Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
There were more than a few occasions this Taiwan trip where I was invited to join the kids and Ling in taking part in our itinerary activities: e.g. strawberry and grape fruit picking, or a dip into the hot springs
I kept a close look at my watch as we were having dinner at Eslite Xinyi Store’s basement foodcourt. I’d missed the sunset photography shoot up Taipei 101 the day before on Day 10 – so this was my last
Our itinerary for Day 11 after Da’an Forest Park was to explore Yongkang Street – a not particularly well-known spot among tourists, and offering a large number of street food, eateries, (a lot of) coffee cafes, and also handmade craft
Another much talked-about ‘must do’ when in the city of Taipei is to take a ride on the Maokong Gondola to reach Maokong, a hilly area in the Wenshan district of Taipei that was once famous for its tea plantations.
Tamsui (pronounced as Danshui) is a north-westerly old port town of New Taipei City, and also easily accessible from Taipei city itself via their MRT. We drove past the Tamsui MRT station stop on our way to the Fisherman’s Wharf,
I’d read prior to the trip that with the exception of the A-Mei Teahouse which opens till midnight, the shops at Jiufen Old Street close at 6PM. Coupled also with that most of the visitors to Jiufen are day-trippers, I’d
Jiufen is that must visit small mountain town that looks to the East China Seat, and has its roots during the gold-rush era of the 1890s. The name of the town in Chinese – 九份 – apparently comes from its
Our Day 08 actually goes like this: Taipei => Yehliu Geo Park => Shifen Waterfall => Shifen => Yin Yang Sea => Golden Waterfall => Jiufen. I figured that it would make more sense if I did separate notes on
We’ve had seven days of fairly good weather this trip so far, but on day 8, it poured on the northern-eastern part of Taiwan. That was a real bummer, as a good part of our itinerary on day 8 and
Continued from the last post. The kids enjoyed Taroko Gorge… sort of and in their own way, whether it was playing catching, building rock towers, playing rock-scissor-paper games, or doing Christmas jingles! Taroko Gorge and National Forest done, we headed
The Taroko Gorge, inside the National Park, is among the three most talked about and rated ‘must visits’ when sightseeing in Taiwan, with the other two being Sun Moon Lake, and Alishan. This trip we’ve settled for two out of
Hualien’s most famous night market – Dongdamen – was about a 6 minute drive from Chisingtan Scenic Area, and we got there pretty early at 4:45PM – just when the many stalls were setting up for the night’s business. This
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