Anyway, I hope this post is much simpler - it has been a month plus since I came back from Taiwan and I'm kinda losing it. Some may not be accurate since it's been 'ages', LOL.
5th Day : Taichung - Taipei
Kick started the day with the usual buffet breakfast at the hotel and then boarded the bus for another ... CLASSES WITH OUR TOUR GUIDE! Woop woop.
Showing us where we have went for the past few days.
So we left for lunch + Puppet Show somewhere around Taichung. It's a "most representative of Taiwan cultural heritage - traditional performance." (quote from Apple Tour's itinerary)
Having lunch while watching the puppet show.
The stage.
They passed us each a hand puppet to practice with - and who does well gets some postcards of their dolls.
For mine, I did Gangnam Style because it's Gangnam Style.
Bro fisted my sister's hand puppet because yeah we bros.
UH.
After a good performance, we left to wait for the bus while we played in the park hohoho.
Boarded the bus and on the way we go to Taipei ! 3 hours ride on the bus, since it's 190km.
But before that, we had to stop by 'Tianlu Culture Center' where they begin another brainwashing session.
This time is - you count the number of strokes in your Chinese name, and if it sums up to a certain number, it's good. If you get a zero or something, then it's bad luck. (I really forgot what's the number because really, I do not care.)
Then of course, if you get the 'bad luck' number, they'll be all "Oh well, you know if you want to cure this bad luck, you can buy our jade to change the luck yknow."
If you get the 'good luck' number, they'll still try to find a way to persuade you by saying "Well if you want better luck, you could always get our jade."
PROFIT!!
I sat there painfully for 30 minutes (I think maybe longer because I felt like dying - not literally) listening to something I don't believe in. And that damn place has no WiFi so I can't tweet my misery lol.
Anyway, after that, bus ride continues to Taipei, phew.
First destination in Taipei - Taipei 101 !
Vaness Wu, he's almost everywhere!
On this cloudy day, you basically can't see anything from up there.
The interior looks pretty much like KLCC.
We had a small tea of noodles. Because we're too hungry!
RM4.50 for a HUGE cup of Chatime. This flavour is Taipei Mango QQ.
It has nata de coco pieces and pearls in a mango flavoured drink. Super yums!
Left the building when it's around 5.30pm. The sky's dark because it's winter.
On the way to another night market. I went to too many night markets till I kinda forgot their names! Oops. If someone knows, please do let me know!
It was raining, booo. But thank god the market was sheltered!
You do NOT want to know what's this. LOL.
Expensive fruits!!!
After getting a few t-shirts, we left to the hotel!
That's it for Day 5!
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So today's a free day, and we don't have to follow the tour! Woop woop!
Dad called his colleague who lives in Taipei and he drove us around today! Thanks Uncle!
Had lunch at The Howard Hotel,
