The Qing Jing trip
was a test run for me during this summer holiday. We had planned another trip
up to the northeast coast of Taiwan at the mid of August. However I had a shift
change and Ving had asked me if we could do a trip up north to Taipei. I gladly
complied and we had trip up north at the end of July. The trip was an adventurous
one as we had to push off in the evening after Yun and Xian classes. I had done
it years ago and the drive was a strenuous one.
The days had come
and it was a smooth start. We managed to hit Taipei after 5 hours of drive. We
had stopped by Taichung for a quick grab of dinner. I had given up the plan of
camping as I knew it would be a tiresome one as Ving and Yun had drafted a long
list of place for us to visit.
I had reserved a
hotel room near one of our target site. The picking of hotel is not an easy job
for me nowadays, it had to fulfill a few requirement :
1. 4 beds room
2. Car park
It is easy to get
a 4 beds room but difficult to get a hotel with car park in Taipei. I was lucky
as due to the policy of Mainland; mainland traveler had decreased since the new
regime come into power. In the past, hotels were filled with mainlander and
now, it is easier to get a room at the mid-range level. The car park was
however an uncomfortable one…to get to the B2 level, I had to drive the car
into an elevator. It made me very nervous about getting Fefe into a large elevator.
However, I still get the job done and finally parked Fefe.
I hit dreamland
after a few MPQ round. The next day, we started our tour after breakfast. The
first stop was Di Hua market which was within walking distance. At noon, we had
changed location to the Wu Fen market. We had taken the MRT and at 3pm. 4 of us
could barely walk and we had decided to head back to hotel and continued the
rest of the journey with Fefe.
Yun had decided to
visit one of the top 10 book store of the world thence we had landed ourselves
at the Zhong Xiao Region. Parking was a pain of the axx in that part of the
city. It was like parked your car and then take a 500m walk no matter where was
the location.
We had come across
a Mamak store like restaurant but we gave it a skip as I had wanted to dine in
hell one of the dim sum shop.
Well, the food was
up to the standard but I was not satisfied as Xian has walloped most of my
roasted pork (and it was the last plate available). Maybe next time….
The day ended late
in the night as we had toured the only 24hrs book store in this country.
Everyone was exhausted and hit dreamland when we returned to the hotel.
The next day was a
long drive back home with a brief stop at Ying Ge( famous for its ceramic
product).
Taipei was indeed
a great city. Most of the residents are dressed stylishly; we looked like bunch
of peasants touring the big city. My coat which was hanging peacefully in my
closet was worn once only (during the wedding…).
I had chosen the
path of a humble life but yet was unable to unlink myself from the high tech
world.
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