Second half of the trip, life goes on... despite many the major unpleasant moment plus other emotional circumstances I have to tolerate.
We continued our journey from
Part 1.
Went into Man-Zhou (滿洲) for early lunch and longer break.
had Kong-Ba (控肉飯）lunch
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| 海角七號-友子阿嬤的家 |
After lunch was a climb, up up to a hilly and windy area.
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| 風吹砂 super windy area |
Then headed to the most Southern of Taiwan. A must stop spot for cyclist, especially those doing Taiwan round island. It's near Kenting town.
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| Most Southern spot of Taiwan |
Here we were!
, the famous summer place and beach spot. It was low peak season, as the wind was still chilling cold. I walked towards the beach with shorts and singlet! OMG, freaking freezing. :)
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| Kenting Police Station |
Dinner along the famous Kenting main street.
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| Local dishes dinner - sorry, forgot the shop name (nice) |
Our stay - Oops.. I forgot to check in! and forgot the name. The stay was super clean and nice.
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| Along the street to our stay |
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| That's how we spend our Yoyo card |
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| Family mart selling coffee with Bailey |
Local breakfast (even though hotel provided one) , we just like to explore. 肉鬆蛋餅
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| egg with floss crepe - local breakfast |
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| Wonder around the hotel |
Off we went... off from Kenting towards next destination. It was hot and sunny.
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| Towards SouthWest of Kenting |
Found my favourite fresh dates 蜜棗
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| fresh dates 蜜棗 at historical gate |
Checked out another local dessert - peeled green bean with garlic powder ? (direct translation)
Not bad. Though I don't like green bean. I guess their sago is into strip based, 粉條
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| Local dessert |
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| 豆蒜 |
Then a short visit to a local temple. Where they usually host some TV game show. Also called 城隍廟 if not mistaken.
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| Temple visit |
Local lunch. It was unexpected good, though it was at a small tiny township. A member left his jacket at the hotel in Kenting, our guide drove back 20-30KM to collect, we enjoyed our long lunch.
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| Nice simple lunch |
Our destination of the day. A local harbour.
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| Evening walk at the port |
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| Dinner treat by our homestay owner |
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| Huge bowl of seafood noodle! It was good |
Our stay
Next day & our final leg. Towards KaoShiung.
Stopped by and relax by the sea side... before a last and heavy meal
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| I rode alone along the sea |
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| Super seafood lunch |
Arrived KaoShiung that evening. Summary of our cycling route.
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| Cycling trip route - Yuli to KaoShiung |
Night market was just 2 blocks away from our stay. Had dinner there.
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| Frequent visit - papaya milk drink |
Our stay - super like this hotel, very convenient and room was uniquely setup.
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| I like the furniture |
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| Love KaoShiung |
Next and last day... left behind for shopping.
First & most important stop... Giant Boutique flagship store. Got what I wanted, and spent quite a bit.
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| Shopping |
KaoShiung port... walking around under hot sun.
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| Add caption |
Found this local duck shop... it was good.
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| Duck dishes |
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| Roam around |
Walked towards the nearby MRT station, towards the port.
Had cooling ice shaved with fruits! Another Taiwan dessert.
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| Love chilling dessert |
Walked to a shopping mall nearby. Bumped into a local artist on the open stage... not sure who he is.. LOL
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| Mall - Forgot the name |
Visited a cool MRT station
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| Cool Station |
Our taxi to High Speed Train (HSR) station. Off we go from KaoShiung to
Taoyuan Taipei Airport.
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| Cute Taxi of ours |
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| Collectible item exchanged by coffee stamps |
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| HSR |
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| Travelling at 200++KM/h speed |
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| Last leg on HSR - We literally toured the island with multi mode transport |
Our 2018 trip to Taiwan will be a different experience. Stay tune for my update... in 2018!
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