By the time we reach taipei, it was too late to do anything except dinner, we also made our way to Zhong zhen memorial hall.

Day 2, it was CNY 15th...
This trip is planned to see how taiwanese celebrate their yuan shao.
After breakfast, we went to Long Shan Si, its one of the oldest temple on the island.. well... except that they put an electronic greeting that spoilt the temple gate
The temple and the street outside was crowded. There is a market just beside the temple.


On the right of the temple, there is a water fall. On the left was a qi lin


After the temple visit, we went to Mu zha to find my client, Maggie.
Maggie was our tour guide for Day 2, as she no need to work. But i already told her that we are to go Pingxi to put Kong Ming Lantern.

Maggie suggested that we could wait for free lantern and put together with the crowd. But i dont see the point becos we reached there at 4pm. walked the street til 6pm. and our queue for free lantern was 9pm.

so i suggest to put it off at 7+pm as the sky was already dark. Only difference is that there lanterns are lonely.
Me holding my lantern n wishes

Our lantern is almost ready.. and off it goes...It uses the hot air balloon concept to fly.. Kong ming invented this method to send for reinforcement after he was tripped.

Then my camera also dead.. lol...

Day 3, we still in taipei. Places visited include Wu fen pu, Guo fu ji nian tang, Raohe night market and taipei 101.
There is a lantern festival at the Guo Fu Ji Nian Tang

i like this lantern... Tiger Add Wings
Er.. This lantern is a bit.. off.. Wu Song beat Tiger... Hey! this is tiger year!

There is even a stage performance. The audience is waiting for the light up of...
Tiger...

Taipei 101

Day 4, we made our way to Xinzhu via train to sightsee the city. The maps of taiwan cant make it.. It only indicate main roads. All those small streets are not on the main.. We had to ask around for directions.
This spiral stairs is only available in Tiong Bahru, Chinatown area.. But we found this at Xinzhu

Er.. how come Xin zhu not much photo.. cos we went KTV... to see their karaoke technology n new songs.

Day 5 was at Liu Fu Chun. The theme park includes an open-concept zoo! very nice!!!
http://www.leofoo.com.tw/village/
We are the first visitor there that day.. lol..

and the white tiger is still sleeping..身骑白马过三关

I not sure why my hp took photo til so ugly..
Time to ride a walking horse..

Day 6, Taizhong.
We were shocked by the earthquake.. it was very shiok..
i was playing facebook when it occurred..
My friend was shoke from bed

I msg Maggie who did not know of the quake
Day 7, we returned to Taipei.
Our hotel was near Mingde Station..
Mingde must go visit Mingde station mah..
but no need to go visit Yilan..

Day 7 was a visit to Jilong. We planned to go jiu fen also but no time. So Jiu fen was Day 8
In Jilong, there is an old fort, Ershawan Fort. It was about 20min walk from Lingcyuan Temple. There is a tall Guangyin statue there. We were misled by the map from the temple to the fort.

There is a fishing market there also. haha there is no lobster cracker there

In Jiu Fen, we went to Jin Gua Shi first. It was a gold mine but now not in use. The mast was..We rounded the night in Dan shui.

Day 9, my bag was overloaded.. So we visited Gu Gong musuem on Maggie's advice to see what is inside. There was a Yong Zheng Exhibition but we missed it.

This was found in a park beside Gu Gong.

Flight was delayed til 9pm.. but we only took off at 9.30pm due to runway having some problems. By the time i reached Sg was 2.30am...
so tired.. 7am still got to go to work..

I dont believe myself lor..
i went there with about 16kg including my laptop.
Then i came home with 35kg.. of these 7kg belongs to others, the rest r mine..