9D/8N Taiwan Trip Dec 6-14 Summary/Itinerary

ITINERARY:

Day 1 - Lunch at Airport,Flight to Taipei, Check in Dandy Hotel(Review), Dinner in Taipei at 肥前屋

Day 2 – Breakfast at Dandy, Martyrs' Shrine 忠烈祠, Shinlin Residence 士林官邸
Yangminshan,Beitou Sulphur Valley, 烏來内洞囯家森林 Neidong Forest Wulai Old Street

Day 3 – Breakfast at Dandy, Journey to Hualian by Taroko Express, Review of Quality Inn Hualian, Hualian Town - Food Sampling, Dinner at Hualian

Day 4 - Breakfast at Quality Inn, 清水斷崖,池上便當,Lunch outside Tourist Centre, Taroko Gorge,七星譚, Hualian Town/蔥油餅/Dinner, Review of Hotel Bayview Qixingtan

Day 5 - Breakfast at Hotel Bayview, Qixingtan area around hotel, Journey Back to Taipei, Lunch at囯賓大腸煎, Check in Dandy Hotel(Review), XiMenTing, Dinner at Shilin Night Market

Day 6 - Breakfast at Dandy, 野柳 Yeliu GeoPark, Shifen 十份放天燈, 九份老街, 金瓜石 Gold Ecological Park , 陰陽海, 黃金瀑布, 鼻头角, 南雅rock formation, 基隆廟口夜市

Day 7 - Breakfast at Dandy, National Palace Museum, 天母, Lunch at Xin-Beitou, Danshui, Fisherman’s Wharf, Dinner at 梅江韓溝囯淡水店

Day 8 - Breakfast at Dandy, Experience HSR to Taichung, Shopping at 新光三越 Taipei Station,
Taipei Underground Front Station, Pass by CKS, Lunch at 高記, Taipei 101, Dinner at foodcourt

Day 9 - Breakfast at Dandy, Daiso, Lunch at Taipei Breeze Centre, Taipei Milk King, Home Sweet Home

Review of Dandy Hotel – Dec 6-7
Review of Quality Inn Hualian Dec 8
Review of Hotel Bayview Hualian Dec 9
Review of Dandy Hotel – Dec 10-13

SUMMARY:

Weather was very nice - no rain, thank God. Looks like Dec is a good time to go Taiwan. We just worn T-shirt and bermudas and sometimes light jacket, if required.

Places we love:
來内洞囯家森林, Yeliu, Shifen, Hualian town, 清水斷崖,Taroko Gorge, 七星譚, Fisherman's Wharf, xin-Beitou and Nanyang Rock

Food we love:
Hand made muah chee (Hualian & Taipei Breeze Centre)
池上便當, 蔥油餅 (Hualian)
和田steamboat, 高記小龍包, 肥前屋,Small fishes/nut (Taipei)
野菜 （陽明山）
Sausage (Wulai)
Sausage, spring roll, 營養三明治 (Keelung NM)
peanut 豆花 (Anywhere in Taiwan)
The iced tea at 和田 - tasted very special and fragrant, not like ordinary tea.