Taiwan Blog 2013 : Day 10 & 11 : Travelling from Miaoli back to Taipei, Shilin Night Market , back to SG

Day 10: Shilin Night Market

Nearing the end of our trip !

We are travelling from King's Resort Miaoli back to Taipei today 

Here are some pictures taken outside of the Hotel !

We checked into our last and final hotel of the trip , 

Recap of our hotel stays during this trip !

So we stayed the 2 final nights at Royal Inn Taipei !!!

I remember the buffet was fantastic ! very nice and japanese style, its a jap style business hotel emcompassing a few floors of a building , its not a standalone hotel ! 

but the location was very convenient ! Just beside Zhongshan Station ! and the rooms are comfortable and clean, but take note that the beds may be small !

We headed to Shilin Night Market for the night :)

Please just enjoy the food and sights in the pics below !

OO AH Jian - Oyster Omelette , shiok!!

We did a lot of prawn fishing too :x

These prawns will be BBQ live after being caught ... its quite a fun experience heheheh

Queuing for the godly cheese potato 0.0

If you dont eat anything else, PLEASE TRY THIS !!!

Bought a cute jacket too hehe really cheap :D

Day 11 : 

We had an early flight, so we checked out after the awesome buffet breakfast, then headed to airport ....... buying so many SUN BISCUITS .. omg ... 

We had an awesome trip to Taiwan with my family :))

Follow my trip ! 

Day 1 in Taipei (Taipei - Ximending)

Day 2 in Taipei (National Palace Museum -Wu Fen Pu - Taipei 101)

Day 3 in Taipei Outskirts (Yehliu Geopark- Keelung - Yingyang Sea - Jiufen - Shifen)

Day 4 in Taipei (Xinbeitou - Tamsui)

Day 5 in Taichung - (Taking train fromTaipei HSR to Taichung City Centre - CityInn Taichung - Fengjia Night Market)

Day 6 in Taichung - ( Lavender Cottage,Mushroom House, Xinshe Summit Resort, Xinshe Annual Flowers Exhibition andCarton King Taichung )

Day 7 in Nantou - Sun Moon Lake Hotel -Sun Moon Lake River Cruise - Shuishe , Xuan Guang , Ita Thao 伊達邵 - ,18C Chocolate , Ching Jing Homeland Resort Villa

Day 8 - in Nantou County - Ching JingHighlands ! - Cing Jing Farm - Little Swiss Garden - Old England - AowandaNational Park - Puli City Hotel

Day 9 in Miaoli County - Flying CowRanch - Strawberry Farm in Miaoli and Schokolake Chocolates Factory !

Day 10 & 11 : Travelling from Miaoliback to Taipei, Shilin Night Market , back to SG

Taiwan Blog 2013 : - Day 9 in Miaoli County - Flying Cow Ranch - Strawberry Farm in Miaoli and Schokolake Chocolates Factory !

Day 9: Flying Cow Ranch, Strawberry Farm, Schokolake  ( Miaoli )

My driver planned itinerary for the day :

Set off from Puli Hotel > Flying Cow Ranch in Miaoli > Hakka Garden > Flowerhomes > Chateau in the Sky > Dahu Wineland Resort > Schololakes Chocolates > King's Resort & Spa in Miaoli                                        
                  
*we didnt manage to go to Flowerhomes and Chateau in the Sky because dont want too rushed.

So we are headed to Miaoli County for the Day . Setting off from our previous night at Puli township, the driver took the highway and we were on about 1.5 hour journey from Puli to Miaoli !

First stop would be the famous Flying Cow Ranch ! Its rather chilly and the farm was huge, larger than expected ! 

This was taken inside their shop! its a cafe, with souvenirs shop beside it . 

Started our free and easy farm walking ~~

Cows !!!!

A tiny pony !!!!

Lambs !!!

Little ducklings !!!

Went into the rabbit house !!!

the animals are so cute !!! and not smelly at all , i think because the weather cold. hehe...

Went back to the cafe and shop !

This is their restaurant !

After our farm walk, took about 1.5 hour to 2 hours, inclusive of dining time. We hopped back onto the car and headed to the heart of Hakka Garden, which we did not spend much time there !

Hopped back onto the car and headed to Miaoli, Strawberry Dahu Wineland Resort  :D

Took many pictures with the fruits structure, so cute ! But very sad that the strawberries are not in season at the time of our visit !

Tiny bits of strawberry growing ... haha

Well we then went into their strawberry cafe ~

After buying some strawberry souvenirs (they had a big gift shop over there which sells anything from soft toys to strawberry wine) , we hopped on to our next and last destination for the day - Schokolate Chocolate Factory (actually its a big mansion with a quaint garden) 

Swan in their pond outside !

Its not a small compound, and there were like 2 cafes inside this place ! 

Went into the Chocolate House and what else to do but to make our own chocolates ~ hehe

Actually is they already make for you, you just pour it yourself and decorate !! 

We just took the smallest and easiest set, just for tries . haha

Happy but tired with my DIY Chocolates !

You could stay here if you wanted ! Its called Schokolake Country House.

We headed to our hotel of the night, which was King's Resort and Spa !

Found out about this place on the web, although it is a bit far from the centre of Miaoli (half hour drive) but they had an outdoor spa area and private hot spring room ! And the water is simply AMAZING - so smooth and soft ! Makes your skin like baby skin, haha, no kidding. I will never go to Beitou hot springs againnnnn.... (got a nasty sulfur burn scar there)

You can read my review on King's Resort on tripadvisor :)

View of a portion of the outdoor pools at night 

Follow my trip ! 

Day 1 in Taipei (Taipei - Ximending)

Day 2 in Taipei (National Palace Museum -Wu Fen Pu - Taipei 101)

Day 3 in Taipei Outskirts (Yehliu Geopark- Keelung - Yingyang Sea - Jiufen - Shifen)

Day 4 in Taipei (Xinbeitou - Tamsui)

Day 5 in Taichung - (Taking train fromTaipei HSR to Taichung City Centre - CityInn Taichung - Fengjia Night Market)

Day 6 in Taichung - ( Lavender Cottage,Mushroom House, Xinshe Summit Resort, Xinshe Annual Flowers Exhibition andCarton King Taichung )

Day 7 in Nantou - Sun Moon Lake Hotel -Sun Moon Lake River Cruise - Shuishe , Xuan Guang , Ita Thao 伊達邵 - ,18C Chocolate , Ching Jing Homeland Resort Villa

Day 8 - in Nantou County - Ching JingHighlands ! - Cing Jing Farm - Little Swiss Garden - Old England - AowandaNational Park - Puli City Hotel

Day 9 in Miaoli County - Flying CowRanch - Strawberry Farm in Miaoli and Schokolake Chocolates Factory !

Day 10 & 11 : Travelling from Miaoliback to Taipei, Shilin Night Market , back to SG