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Today’s guest of Miss Ka is , the chairman of the Shanghai Cheyou Association of Phoenix.com.com, who is different from the programmers in the past. He is an IT elite man and a technical house. , Who loves travel and food, he has been to many countries and regions. This time, he went to Taiwan for a self-driving trip on the island of Taiwan during his holiday. Where would he arrange to go for an 8-day itinerary? Let's take a look together!
The third trip to Taiwan, which places must be visited for the in-depth tour?
How delicious is the milk tea shop that Jay Chou likes to check in?
, the popular Costco supermarket in Shanghai, is not losing its popularity in Taiwan?
and Typhoon Mina meet unexpectedly, can't hide?
Qilixiang Jay Chou-Jay Chou's Strongest World Tour
Here is Miss Ka and her riders. . .
Real owner interview notes 59th
owner profile introduction
Nickname: William Xiaoyang
Self-driving model: Ford KUGA (wing tiger)
Self-driving time: October 2019
city: Taiwan
car rental price 3: 3608.85 yuan : IT elite man | car photographer | travel player |
the third time "visiting", there must be something different!
Treasure Island, Taiwan, a place that is both familiar and unfamiliar, and I want to go again when I come.
I went to Taiwan three times: the first time I went with LD in 2016. I used bus + MRT + high-speed rail . Most of the time I dragged my luggage around Taipei, which felt very inconvenient. I was unable to access the bus MRT, especially waiting for the bus is very inconvenient;
also brought his mother in addition to LD for the second time in 2017, so I did my homework for a self-driving tour. This time took an S around Taiwan Island. Type , in addition to the regular attractions that everyone often visits, they also go to places where local talents in Taiwan will go;
is the third time this year. Because LD cannot go to the United States on business in the first half of the year, I decided to go to a person in the second half of the year. For places with less, cost-effective, and literary attributes , the first choice is naturally Taiwan! This time I decided to choose the western route that I didn't take when I came to Taiwan last time.
Today’s introduction is 's third trip to Taiwan . Let’s learn more about the places where the locals go to play, and take a look at the recent hot Shanghai Costco supermarket and Machi milk tea in Taiwan.
First introduce the itinerary:
Day 1 Taoyuan Airport => Yangmingshan Caoshan at night => Taipei Hotel
Day 2 Taipei Palace Museum => Costco => Eslite Bookstore (machi milk tea) => Taipei Hotel
Day 3 Taipei Municipal Zoo => Tamsui Fisherman's Wharf => Xinbei Hotel
Day 4 Yangmingshan Xiaoyoukeng => Yangmingshan Lengshuikeng => Miaoli Hotel
Day 5 Hotel nearby tours => Miaoli Hotel
Day 6 Taichung Taiwan Museum of Natural Science => Tainan Hotel => Sicao Bridge => Guanxi Platform
Day 7 Anping Old Street, Anping Castle, Anping Tree House => Chihkan Tower => Chimei Museum => Kaohsiung Hotel
Day 8 Shopping => Return the car => Kaohsiung Xiaogang Airport
Of course, the old driver must drive by himself
. The flight will arrive on time at noon on the first day, pass customs, withdraw money, buy a phone card, and then rush to the car rental company counter in Terminal 1.
Originally I booked a standard sedan group (intermediate car), and the car rental company upgraded me to the SUV group. The protagonist of this time-Ford KUGA (wing tiger).
The old driver wants to drive
360-degree display
The trunk is much smaller than the Passat travel version borrowed last time, but the tailgate is induction automatic door , plus points!
cruise control, paddle shift, automatic headlights, automatic wiper, the configuration is quite rich.
One-key start, automatic start and stop, dual zone automatic air conditioning, central control system supports CarPlay, Android Auto.
sports seats , good wrapping, but unfortunately all manual adjustments, storage space is very abundant and sufficient.
panoramic sunroof , you can open half of it, you can see the stars when you can use it last time in Wuling.
The Ford KUGA leased this time is equipped with one-button start, cruise control, leather seats, panoramic sunroof, electric induction rear door, and also equipped with a head-up display, the central control system supports CarPlay, and the iPhone starts. Temporary typhoon
canceled many plans
This typhoon Mina was quite uninterested, and went straight to Taiwan, which directly led to the arrival of the grassy mountain at night and the cancellation of the Taipei Palace Museum the next day. Indirectly, affected the next few days. Itinerary .
The streets of Taipei in typhoon and heavy rain
did not go there this time, but it is recommended to go to Yangmingshan to watch the night view of Taipei . There are 2 ways to visit: 1. Landscape restaurant; 2. Viewing platform.
The 2 restaurants with the best location: on the roof and on the grassy hills, the latter is more cost-effective, and it accepts telephone reservations, which looks like 200RMB per person. The
viewing platform is located at the back entrance of Wenhua University. It is said to have a better view than the two restaurants. The key is free. Many locals and nearby students come here to view the scenery. My second trip to Taiwan lived nearby. The weather was good that day, and you can see the night view of Taipei, but this location is more troublesome for self-driving, are all small roads, and there are fewer parking spaces for and .
There is no TV drama
that night the Taipei City Government announced that Taipei will be a typhoon holiday the next day, and then the official website of the National Palace Museum in Taipei issued a notice of closure. Okay, the next day's itinerary has fallen through.
After dinner, taking advantage of the typhoon to stop, we visited the Taipei Palace Museum at night.
may have nothing to do with typhoon days, and it’s just a shower of rain.
Zhide Garden next to the National Palace Museum in Taipei is open 24 hours for free. Swinging around back to the hotel, looking forward to the typhoon to leave.
Does Costco in Taiwan have to queue for a long time?
wandered around the hotel the next morning. Fortunately, the hotel’s layout was very distinctive, and it quickly passed the check-out time.
After checking out, we decided to visit Costco.
Costco claims that its members are universal. When I arrived at the supermarket, I found cars lined up on the side of the road. I was surprised that I would not queue for a long time like Shanghai did? Fortunately, we had parked the car within 5 minutes and entered the supermarket. Apart from buying some supplies, we also settled our lunch by the way.
may be a typhoon, there are a lot of people, 50 Taiwan dollars for a hot dog + self-service drink is definitely enough.
Taiwan's Mobil is really cheap
After visiting Costco, it is almost the checkin time of our second hotel. The hotel is in the Shenkeng area, a 10-minute drive from Taipei City Zoo, and about 30 minutes from downtown Taipei. The typhoon was affected by the
, so it was raining heavily outside. Considering the safety of driving, I held my umbrella and took the bus in downtown Taipei and took a circle to see Taipei in the typhoon. , Or go back to the hotel to eat roast chicken bought by Costco.
There are rumors that you can buy roast chicken at Costco in Shanghai and you are the winner in life. Wait a moment here.
Visiting the municipal zoo, having fun
In this way, Mina left Taiwan with our more than one-day holiday. The weather cleared early in the morning. Because LD wanted to go to the National Palace Museum in Taipei to read calligraphy and painting, the Taipei Zoo was originally scheduled for one day and changed to half a day, and I was going to the hotel to set up the equipment and photograph the sunset in Tamsui, which is known as the top ten sunset viewing spots in the world. (One day in a hurry)
The Taipei City Zoo is known as , the largest zoo in Asia, , and tickets are 60 Taiwan dollars! That's right 60 Taiwan dollars, less than 20 yuan RMB, 5 Taiwan dollars for the small train in the park, these fees are only used for the operation in the park (conscience price).
After entering the park, we took the small train to the bird park and played all the way down, stopping and going out at about 1 o'clock. There are still a few places where there is really no time to go. It seems that it is not enough to play carefully for a day.
can watch animals from the nearest distance
That's not a plastic frog, a poison dart frog!
is especially recommended here: bird gardens, butterfly gardens, 0-distance contact with birds and butterflies, in addition to bird eggs and insect specimen display, and some can also be touched.
In addition, you can go to the special exhibition hall to see our national treasures Tuantuan and Yuanyuan, and express condolences to them.
After noon, I had no choice but to end the trip to the zoo. The hotel picked up the car and sent LD to the Palace Museum, and then went to the Tamsui Fisherman’s Wharf Hotel where I stayed today. The
guest room faces the Danshui River directly, and the view has nothing to say. Set up the equipment and take a break to pick up the LD. Due to the peak workday evening in Taiwan, the road is a bit blocked.
The sun went down after 5 o'clock, so it was already dark when I came back. Fortunately, the equipment set up earlier can still watch the sunset in Tamsui to make up for the regret.
One of the top ten sunset viewing places in the world! After picking up LD,
strolled around Fisherman's Wharf. Night view of Lover's Bridge at Fisherman's Wharf.
go, go to the soup!
Fisherman’s Wharf is nothing fun at night. So after breakfast, we took a rest in the hotel, and then checked out and rented a tandem bicycle for a ride nearby.
headed towards Miaoli in the afternoon, here I spit on the iPhone’s built-in navigation, the TomTom map used in Taiwan, remote destinations such as the Zhumeishange Hot Spring Club we are going to this time, and navigate us to the residential area next door Banpo... .... Or Google led us to the right place.
Zhumeishange Hot Spring Resort, located in Tai'an Hot Spring District, Miaoli, was once rated as one of the top ten hot spring hotels in Taiwan by (still the most cost-effective among the ten)), is a cultural and creative club combining music, art and aesthetics with . In addition to bathing, there are aboriginal performances and galleries in the hall. LD is very interested in galleries. Due to the small number of occupants that day, it will not be open. However, there will be two teams staying in tomorrow, so tomorrow night performances and galleries will be open. Good luck. ! Hotel
is located halfway up the mountain, each room has a bath.
is full of Japanese flavor
Taiwan's hot springs are mostly Japanese-style hot springs, cleaned before entering the hot spring, because it is a pure natural hot spring, should not be soaked for too long , usually slightly sweating. The hot spring smelled of rotten eggs at first, but it disappeared after a while. Compared with the sulfur hot spring in Beitou, Taipei, it tastes much better.
I heard that exposing your legs can increase the number of hits.
The hotel’s breakfast is not many guests, so the ordering method is adopted, but there is no limit, relatively rich breakfast, and the restaurant’s scenery is more attractive.
Go to the old street and eat snacks
. Originally planned to stroll around the hotel today, but the hotel front desk suggested that we go to Nanzhuang Old Street, which the locals love to visit, and just walk away.
According to Google’s navigation, you will walk a mountain road. The narrowest part of the mountain road is only one vehicle wide, and there are engineering vehicles passing by some places that are clearing the trees that should be after the typhoon, so the mountain road in disaster weather is still quite dangerous. About 40 minutes, we arrived at the Nanzhuang Highway public parking lot. Since Taiwan is still a working day, there are not many cars today and it is free. The
excavator is cleaning up the trees in the mountain road
. The roots of the trees can be seen for some years.
Nanzhuang Old Street is located in Nanzhuang Township, Miaoli County. The local residents are mainly Hakka groups. During the Japanese Occupation era, troops were stationed there. Therefore, the local post office and Nogizaki can still be seen.
The characteristic of the old street-Osmanthus Alley, is rumored to be a meeting place for local young people after get off work, usually secretly called the old place . The alley is as wide as about 2 people. Since it is not a weekend, there are not many people. The attractions of the old street are basically clustered along this lane: Yongchang Palace, Old Post Office, Naimizaki, and Xishankeng. Nanzhuang Theater closed its doors a long time ago, and the poster is still a bit run-down as it was updated a few years ago.
At the other end of Osmanthus Alley is the old street. There are still some old buildings. The locals are also operating their own snacks-stinky tofu and pig blood soup.
It only took more than 2 hours to go shopping in the old street. I wanted to see the nearby Kangji Suspension Bridge, but it was being overhauled.
In order to participate in the aboriginal performances and visit the galleries at night, we ordered a Western-style dinner at 7pm in the hotel. A discount of 1,200 Taiwan dollars for 2 people, almost 300 yuan. So after the tour of Nanzhuang Old Street, we went back to the hotel. It was raining heavily. When we drove out of Nanzhuang and entered Tai'an, the sun was shining brightly. Looking back at Nanzhuang’s hillside, a rainbow appeared.
Seeing a rainbow, will luck get better? Sure enough, the evening dinner was unexpectedly delicate.
Next is today's focus, aboriginal performances and gallery visits. The aborigines of Tai'an Township are all the Atayal people. The ethnic minorities have always been good at singing and dancing. In addition to performances, they will also take you to interact with each other quite lively.
Aboriginal people teach uncles how to carry their daughters-in-law (I don't think I am humming a familiar BGM)
Zhumei has exchanges with many cultural colleges, galleries and studios are also available, and there are meeting rooms dedicated to art meetings.
went back to the guest room and found that the quilt cover was also changed. The Chinese zodiac chicken is the same as my zodiac, so please remember it!
clocked in at the museum and met Jay Chou’s favorite milk tea
Today will be the most rushed day. We will travel from Miaoli to Taichung to visit the Natural Science Museum, and then to Tainan to stay.
The Taiwan Museum of Natural Science is located in Taichung City. It is a science museum that combines education and viewing, so it is suitable for all ages. Its scale is comparable to science museums in developed countries. The specific introduction is not described here, but it is definitely a place worth visiting. It is more suitable if you bring children.
Animals, plants, architecture, life sciences...you have everything
Come to Taiwan Museum of Natural Science. Don’t miss the IMAX Dome Theater in the Space Theater. Science and education films are shown throughout the day. The fare is less than NT$90, about 30-40 minutes. about.
The first-generation full-time film screening room displayed at the Space Theater
Before coming to Taiwan, a cup of milk tea at the hot pop-up machi milk tea shop in Shanghai was fired for 300 RMB. In addition to Taipei, there is also one in Taichung, due to the typhoon. Perfectly missed the opportunity to visit downtown Taipei, so I naturally missed the machi, and Taichung machi is just 15 minutes away from the Taiwan Museum of Natural Science. As a middle-aged fan who heard from Jay Chou’s first song, how could he miss this opportunity What?
Sweet (cover Jay Chou) He Jiaqi MusicK-Summer Love Guide
Open at 10 o’clock, no one is in line! The Shanghai pop-up store has a limited number of queues all night, and the scalper price is 300 RMB for a cup. I really sigh! After drinking milk tea, the next stop is Tainan!
passes by Sicao Bridge, which is one of the scenic spots in Tainan.
This time Tainan stayed at the best-rated Crowne Plaza Tainan Hotel in Tainan. The hotel is located in Tainan’s Anping District, next to Sicao Bridge. Caoqiao sunset, for this purpose, a balcony room was specially set up, just for the sunset to be infinitely good.
When we checked in, the young lady at the front desk enthusiastically introduced the food attractions near the hotel, recommended us to the Si Cao Guanxi Platform in the evening, and recommended to the nearby Anping Old Street and other attractions the next day, when we mentioned Chi Mei Museum, Miss Sister I highly recommend it, and said that locals often check in. It seems that our choice is not wrong.
This trip is actually also the tenth anniversary of my marriage with LD, so I reserved the anniversary information when booking the room. The hotel also provided cakes very intimately, just like it first! So our dinner is this cake!
After eating, we went to the Guanxi platform. In fact, there are beaches nearby, and you can enter after parking a car on the side of the road.
locals take wedding dresses and sea fishing here.
old streets, alleys, slow time
because the hotel special offer does not include meals, and then recommends the nearby breakfast beef soup, so we slept around 9 o'clock, we set off to Anping Old Street.
Anping area is very close to several scenic spots, Anping Old Street, Anping Castle, Anping Tree House (Deji Foreign Trade), and Tianhou Temple are a 10-minute walk away. Tianhou Temple is the earliest Mazu Temple in Taiwan. The whole journey takes about 2 hours.
In fact, the alleys of Anping Old Street are more flavorful, and there are many snacks on the Old Street.
Anping Castle
Anping Tree House was originally a warehouse of Deji Foreign Company. After being abandoned for many years, it merged with the banyan tree.
After the trip to Anping, I returned to the hotel to pick up the car. I originally planned to go to Chihkan Tower.
Chi Mei Museum was founded by Mr. Xu Wenlong, the founder of Chi Mei Group. The original intention of the creation was a childhood wish. Now it is the most abundant private museum in Taiwan. The museum consists of five departments: Western painting and sculpture, musical instruments, ancient weapons, natural history, and ancient cultural relics.
The Chimei Museum has a rich and diverse collection, including Egyptian artifacts from the eighth century BC, world-class precious pianos, to Japanese katana, Renaissance and Barbizon classics hundreds of years ago, and The unique collection of bird specimens and other cultural diversity in Asia. Chi Mei Museum has many parking lots. It is recommended to park in the Taiyi South/North parking lot. The charge is 60 Taiwan dollars per time, the permanent exhibition ticket is 200 Taiwan dollars per person, the special exhibition this time is 300 Taiwan dollars per person, and the package ticket is 380 Taiwan dollars per person.
Chi Mei Museum transportation facilities diagram
Enter the Apollo Fountain Square from the parking lot, cross the Olympus Bridge with sculptures of 12 Greek gods, and you can see the Chi Mei Museum like the White House.
The collection of violins in the Musical Instrument Hall of the Museum is among the top three in the world. They are all expensive violins made by famous masters around 1600, and they are often loaned for display by other museums. In addition to exhibiting the violin, it also demonstrated the production process of the violin through a video, so that you can also understand the knowledge of musical instrument making while watching.
The classic violins in the Chi Mei Collection (from the Internet)
In addition to the violins in the collection, there are educational displays of symphony in the Music Hall. Many Chi Mei’s own LCD TVs broadcast different symphony’s introductions to musical instruments, and then they will play together. , I was fanned by the symphony circle!
There are also automatic playing instruments. In the era before electronic equipment was born, having such an automatic playing instrument could only be enjoyed by the rich. There is also a small theater for automatic musical instruments in the musical instrument hall, 50 Taiwan dollars per person .
If you bring children, you can definitely go to the animal hall with the largest collection in Asia to see specimens. They come from five continents. It is not inferior to a trip to a zoo and you can also observe them up close.
I don’t have much research on Western paintings and sculptures, and I don’t speak much, but there is absolutely nothing to say about the furnishings and experience of the museum. In addition, by the way, except for special exhibitions (except for instructions) , photography and are not allowed in the museum, so the experience is very good, and no one will stop to take pictures and affect others.
finally talked about the special exhibition that I went to see this time-the shadow magic special exhibition. It should be said that this exhibition is more interesting than the permanent exhibition. It uses the changes and combinations of light and shadow to deceive your eyes and change your view of light and shadow.
Finally, in fact, the permanent exhibition can be seen on the official website of the Chi Mei Museum, you can see the panoramic VR display, but the program is provided by Google, so you have no time to go, and you can feast your eyes on the official website.
ended the itinerary of the Chi Mei Museum. Today, the number of steps exceeded 2W. I really can't walk, I can only give up Chihkan Tower and go straight to our final destination-Kaohsiung.
Kaohsiung stayed at Grand Hi Lai Hotel. I have stayed in Kaohsiung for 3 times, so I feel very cordial when I enter the room and turn on the TV to welcome back to my Kaohsiung home.
Hotel took a break. We went to the nearby Ziqiang Night Market (this is the only time we went to the night market). The Ziqiang Night Market is not big in Kaohsiung, but it looks somewhat sluggish now. Many shops and stores are closed.
It’s more than 7 o’clock to fill your stomach, it’s time to implement the last thing you haven’t done before-watching a movie that you can’t see in China. "Joker" has been well received internationally, and the R-rated rating must not be released in China. It just happened to be released in Taiwan recently, so let's go!
After watching the movie, the third trip to Taiwan is coming to an end.
is going to go back on the last day. The advantage of staying at five stars is that the breakfast is good enough, and Hanlai has never let me down.
As for why I have been living in Hanlai, Hanlai faces west towards Kaohsiung Port. I was upgraded to a suite for the first time. Stayed in a 3-person room for the second time (a lot of hotels and B&Bs in Taiwan have 3-person rooms available). The room is large and comfortable. The standard room is slightly smaller this time, but the location and service are my first choice.
eat and drink, take a break, and then check out and go downstairs to buy and buy. Downstairs of the Hi Lai Hotel is the local high-end Hanshin Department Store. There is also Kaohsiung Dayuanbai nearby, so shopping is super convenient.
is a beautiful diary, a girl’s favorite
, you can get a tax refund for purchases over 2000 Taiwan dollars, and department stores can be handled at the service counter, which is quite convenient.
After shopping, it's almost time to return the car to the airport. Go and fill up the gas first! The Avis Kaohsiung Xiaogang Airport branch is opposite the airport, and the car is returned very quickly. In addition, a high-speed consumption detail will be displayed on the spot. This time the entire high-speed cost is 460 Taiwan dollars. , Conscience!
will also do illegal credit card pre-authorization , generally one month will be lifted if there is no violation of the law. After the formalities are completed, the staff will drive you to the airport. The service in Taiwan is still not too picky!
Check-in here is a reminder that all flights from Kaohsiung to China start at 2 hours before , so you can only wait for early arrivals, so please arrive at the airport two and a half hours ago.
has passed the security check and I am back in Shanghai!
played for 8 days, the total cost is less than 20,000!
The last cost breakdown (RMB)
Airfare
Departure: Shanghai-Taipei 2809 yuan / 2 people
Return: Kaohsiung-Shanghai 4266 yuan / 2 people
Accommodation
zDay 1 Taipei Shilin Youcheng Museum 723 yuan including two breakfasts
Day 2 Fullon Hotel Taipei II (near Taipei Zoo) 550 yuan including two breakfasts
Day 3 Fullon Hotel Danshui Fisherman’s Wharf (the best hotel in Fisherman’s Wharf) 955 yuan including double Early
Day 4-5 Zhumeishange Hot Spring Club Hot Spring Club 800 yuan/night including double breakfast and 2 nights 1600 yuan
Day 6 Crowne Plaza Tainan (the best view hotel in Tainan) 769 yuan without breakfast
Day 7 Kaohsiung Hi-Lai University Hotel (view room can see Kaohsiung Harbor sunset shopping convenience) 881 yuan including double breakfast
car rental
7 days and more than 2 hours plus off-site return fee: 15580 Taiwan dollars, equivalent to 3608.85 yuan
2 times: a total of 2068 Taiwan dollars, equivalent to RMB 478.70 yuan, the whole journey is about 800KM, the vehicle fuel cost is 0.6 yuan/km. The high-speed fare is 460 Taiwan dollars, which is equivalent to 106.48 yuan.
parking
Taiwan Museum of Natural Science: 165 Taiwan dollars (you can use the leisure card, the use of tickets can be discounted parking), equivalent to 38.2 yuan.
Chi Mei Museum: 60 Taiwan dollars, equivalent to 14 yuan.
Tickets
Taipei City Zoo: 120 Taiwan dollars for 2 people, small train 10 Taiwan dollars for 2 people, equivalent to 30.09 yuan.
Taipei Palace Museum: Purchased with Mafengwo APP, RMB 73 per person.
Taiwan Museum of Natural Science: 100 Taiwan dollars for 1 person, Space Theater 200 Taiwan dollars for 2 persons, equivalent to RMB 69.44
Anping Castle Ticket L: 60 Taiwan dollars for 2 persons, equivalent to RMB 14 yuan.
Tickets for Anping Tree House: 60 Taiwan dollars for 2 people, equivalent to 14 yuan.
Chi Mei Museum Special Exhibition Package: purchased by Ctrip, 172 yuan for 2 persons.
bus fare : 112 Taiwan dollars, equivalent to 26 yuan.
Movie : 500 Taiwan dollars for 2 people, a popcorn + Coke 50 Taiwan dollars, equivalent to RMB 127.31
Others : Almost 5000 Taiwan dollars, mainly catering, equivalent to RMB 1157.4, mainly machi milk tea, Costco, hotel dining, night market .
this time spent a total of 18482.47 yuan , per capita 9241.24 yuan, because of the relationship between national holidays, air tickets are more expensive, on weekdays, it is estimated that each person can save more than 2,000 (of course, shopping is not counted, this is no bottom).
how about you? How do you plan to play in Taiwan? Learn about self-driving?
