We went to Taiwan from 18 - 25 Dec 2011. We only bought the ticket and book one nite stay at Kaohsiung. We planned our next day itinerary and accomodation when we were in Taiwan.
Our itenerary is as follows:
18 Dec: Stayed at Mirador Hotel. Hanging around the park nearby and window shopping.
19 Dec: We took High Speed Rail to Chia Yi and stayed at Day Plus Hotel. I recommended you to stay at this hotel. The room is new and great. We visited the Night Market.
20 Dec: Upon reaching Chia Yi, we met a cabby driver. And he brought us to Ali Shan and Sun Moon Lake. We stayed at Min Shu, recommended by the cabby driver. It is mountain ride to Ali Shan and Sun Moon Lake. Everybody enjoy the ride, except me. I had car-sickness.
21 Dec: The cabby driver drove us to Tai Chung and we took HSR to Taipei. We stayed at Caesar Park Hotel, Taipei. It is quite convenient, above Taipei Main station. The hotel is pricey and old. Not recommended.
We visited Xi Men Ding and CKS Memorial Hall. I enjoyed visited this kind of places. So far, I have visited Soekarno (ex-president of Indonesia)'s residence at Solo, Indonesia and Song Qing Lin's residence at Shanghai.
At Xi Men Ding, I ate Ah Cong's vermicelli. It contains lots of MSG. After I finished eating, I felt so tasty. If you are lack of time, you can give Xi Men Ding a miss. Taipei is a wet city. It is rainy for whole day.
22 Dec: We took Taroko Express (train) to Hua Lien. Remember to book the express train. It will only need 2 hours from Taipei to Hua Lien. We stayed at Classic City Resort. Another recommended hotel. We took cabby to the beach and Xinguang Zhaofeng Leisure Farm.
Scenary at the Farm.
23 Dec: We took train to Taitong. We stayed at Traveller Taitong Resort. This one definitely not recommended. It is pricey and old. The fridge is rusty. I think they never maintain for 30 years plus. This city can give a miss.
24 Dec: We took train again to Kaoh Siung and stayed at Hotel Kingdom. We visited Love River and ate Sea food. We have to take a short ferry 5 mins to an island to eat seafood.
25 Dec: We are back to Singapore.
