To Taipei

I woke up at 8am.

Today’s breakfast that we bought it last night at good bakery*
Thank you so much!!

Well, I had a time about a hour to leave, so I go to sight seeing instead writing blog!
I borrowed Daidai’s bike, then rode on beach side road*

花蓮石博物館, Hualien stone museum

Enter fee is 20NT(about 0.80USD) but I had youth card that I got it at information center 2 days ago, so I just paid 10NT!! Thank you so much!!

There were many jade and other art, so interesting*

I also entered art gallery although I had no time.
But it was very good!
I wanted to see the arts slowly!

My decision was right that I didn’t use the time for writing blog!

Well, I go back to Daidai’s house~!
It’s very good weather, feeling good ride on bike through beach side~!

…but I got lost… I almost headed to 七星潭..

I totally got lost, I couldn’t find her apartment!!(（＞＿＜）)
It was very big apartment with Taiwan flag, how I miss it!?!?

The time was very tight, I got lost about 15min, I could find out finally.

Daidai worried about me and we met at ground floor.
I prepared quickly, in 5 min we left by motorcycle!

松園別館

It’s Japanese style building, Japan built it.
There are art gallery and souvenir shop inside.

Good view~*
I wanted stay there more but we left quickly as I got lost…what a pity!

Daidai took me this shop for buying lunch.
I bought wantan soap noodle for 90NT(about 4USD)

We got to train station, Daidai helped me buying train ticket.

When I checked website, I found special ticket for Sat, Sun and Monday, 200NT from Hualien to Taipei by second express train.

But there were many people!
It was first time I saw such a many people in train station except Taipei!

We were in line but window staff ignored us, he was young and tried to solve credit card problem for other person.
But we were in front of him, he saw us and we said about ticket first but he continued ignored us!!
We waited about 5 min, but he didn’t say “please wait” or anything!
Then he changed to other staff and we said about the ticket again.

The special ticket already sold…

I was disappointed a little bit…

But Daidai knew special combination ticket with bus!
So I bought it!

Hualien to Luodong by train
Luodong to Taipei by bus
Total 222NT(about 9USD)

Thank you so much~!!!

I said good bye to Daidai who go to university now.
I walked to train.

No one on the train as it was 30 min before departure.

While train was stopping, I eat wantan noodle that I bought*
Yummy~***

Train started moving at 12:45pm, I was writing blog.
The girl sit next me talked to me.
She was Rebecca, Taiwanese girl who came to Hualien to visit her cousin with 3 other family.
Her family also go to Luodong to change bus! Same way!
She took care of me after that 🙂

Thank you!

We got to Luodong, we went to bus terminal in front of the train station.

Almost of all people take bus here, many people in line already!
I thought I could take bus using combination ticket but I had to check-in to get bus ticket.
Rebecca helped me all, thank you!!

I got on the bus with Rebecca’s family.

We got to Taipei in a hour from Luodong!

I said thank you and good bye to Rebecca family.

Well, I called Paul, today’s host but he seemed busy now.
So I headed to 中正記念堂 station.

I got to the station, then headed to Exit 5.

I was excited… Ah! That is the one!!

Lucas, my host in Tainan! There was big photo of him on MRT station!!
I took the picture with his big photo 🙂

Then I headed to Shuanlian station.

I walked around art street on underground, then Paul called me.

He came by taxi.

I got on taxi, then taxi driver dropped us off at famous restaurant.

Here it was.
But it seemed expensive!!

It seemed many famous people came to this restaurant, there were many photo of them.

I found famous Japanese idol group here~!!!

We drank beer too, 1600NT(about 60USD) for 2 people.
Paul treated for me, thank you so much!!!

Well then, I wanted to buy something when I come to Taiwan.
It’s 珍珠粉, the pearl powder.

We can find it at 油化街, so I asked about it Paul.
Paul took me there by taxi again.

He helped me to find it, we went several shop and asked the price…

We found it was very very expensive~!!!

See! 2000NT(about 70USD) just for 37g!!!
No way~!!! Such a expensive even in Taiwan!?!?

But we found 1500NT for 37g, and they sells half.
I came to Taiwan, so why not to try it!!

I bought the powder here.

I bought the pearl powder, about 14g for 750NT(about 30USD).
It’s the most expensive souvenir in this trip for me.

We went back to home, I did Thai massage for Paul.
I went to bed 2am without write blog.