Taiwan Trip 2019

Details of trip here. Below only itinerary. 

DAY 1:

3:30 AM: Wake up. Barely able to sleep as too excited. Able to have like 1 hour sleep only.
4:30 AM: Had order taxi one night before from Grab Taxi. Pick up at this time. Cost RM60.
5:00 AM: Reach airport. Proceed to McDonalds for breakfast.
5:30 AM: Queue for baggage check-in.
6:30 AM: Finish all check-in and proceed to custom check-in.
7:45 AM: Boarding for Cathay flight from Penang to Hong Kong. (about 4 hours)
12:00 PM: Reach Hong Kong airport. Transfer.
1:00 PM: Boarding for Cathay flight from Hong Kong to Taipei, Taiwan. (about 2 hours).
4:00 PM: We had flight delay of 40 minutes due to a passenger feeling not well. Damn it.
4:30 PM: Exit from immigration. Our tour guide fetch us from the airport.
5:30 PM: Reach National Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall. https://goo.gl/maps/BCUkaxrEzpH2
6:30 PM: Reach Raohe St. Night Market. https://goo.gl/maps/tAD67fvMamz.
8:00 PM: Go to hotel for check-in.

DAY 2:

7:00 AM: Wake up for breakfast.
9:00 AM: Check-out and depart from hotel.
10:00 AM: Reach Yehliu Geopark. https://goo.gl/maps/CddPtzqtZyM2
11:30 PM: Lunch at Jian Xiang Four Sisters Seafood Restaurant.
1:00 PM: Depart from Yehliu.
2:00 PM: Reach Jiu Fen Old Street. https://goo.gl/maps/c76HxKZNsWJ2
3:30 PM: Depart from Jiu Fen Old Street.
5:00 PM: Reach Luodong Forestry Culture Park. https://goo.gl/maps/Gug5BqQZFL62.
5:30 PM: Reach Luodong night market. Just 5 minutes from Luodong Forestry Culture Park. https://goo.gl/maps/4Kw2cxk8ue12.
7:30 PM: Go to hotel for check-in. Stay at Haokesanshing. https://goo.gl/maps/YKdpBVx1JmB2

DAY 3:

6:30 AM: Wake up for a walkaround the hotel. Got nice paddy field.
8:00 AM: Breakfast.
9:00 AM: Check-out and depart from hotel.
9:30 AM: Reach Kavalan Distillery.
10:30 AM: Depart to Jimmy Park.
11:00 AM: Reach Jimmy Park. https://goo.gl/maps/eRRxj67d1Tv
12:00 PM: Lunch.
1:30 PM: Depart to Taichung.
4:00 PM: Reach Taichung City. The origin of bubble tea. https://goo.gl/maps/PdZbrkoWkjt
7:00 PM: Go to hotel for check-in. We stay at Golden Pacific Hotel Taichung.

8:00 PM: Go to Miyahara Ice Cream. https://goo.gl/maps/if2ZHqiezuy.

DAY 4:

7:00 AM: Wake up and prepare for breakfast.
9:00 AM: Check-out and depart from hotel.
10:00 AM: Reach Houli Horse Ranch. https://goo.gl/maps/QCrXi4pgBbB2
3:30 PM: Depart to our hotel. The hotel located at the Flower Farm, name Flower Castle.
4:00 PM: Reach Flower Farm. https://goo.gl/maps/JiA6M4W5FHw. We went for a tour around the flower farm and a foot spa there.
7:00 PM: Boss join us and we had our dinner here. Then follow by free and easy karaoke session at the hotel lobby.

DAY 5: 

6:30 AM: Wake up for breakfast and tour around the area.
8:00 AM: Depart from the hotel.
9:00 AM: Arrive at Shengxing station. https://goo.gl/maps/G4NxpnXE1b12
10:00 AM: Depart from the train station.
11:00 AM: Arrive at Taiwan Hakka Museum. https://goo.gl/maps/snFgceVV7R22 
12:00 PM: Lunch at a Hakka restaurant.
1:00 PM: Depart to Taipei.
2:30 PM: Arrive at Songren Road, Xinyi District, Taipei City. Located close to Taipei 101. We did some shopping here. We shop at Eslite Xinyi Store. https://goo.gl/maps/dNMNvBe2fQn
5:00 PM:  Depart from Xinyi District to Ximending. On the way we stop by Vigor Kobo to buy souvenir.
6:00 PM: Reach Amba Ximending hotel and check-in. https://goo.gl/maps/rRSVW5E8nJF2
7:00 PM: Go for a walk around Ximending. Basically did some shopping and food hunt. https://goo.gl/maps/XCWML6k87az

DAY 6:

7:00 AM: Wake up for breakfast at hotel.
8:15 AM: Depart from hotel.
8:45 AM: Arrive at National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine https://goo.gl/maps/XfovgXtmBmH2.
9:30 AM: Depart to Jinshan old street. About an hour bus.
10:30 AM: Arrive at Shitoushan Park, Jinshan old street. https://goo.gl/maps/tfKDM8xMESC2

12:00 PM: Lunch nearby here.
1:00 PM: Depart to Lover's bridge.
2:30 PM: Arrive at Lover's bridge. https://goo.gl/maps/tom89AHwWfr.
3:00 PM: Depart to Huanhe Road at Tamsui District.
3:30 PM: Arrive Huanhe Road, Tamsui District. https://goo.gl/maps/WaWSUohH7sP2
5:30 PM: Depart from Huanhe Road and have dinner at a restaurant at Mingshui Road. About an hour bus from here.
7:30 PM: Reach hotel. Take a short rest and head out for shopping at Ximending again. Go around and found the OnePiece collection shop.

 DAY 7:

4:00 AM: Wake up and prepare for check-out.
5:00 AM: Get on the bus to airport. Breakfast in the bus.
5:30 AM: Reach airport. Did all the baggage check-in.
8:00 AM: Boarding and flight to Hong Kong airport for transfer.
10:30 AM: Lunch at the Hong Kong airport. Plus tour around the terminal.
3:00 PM: Boarding and flight to Penang airport. However, there another case a passenger not feeling well and cause the whole flight delay 2 hours. Seriously? Don't take plane if not feeling well and worst case the person do not want to off board after the stewardess persuade them. Damn it.
9:00 PM: Arrive at Penang.


A video highlights of the trip.