米雪兒的記事本

it was a rather short day as we had a mid morning flight and late afternoon arrival. this 4.5hr flight was a little more bearable cos i managed to sleep and there was entertainment.

the taoyuan international airport is currently undergoing a facelift so it wasn’t visually very appealing. =\ made our way out and headed for dinner! our group was quite small; only 17 people, and we were the youngest. which made me feel old. -_- the sun sets pretty early in taiwan so by the time (around 6pm?) we reached the restaurant, it was already dark. managed to capture pretty sunset during the journey.

nice right? lol. had dinner at this chinese restaurant called 海霸王. only managed to capture the first 2 dishes. lol. it was supposed to be one of our better meals but it tasted pretty normal to me. well, partially also because without photos of every single dish, i can’t seem to remember what i ate! *ashamed*

then headed over to xi men ding (西門町), a very popular shopping district for young people. i’m not really a fan of shopping, especially at places like these, so not much comments.

this shop was recommended by the tourguide. we tried only the white bittergourd juice, which was yummy! not very bitter imho. SSD no likes though.

our room for the first two nights is at park city hotel, which overlooks the danshui river.

woke up pretty early that morning so it was lights out for us! check back for day 2!

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i’m back~!

it’s been quite a nice trip i must say. definitely better than running around on our own. seen and learnt and experienced so much more. =) well, except for the fact i got horrible breakouts since the very first night there. can’t believe i’m so sway. i suspect it might be the eyebrow trim i got prior to the trip. she was eating and didn’t wash her hands after that. either that, or taiwan hates me. so. summary.

the flights.

i hate flying. full stop.

the guide.

had a local tour guide (and his 2 assistants). he was pretty funny and knowledgeable and was probably the main reason why i enjoyed this trip so much. i applaud his (assuming it’s him) ability to plan an alternate trip due to unforeseen circumstances.

accommodation.

ups and downs for this. some were a little disappointing but there were others that were beautiful. like the hot spring resort.

food.

i had my fill of 臭豆腐. that’s most important. lol. the rest were satisfactory. BUT! i ate pork. not once, not twice, but FOUR FREAKING TIMES! and yes, i still hate pork. note: any pork food reviews for this trip will be biased.

camera.

wall-e was great. felt super touristy with him hanging around my neck. except that he doesn’t have zoom. but i suppose that’s my problem, not his. battery runs a little too fast for video-ing though. and, wall-e had a scratch on his new screen protector. *sad face*

alrights. i’m actually looking forward to start blogging about the trip and sharing it with whoever’s interested, but before that, i guess i’d better start to filter and edit the 700+ photos. =\ till then! ^o^

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