It has been an eventful period for me and it was a roller coaster ride.
Made some tiny and huge decisions, and made someone whom I used to call a teammate leave.
Be strong enough to hold on if it’s worth it. 🎈
And be strong enough to let go if it isn’t. 👋🏻
抓住該抓住的，放開該放開的。🎈
Annyeong!
I cancelled off Nami Island during our previous Seoul trip because I struggled so much on purchasing an ITX (long journey) train ticket to Gapyeong. I didn’t figure out that we could have used the regular subway to travel the distance so we gave up on it in the end.
After studying thoroughly, my plan to purchase ITX has been cancelled as I am more of a spontaneous traveler hence I prefer not to prefix my travel time. In the end, we took the subway route and made it to Gapyeong safely, and comfortably!
Zipwire to Nami!
Yo! In the bus!
Spot Malaysia’s flag!
Can I not leave this place?
Nami island sausage.
Write your wish on a piece of paper, press it hard and the melted ice will stick your wish!
Frozen pond.
Winter sonata!
Make a wish and stack a rock on a pile of them.
Frozen lake.
Beautiful balloons!
Romantic shot on Valentine’s day.
Then we headed to Petite France! Running man came here before so do I! Hehe…
Tadah! Petite France!
I really love reading the Little Prince.
A quiet spot.
Tried so hard to convince Little Prince to go home with me.
Kiiiicak! Come let’s take a selfie!
Keep digging my bag. LOL.
A tinge of sadness in this girl.
Aim for a star and you will end up getting a bulb!
Soon the sun started to set. Awww then darkness approached. Then we hopped on the tour bus again and went to Garden of the Morning Calm.
It was very very amazingly beautiful but it was way too cold. I couldn’t help but shiver and jumping up and down.
Didn’t expect them to be so beautiful!
Pink lane!
The Golden Tunnel.
The shiny tree.
Tall grass. hehe.
It was a very tiring day but it was a fun-filled day! All the three spots were so beautiful.
We took the bus towards Cheongpyeong station and took the subway from Cheongpyeong station as it was the nearest from Garden of the Morning Calm.
Gotta come again!
Annyeonghaseyo! So finally we have reached Seoul! So how did we manage to teleport ourselves from Busan? We took SRT to travel the distance hence we could reach Suseo directly instead of Yongsan so it was nearer to Gangnam, where we were staying.
Pig Brown with us!
Quick breakfast before catching the train!
SRT and KTX are both located at the same place. All we need to do is to reach the Busan Station. Through Metro, take Line 1 to Busan Station and walk towards the direction indicating KTX station. They are both different buildings and you need to leave the Metro Busan Station and walk towards KTX Busan station. There is an information counter and if you are having heavy luggage with you, the personnel will lead you to the elevator. No worries! =)
You will need to see this building to board KTX or SRT trains. Not my picture as it was too cold to take any picture hehe..
You can see Korail train just beside SRT train tracks. =)
We bought our very super yummy brunch from Paris Baguette and I am so impressed by their packaging! So thoughtful and so easy to handle! And to be honest it is crazily yummy! Chicken sandwich. Yes, we are allowed to eat in the train. =)
It was a really comfortable ride and not too expensive but the major drawback was the railway company does not offer English version of the website so it can be awfully hard for foreigners. I did it with the help of my Korean chingu! 🙂
Let’s move on to: Hanbok day! Yay! So we finally got to try on Hanbok rented from Gowonsol Hanbok. The hanbok shop is located very near to Gyeongbukgong and it was easy to search for it. The shop owners are friendly and they provided accurate directions to their shop. They have huge selections of hanboks and they all look so new and clean! If you are interested, do drop them a Facebook message, they are friendly and nice. Owh, but reservation is necessary! Don’t forget that!
2hours rental price – KRW 10000
4hours rental price – KRW 15000
With the paid fee, you are entitled to wear Hanbok, headpiece, a cloth ribbon, handbag and in winter, we were being offered with free vest but I did not take it as it made me look bulky hehe..
With Hanbok on, we went to 삼백집 (Sambaekjib) to have 콩나물국밥 (bean sprout soup). Sambaekjib is located just in front of exit 4 of Metro Gyeongbokgung station. They serve really light and hearty bean sprout soup and it was so warm! It gave us all the HEAT that we needed inside.
Crazy people in the restaurant. JiYeon was wearing the vest! So sweet!
Chingu and I.
They love raw eggs so they scooped it out before it gets too cooked. But I don’t like raw egg haha.. There is a white jar of salted beef it tastes so yummy but so salty! I love salty food keke..
Just a few steps away it was Gyeongbokgong!
Excuse me! The King wants to cross the road! *hahahahahahahaha laugh die me*
Fai became the KING and he was getting ready to hunt for animals. *the store owner said the King wore this outfit to hunt animals in the forest.*
Two cuties.
I wasn’t ready for pictures as I hadn’t remove my coat but the tourists kept requesting for photos with us. We became celebrity!
I really love this picture so much!
Modern and traditional fashion.
Like, enemies coming! ahaha..
This is so hilarious!
The shop owner (sajangnim) tied the red cloth ribbon for me. So sweet!
After playing for FOUR HOURS, we returned our Hanbok and we went to visit Sejong the Great. I missed out seeing him during my previous visit so I was so happy to see him. There is a “Story of King Sejong” located at the underground level. Do drop by if you wish to know him better. Entrance fee was free.
The great king who invented Hangul system.
I was deeply impressed at how liberal or democratic the South Korea’s government is. Citizens are allowed to protest and voice their political thoughts. Protests were carried out at Gwanghwamun, in front of the statue of Admiral Yi Sun Shin.
We can’t do this here. 😀
Memorial booth was set up in the remembrance of the Ferry victims. It was so heartbreaking to see them.. 😦
Soon, we left and headed to the Yellow Cafe featuring BANANA MILK by Binggrae located in Hyundai City Outlets. Take the metro to Dongdaemun History & Culture Park station, walk towards exit 14. Continue to walk straight for around 3 minutes, turn left and walk for 1 minute, Hyundai City Outlets will be on your right. Take the escalator and go down to B2F and you will see Yellow Cafe.
Huge banana milk!
I ordered black tea banana milk latte. Yums!
We had a good chat there and it was really awesome to spend some time with JiYeon. Then we headed to Gwangjang Market to have our dinner, the Korean way. It was freezing cold outside so we boarded a cab (KRW3000) to Gwangjang Market.
Through Metro, take Subway Line 1 to Jongno 5-ga Station and exit from Exit 7. The most famous food is bindaetteok (mung bean pancake) and tteokboki.
Entrance of Gwangjang Market.
Ahjumma stacking bindaetteok.
Ahjumma selling Mayak Kimbap. Mayak means addictive poison but of course it has no poison! Hehehe.
Mayak kimbap, tteokboki and bindaetteok. The tteokboki was made of rice, not flour! So soft and chewy like I never had such wonderful tteokboki before. The long benches were heated with heater! Woooooo~ hot buttocks!
Then we headed to Dongdaemun Design Plaza to enjoy the LED roses. Whoaaaaa~~~The direction is: Metro Line 2,4, 5 Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station exit 1, 2.
Whoaaaaaa~~~ #noedit #nofilter
So coldddddd~
Admiring at the beauty of the roses.
So we went home and waved goodbye to JiYeon. Awwwwwww so miss her!!
We had a good rest and we planned a shopping spree the next day. Hehe.
Night night!
Annyeong!
Til I blog again.
Love,
Yanni.
Annyeonghaseyo! Wow I just got back from our first trip of the year 2017: Busan and Seoul! As a self-claimed half blood Korean I went to Seoul in 2016 and once again, 2017!
It was our first time visiting Busan and it was really amazing. The weather was crazily cold with strong wind current and for many moments I thought I was going to die. 😀
We boarded Air Asia X for a continuous flight to Busan and we reached Gimhae International Airport at 8:30am. One new thing was, there was no aerobridge hence we needed to use the staircase and board a bus in order to go into the airport. It’s a pretty common issue BUT the temperature was 0°C. Everyone had a good shiver and ran towards the airport bus like zombies. For wheelchair users who wish to travel to Gimhae Airport, do remember to leave a notice prior boarding the flight. 🙂
Busan from above.
Fishing nets!
As our airbnb host does not provide egg wifi, we made reservation from Malaysia in order to collect the wifi from Gimhae airport counter. It was by SK Telecom and the counter is located near the exit of the airport and it highly visible. KRW5000 per day without data limit but speed slows down after 1GB per day.
Then we went to a convenience store to reload our T money card (if you can’t speak Korean, please say “card refill juseyo!“). We reloaded KRW20,000 for each person. And we were all good. Upon leaving the airport, go to the opposite street and turn right to take the light railway and that leads you to wherever you wish.
We used cute T money card featuring Line Friends! And hello Ryan!
Life savers.
Since we were staying near Gwangan station, we took the light railway to Sasang station, change to green line subway to Jangsan station and got down at Gwangan station. I need to say that the Busan Metro app by MetroMan is wonderful.
Gwangan Station.
Then we went to Haeundae Wonjoo Halmae Gukbap for lunch. This place sells beef gukbap and clotted ox blood gukbap only. Since I never liked pork my only aim was to find this shop. Gukbap means soup and rice.
Haeundae Wonjoo Halmae Gukbap
Exact addresss: 48095해운대구 구남로21번길 27 [Check out for Gunam-ro 21 beon-gil. This road is called as gukbap alley.]
Direction: take Metro Line 2, Haeundae Station (exit 1) and walk towards Haeundae Beach. You will need to make a left turn when you notice a stretch of shops selling Gukbap. THe street is also opposite to Hotel Riviera Haeundae.
Opens daily: 24 hours
Just in case if you do not know how to order do show this to the staff as they only speak Korean language. Price dated 9/2/2017.
This is the best.
Beef Gukbap. Super super super awesome beyond words.
Then we headed to Haeundae Beach. It was so beautiful! We hopped into the Starbucks cafe too. There are hot springs for feet at the temperature of around 38°C, if you wish to enjoy the hot feet bath do bring a small towel with you. The wind was too strong and I almost fell down being brought away by the wind so we did not go for the hot spring.
Can you see seagulls floating on the sea? So beautiful!
Our first wefie!
The little boy enjoyed feeding the seagulls but I was way too scared!
Clean and soft sand. Mmmm~~
Me running around like a kid!
Along the way from Gukbap Alley to Haeundae Beach, you will pass by Haeundae Food alley. The highlight would be stir friend sea eel with spice. We strolled around there and left as the gukbap was so yummy but hadn’t been fully digested.
Some cute and traditional desserts.
Then we headed to Seomyeon as my husband is a coffee lover we went to Seomyeon with the aim to go for Blackup Coffee. At Seomyeon station, exit 2, Woor bank will be on your left. Come out from the exit then walk straight for about a minute, take a left turn after Toms & Toms Coffee and go straight. At a T-junction, turn right, continue to walk straight for less than a minute and you will be reaching Blackup Coffee, locating at your left.
Operating hours: 10:ooam to 11:00pm
#cafehopBusan #blackupcoffee
Line friends addict like me can’t resist Brown. And there was a little girl who insisted to take picture with me!
But she was so cool. Hehehhe… #cuteness
We bought a Pig Brown as we already have a Dino Brown at home!
I really love these socks buy 3 free 1. So cheap yet so comfy! Their quality is not less than a branded shop like Topshop.
Can’t wait to share my day 2 in Busan!
Annyeong!
Annyeong!
So sorry for the delay and so I will be sharing my Day 3 of our autumn Hokkaido trip!
On 3rd day, we went to Noboribetsu Hell Valley (Jigokudani, 登别地狱谷). We were first greeted by the sulphur smell then I started to feel so excited.
90 meters to Hell Valley. Welcome!
First sight: WOW!!! Those smokes are steam!
Looks like sweet cherries. Yum yum. (DO NOT EAT)
Danger: Keep Out.
It was so cold so cold so smelly but so amazing.
The end of the trail.
The magnificent Hell Valley. How can it be named as Hell. It should be heaven!
The sun is rising! Good morning!
Fai, my husband.
It is so precious to have this peaceful shot as minutes ago it was flooded with tourists.
Wefie is a must-do-thing!
After spending some quality time admiring at the beauty of Noboribetsu Hell Valley, we then headed to Noboribetsu Ninja Village.
The red tree caught my eyes!
Vending machine everywhere, literally everywhere!
It was so cold and my head wanted to burst. LOL.
There were two ninjas but this ninja was more popular. Kekeke..
Ninja! Not ninja turtle. XD
Traditional show. Emm. I will rate 1/10.
Entering the world of monsters! Aww..
Four of us. I like my beanie. With ears!
Yellow gingko leafs. Pretty!
Mom took this shot. Nice!
Fai, my instagram husband helped me to take this shot. 😀
It was autumn but seriously so cold so cold.
Then we had a shabu shabu lunch. And headed to Sapporo! Yay!!
Bumped into Sapporo TV tower accidentally.
Keke..
Then we headed to Tanukikoji Shopping street of Sapporo. No pictures of shopping as we were so busy shopping! LOL.
This bakery produces awesome cheese tarts.
These sinful yet heavenly cheese tarts! OMO!
Rate: 10/10. Crispy crust. Not too sweet. Molten cheese under the well done skin. Cold weather. Steaming hot tart. Perfect.
Had dinner at Ippudo! Ramen tastes similar to branches in Malaysia but their fried rice is just the best fried rice on earth. OMG!
The night was so cold so cold like , SUPER COLD. Then I told Fai that it felt like it’s going to snow soon.
Ehh????? SURPRISEEE!!!!
While we were strolling around and were heading to 7-11, it started to snow!!! We were both so EGGCITED!!!!!!! Snowing in AUTUMN!
YIPPEEEEEEE!!!!
Then we both kept playing with the snow. And we went back to hotel for a good rest.
Annyeong!
Til I blog again!
Love,
Yanni
Annyeong!
In continuation of my previous blog regarding my Day 1 in Hokkaido, here comes my day 2. Day 2 was to explore Hakodate 函館市. The Hakodate Fish Market and the Hakodate Market are famous for the huge variety of fresh goods. And what left me in awe was the cleanliness of the entire market place. No smell, no stinking puddles of dirty water. I couldn’t believe that this is a place we called PASAR PAGI in Malaysia. It smells better than the market section of our Tesco or even Jusco.
Touristy shot. Hehe..
Vending machines everywhere. Red price labels are for HOT drinks. Blue for cold. Why do I need to write HOT drinks because they are so hot that made me feel that they were BOILING HOT. Hotter than our warmer hot packs.
I skipped taking nice photos of the gigantic sea creatures which were ready to be human’s food. Because my hands were shivering because of the super cold weather and because I didn’t bring my gloves because I wanted to look cool like “it’s okay”. So many because.
Our bus parked at the famous Hakodate port. Le Husband. Hehe..
Just couldn’t hide the coldness in me anymore. I need FAIYAH!!!! (fire)
Wanted to do something like Titanic, Rose and Jack. Epic fail but fun.
Bought this cute yet comfy yet cheap bandages from the Pasar. There’s a huge drug store. Wow!
My favorite Miffy! I failed to get more Miffy plasters everywhere else. So sad.
Then, we went to the Kanemori Red Brick Warehouse. Bumped into this really cute and nice cheesecakes. Small portions so that we could eat more flavors! This is amazingly nice. The bear cake was Banana Milk cake dusted with Cocoa powder. I don’t usually like banana milk. So you know I purchased and ate it because it’s such a cute BROWN bear. I just love Brown bears.
Most of the Malaysian cafe’s latte wins over this latte. I’m so sorry to point this only flaw. Keke..
Then we strolled around again. So beautiful. Beautiful autumn in such a sweet weather.
Autumn, autumn! Lovely!
My bucket list ticked. I have been wishing to witness red maple leafs blooming. Since autumn is the second spring where leafs bloom like flowers.
Behind the scene. Cold like want die right now!
Then we continued our journey to Motomachi Roman Catholic Church. So bad lah I didn’t really appreciate the beauty of the building but instead I love this view after hiking up the stairs! Beautiful scenery and so peaceful. Like: aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh~~~ Can I live here forever?
Sometimes you really need to take a seat, and enjoy the lil moments in life.
It took me 29 years to be able to sit down on a red maple tree. What a blessing.
Our japanese lunch. Yummeh!
Then we headed to Konbu Museum which I felt the only highlight was the Konbu (seaweed) soft serve. Totally not my type. So not going to upload pics. Hehehe..
Bought this from a drug store! So popular among Malaysian girls. Gonna try it, soon.
Ultimate answer for my furry furry hair when I tie my messy bun!
Then we headed to Noboribetsu and spent a night at Sekisui Tei, an Onsen (hot spring) Hotel.
Okie okie, here comes the HOT SPRING EXPERIENCE!
For a person who never been to any Onsen before, it was a scary thing to try. Again, another bucket list ticked. It was so scary that it took me so long to finally change into Yukata and took a deep breath and entered the Onsen area.
Mom and I wearing Yukata.
Wow! What a lengthy post I am writing!
LOL!
Wookie, hope you enjoyed this post and it may sparkle your interest in spending a vacay there in Hokkaido!
Annyeong, til I blog again!
Love,
Yen-Nee.
Annyeong!
I am so excited that I am back from Hokkaido! It is a really, really beautiful place that I am so going there for the years that come in my life. We followed Apple Holiday Tour so I can’t provide any help in transportation, not even entrance fee. It is my first travel without any hassle! *LOL*
I am going to share some pictures at some locations as they are just too beautiful to not share.
Chitose Airport 千岁机场
Doraemon!
Just outside the airport I saw a tiny hill of snow. Hehehe.. So rare for someone who lives in a tropical country.
Accumulation of snow. Not the white snow as I imagined. Kekekeke…
Then we headed to Mount Usu.
Just a random shot and it is so beautiful already.
Bear Ranch! The bears are so cute and smart like the dogs that we used to see! OMG!
After visiting the Bear ranch we took a ropeway to the top of Mount Usu 有珠山.
From Mount Usu. That is Lake Toya.
Then, we headed down to Lake Toya. Lake Toya is a lake that never freezes. Strong wind was howling it was crazily cold. But I couldn’t stop taking photos. It is way too amazing.
Enjoying the view by the lakeside. The ever beautiful Lake Toya.
Some kind of berry?
Then we headed to Hakodate and went up the Mountain with a cable car. Too crowded and too cold. But still, managed to snap this shot! So beautiful night view! At 5pm! So early.
Hakodate night view. The top 3 best night views in the world.
Mom and I in Yukata.
Then, we headed back to Hotel. We had a really nice stay there. It was an Onsen Ryokan and hence I managed to experience public bath and hot spring! All naked. But so comfortable especially during cold days!
My gifts and souvenirs are still in a huge mess. 😦 Forgive me for the very short and instant post!
Annyeong!
Til I blog again.
Love,
Yanni.
Annyeong!
Aww it has been so long since my previous Taipei blog!
So, on Day 3, we decided to visit Dan Shui (Tamsui 淡水)。 For breakfast, we went to Isaac Toast at ATT4FUN. Being a huge fan of Korean Isaac Toast, I scheduled to give it a try. It was quite hard to go there, so we took Uber. Uber Taipei is quite cheap and friendly and easily accessible. It was raining profusely. Ouch!
Snap a pic before going in, as they open sharply at 11am.
Lil one tried to use my camera! OH so sweet!
Tadah! Isaac Toast.
Pretty common area. My one and last pic with my tiny Line Brown bear.
Our toasts.
Passed by Pompompurin cafe!
On the way to Taipei 101.
To be honest, I still think that Isaac Toast in Seoul is the best. It tasted like a usual toast. A bit disappointed. We went to Taipei 101 to buy Lego for the lil one but sadly, the shop has been permanently closed down. Another sad news. Hehe..
In order to go to Tamsui 淡水， we need to take the Red Line (Tamsui Xinyi Line 淡水信义线）Then get down at Tamsui Station. It is pretty simple, as all you need to do is to follow the sign boards to Tamsui Old Street.
Lil one enjoyed stamping at every MRT station. Hehe..
It’s usually busy and crowded but due to the heavy rain, we just stroll at our own pace. Lots of interesting retail shops!
Rainy Dan Shui (Tamsui).
We went to a cosy souvenir shop and bought a booklet specially dedicated for stamping around!
Lil one and Me.
Pretty mural!
Famous Tie Dan 铁蛋。But I didn’t try. I am not too adventurous in food tho. Hehe.
淡水啊给。Dan Shui Ah Gei. It’s really famous but, I think it doesn’t suit my tastebuds. Hehe..
Right outside the public toilet.
Yo! Fashionistas in action!
Cute!
The rain did not fade his enthusiasm in adventuring Taiwan!
Then, we decided to visit the Alpaca cafe (OIA伊亞藝術咖啡館) which is located in Sanzhi District (三芝县）.
OIA Cafe (草泥马咖啡馆）
Okay, this Oia cafe is quite popular for the freely running around alpacas. We hopped on a bus at Tamsui Bus Station (just beside Tamsui Subway Station), and around 40mins later we arrived at Sanzhi. It was raining heavily and the wind was hitting strong. We went down the bus and I felt like crying as the wind was too strong and my entire face and body was drenched in rain water. Lil one started to cry. And we found ourselves in a very secluded place, and no sign of OIA cafe.
Husband was calm, and he used his Iphone under the rain, and found the direction to OIA. The cafe looks old and abandoned from the outside but once you push the door, Snow welcomes you without fail. I remembered that most blogs pointed out that so I was courageous enough to push the door.
Phew! We are finally safe from the heavy rain and wind and storms!
Snow biting my Adidas Jacket!
Playing with Snow.
Hello! Is my drink ready to be served?
FINALLY! Finally the little one manage to feed Snow.
The smaller Alpaca was gentle. Snow was aggressive and playful.
Expensive meal. But surprisingly delicious.
Baby girl feeling so chill.
After enjoying the Alpaca session to our hearts’ content, it was dark outside though it was about 6pm. The rain continued to shower. So the staff of the cafe helped us to call for a cab and travelled back to Taipei Xinyi area.
Playing with the music box from the souvenir shop in Tamsui.
It was a challenging day for the weather was really poor and we were travelling with kids. Anyway, we enjoyed every little moments! Lil one laughed a lot while playing with Snow. They were like real friends!
Gotta wash up and sleep early.
Annyeong! Til I blog again!
I’m flying to Hokkaido tomorrow!
Annyeong!
Annyeong!
I am so EGG-cited when I am writing this because I really think that my dinner experience needs an entire blog post to express!
Day 1 in Taipei, we couldn’t enjoy our dinner at where we wanted to, due to the massive queues. I planned to visit My杜 since I was in Malaysia after reading many Taiwanese blogs. The place is famous among locals so as a foreigner I was tempted to give it a try.
I expected it to be good but it was beyond awesome!
Are we getting closer?
Yay! It is My杜！
Cosy interior. Didn’t take more pictures as there were quite many customers. Concerning about their privacy. 🙂
Menu. All in Mandarin. Even for one who comprehends Mandarin it was a bit too hard for us as the name doesn’t really tell what it is. XD *Taiwan slang maybe?*
Pickled young papaya. Sweet, sour, crunchy, addictive.
Lantern above our heads.
This bowl of 99% LARD LuRouFan卤肉饭 deserves a GOLD medal. Heavenly. Even for a NO-pork person like me. 0% pork smell. 100% yumminess.
Fried oyster omelette. 蚵煎。
Dinner for two. SO YUMMEH THAT WE COULD DIE. The vegetable name is A菜 (A vegetable). So we asked the waitress what exactly is A vegetable. Then her reply was: A vegetable. Hahaha.. 我们的国家叫油麦菜。
The quiet street. Don’t worry it leads you to My灶。安静的小路。
I personally would love to visit this place again if I ever come back again. By the way, I wasn’t paid or sponsored to write this post! I did it JUST BECAUSE IT IS WAY TOO GOOD. THE BEST FOOD I HAVE EVER EATEN IN TAIPEI.
After that, we decided to search for LINE friends store. All maps say that it is located at Taipei Main Station. So we went to Taipei Station (Metro) then we walked miles after miles but there were no sign of it. Surprisingly, the locals did not know where is this store. After very very long, we figured out that it is located at Taipei Main Station, for BUS TERMINAL. LOL!
When I saw this I wanted to cry. OMG.
Hello, Brown!
A must-take photo!
After purchasing a small Brown bear, the only one available, we went back and had a good rest.
The next day, I lost the Brown bear. How tragic. How saddening. How disappointing. How heart aching.
Annyeong!
Til I blog again! ❤
Annyeong! Aww it has been so long since I last blogged.
I am back! From Taipe! 我从台北肥来啦！
This is gonna be a lengthy post, I guess. Keke.. By the way, Taipei is a beautiful city but it was my first self-planned trip for my family. Eating out with kids can be not-so-easy what more when we are travelling together. And the weather was not helping at all. Every day we top our Outfit-Of-The-Day (OOTD) with raincoats and umbrellas as photoshoot props.
Our travelling date was mid of October 2016, when typhoon was hitting the country and left, and came again. Taipei greeted us with heavy rain showers and strong wind blow.
AT KLIA! Baby girl was in her stroller. Kekke..
Taught him something new: SUNRISE. Then he asked me will the Moon, rise too? So cute!
Taoyuan International Airport, Taiwan.
台北好！ Taipei-ho! Annyeong, Taipei!
Since I made lots of reservations from Malaysia, telecommunication was super super crucial to me. There was a counter specially for Sim Cards with Data plans in the airport, so we purchased Sim Card from Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd 台湾大哥大。We bought Package C, 7 days unlimited data usage plus NTD150 air time for NTD500 only. For the speed and coverage, we feel that it is really reasonable (internet sibeh fast i tell you no kidding). This package is only available in Taoyuan Airport.
Right after getting through everything, we boarded the cab which I have made reservation from Malaysia too. Their service is good. NTD1200 from Taoyuan airport to Taipei City. They provided us a 7-seated vehicle, super comfortable. Fitted all 6 of us, 3 huge luggages and 1 baby stroller. Phew, what a relief!
We stayed at a good airbnb place. It’s cosy and spacious enough to fit 6 of us. We did not change location of accommodation throughout the trip. After unloading, Fai (husband) and I couldn’t wait to explore the neighbourhood. To our surprise, it’s so near to Taipei 101! We stayed at Xinyi area 信义区. This place is stuffed with MALLS. OWHMAYGAWD.
Taipei 101 was chopped by the thick fog. Ouch.
LINE was doing some activities. But I couldn’t find LINE bear there. Awww.. T.T
First time to Taipei, must take many pictures mah!
Found something cute, then take picture again.
The night wasn’t significant because everywhere that we wanted to eat at, was with TOOOOOO LONGGGGG QUEUEEEEEE. Like, minimum waiting time: 1.5hours. So we went to Din Tai Fung, which Malaysia has lots of outlets too. Keke.
We bought our Easy Card 悠游卡(something like Malaysia’s Touch’nGo or Korea’s T Money) at 7-11, many designs! So cute!
Morning comes early in Taipei. By 6am it is already sooooo bright. So, I woke at 6am and saw this cute little boy lazing around the living room.
It was easy to loiter around. We went to 7-11 to buy mineral water then walked three steps further to buy rice balls as breakfast. Warm and nice.
Couldn’t take a closer shot cause we finished them all within seconds.
My morning-walk-look. LOL!
Then, our cab which we made reservation from Malaysia came to pick us up to JiuFen and Shifen. 九份 十份 一日游。For an 8-hour day trip such service costs about NTD3000. It is quite affordable judging that we come in a bigger group. It takes out all my worries of planning transportation. Drop me a comment if you would want to have the contact ya. 🙂
First station, Jiu Fen Golden Waterfall. 九份黄金瀑布。
Sweet shot! ❤ So much of love.
It was so rainy. Then we moved on to Gold Museum. 黄金博物馆。
Entrance of the Gold Museum.
Low visibility due to thick fog. Still, so pretty.
Gotta walk every step with extra caution: SLIPPERY!
First station of the HUGE museum. Can’t remember name. Oh no.
First food that he found yummeh. Taiwan Sausage. 台湾香肠。
It took us really long to reach here, the actual museum. But the boy’s excitement was not faded by the heavy rain and long journey!
Move it if you can. Pure gold weighing approximately 200kg.
Next, we went to Jiu Fen Old Street, 九份老街。
The famous yam balls. 远近驰名的赖阿婆芋圆！不枉此行。
Everywhere in JiuFen is pretty with a tinge of Japanese vibe.
Prawn Balls. 虾球。
I’m so sorry to say that I do not know how to appreciate this. Maybe because I was born with Pork Allergy. (Me say wan)
The shot that I wanted to take for so long then … FOG. Why liddat wan..
Took this shot at a cosy corner. Really love this place so much! Next round must be here again, when the weather is better.
Next station, Shi Fen 十份。
十份老街，十份幸福。
Our lantern.
Aww.. Baby baby!
He didn’t know what is a WISH. Then I explained to him. And he looked at me and said ” I wish everybody well.” Awwwww why so sweettt!
He was sad that the grammar was wrong and the Korkor哥哥 didn’t let him correct it and released it into the air. awww.. Poor thing..
It is a must to take pictures on the railway!
We did it! Right after this shot a train came! OMG!
Bye, Shi Fen!
And so, we ended our tiring and wet one-day trip at Jiu Fen and Shi Fen. They are really beautiful places that one must go if you are in Taiwan! I am going to write a dinner post for this specific day. Hehehe…
Stay tuned!
Til I blog again!
the jour-nee. 