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Day 3: Kaohsiung -> Taichung
Day 3 in Kaohsiung was a short & slack one since we had to move to Taichung. Felt like the Kaohsiung leg of the trip was a little short, maybe an additional day would be ideal… L Either way, we headed to Formosa Boulevard Station and made our way to Zuoying Station to take the HSR.
Day 3: Kaohsiung -> Taichung
Day 3 in Kaohsiung was a short & slack one since we had to move to Taichung. Felt like the Kaohsiung leg of the trip was a little short, maybe an additional day would be ideal… L Either way, we headed to Formosa Boulevard Station and made our way to Zuoying Station to take the HSR.
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| 7-Eleven lunch on the HSR to Taichung (I love their 7-Eleven π) |
We
had been to Taichung HSR station back in 2012 when we went to Chiayi, so it
gave off a feeling of familiarity, just that this time, we were staying in
Taichung.
Since
Taichung didn’t have any local MRT lines, we had to take a cab to our hotel-Taichung Hotel Day+ (for convenience). Right at the taxi pick-up point,
there were drivers waiting to pick passengers and they were earnestly promoting
their services (in some way, to the point of being pushy). Since we didn’t have
much of a choice, they split our group of 5 adults & a kid into 2 cabs. We
met with a bit of a difficulty when the driver asked for the Hotel’s name in
Mandarin as they didn’t recognise the name of the Hotel. My mom wasn’t helping when
she started sprouting direct translations to the driver, LOL.
After much time of googling and searching high & low on the web (not exaggerating, I simply couldn’t find it in the moment of panic), we found that it was called ζΏεζζ -ε°δΈι³₯ζ₯ε (so much for the ι εΊζ₯ε that my mom was desperately telling the driver, hahaha). Anyhow, everything worked out though the ride was probably the worst in the entire trip as the driver was not only speeding but also zooming in and out of lanes – it made my mom anxious and so she wasn’t very happy. π
Moral of the story: if you have a big group and hate to be separated, you could actually just book a 7-seated cab to take you from the station to the hotel… & have the name of the hotels in Mandarin ready just in case.
After much time of googling and searching high & low on the web (not exaggerating, I simply couldn’t find it in the moment of panic), we found that it was called ζΏεζζ -ε°δΈι³₯ζ₯ε (so much for the ι εΊζ₯ε that my mom was desperately telling the driver, hahaha). Anyhow, everything worked out though the ride was probably the worst in the entire trip as the driver was not only speeding but also zooming in and out of lanes – it made my mom anxious and so she wasn’t very happy. π
Moral of the story: if you have a big group and hate to be separated, you could actually just book a 7-seated cab to take you from the station to the hotel… & have the name of the hotels in Mandarin ready just in case.
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| Hotel Amenities |
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| The toilet & bathroom are separated |
After a little tiff with the mom, we pretty much stayed in the hotel watching our own shows till dinner time - at the time, I was hooked on a TW drama that I chanced upon while watching the TV in Kaohsiung – η±ηηεδΉι, hahaha. After a short cooling off period, we decided to head to the nearby Sogou (Japanese Department Store) for dinner.
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| Musical Water Fountain Performance (once every hour) |
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| Japanese Cuisine at Sogou! |
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