Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Taiwan - Day 4 - Travelling from Hualien to Taichung

It was the 4th day in Taiwan and the trio were to travel from Hualien to Taichung.
They rose bright and early and the pretty sunrise greeted them from the balcony

 View of the town at sunrise
Tranquil town in the morning
 
After watching the sunrise, they looked longingly at the bed, wishing to jump back into the comfort of it!
 
More photos of the interior of the room
 
Keykey loved the chandelier in the room



 
A shower or a bath~ Your choice
 
Washing up at the waterfall tap!
 
Breakfast place - The place filled up fast and late risers had to wait for a table

 
 Dining area

 Keykey went exploring in the hotel - He was a sailor for the day!

Such a nice painting on the wall. Keykey was inspired to draw something like this too.
 
 View of the lobby
 
The friendly receptionist
 
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After monkeying around the hotel for the morning, the trio finally decided to set off for the train station.
 


Lady key could not resist popping by the shops at the train station
 
Freshly made mochi in different flavours - Big Key loved them! 

 Getting take-aways (bian tang) for the train ride

Reasonably priced



Pork and Chicken Set - Keykey preferred the chicken set
 
View of train station
 
Choo choo train moving off~

Train uncle selling drinks and snacks

 
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Finally reached Taichung!


After putting down their luggage at Holiday Inn Express hotel, the trio went out for a walk at Taichung Park

 
As their tummies started growling, Keykey led the way to dinner
Keykey brought them to a restaurant called Wu Jiao Chuan Ban 伍角船板

Interior of the restaurant - Keykey thought that they had gone to a cave~
Unique looking place - a must go if you have not visited it before~
 
 
Yummy!

Time for shopping after dinner - Feng Jia Night Market

Food again after the shopping!








 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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12 comments:

  1. TommyFebruary 2, 2013 at 7:12 PM

    Hi,

    Enjoy reading your posts!

    Look forward to reading more of your taiwan stories!

    Been to Taipei but not to taroko gorge in Hualien..

    would love to go there one day..hee..

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  2. UnknownJuly 9, 2013 at 2:14 PM

    Hello there! I will be going to Hualien and Taichung in Aug and i need to check with you on the TRA between these two location! could you drop me an email at dandelionloves@gmail.com as i could not find your email address anywhere. Thanks in advance!

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  3. keykeyJuly 10, 2013 at 11:49 PM

    Hi. There are a few ways. You can either take train from the via Taipei to hualien or take hsr from taichung to Taipei and change to tra from Taipei to hualien. Alternatively, you can get a taxi driver to drive you from taichung through cingjing and taroko gorge to hualien. That is a popular route if you want to explore these 2 places.

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  4. UnknownDecember 5, 2013 at 12:54 PM

    Hi there, can i check with you from Hualien to Taichung, what kind of transport did you take ? via Taiwan Railway ? bus ? or by taxi ? if by taxi how much is the cost ? can i know the duration of the journey too ?

    Thank you so much in advance


    Warmest regards,
    Remy

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  5. UnknownDecember 5, 2013 at 12:55 PM

    By the way, i read all your posts about taiwan, very informative and I like the monkey soft toy too (",)

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  6. keykeyDecember 7, 2013 at 10:32 PM

    HELLO!!!!! From Hualien to Taichung, I took the normal TRA (Taiwan Railway). It will go past Taipei along the way. Note that some trains are slower, some are faster. Look at the timings and get the faster one.

    Other modes of transport which I have not tried is by taxi. It will normally go through the Taroko gorge to Cingjing and then down to Taichung. Most people who took this route will stay one night at Cingjing. I would recommend it too. Quite a nice place to explore. You can also try mixing the type of transport. eg. Take TRA to Taipei and change to HSR to Taichung/Take TRA to Taipei and take bus to Taichung.

    To my knowledge, I do not know of any direct bus to Taichung.


    Speed wise: TRA+HSR is fastest, assuming not much waiting time for changing of train. TRA all the way will be second fastest. Personally, I would prefer TRA all the way for simplicity
    Price wise: TRA all the way cheapest. Taxi wise will be hard to estimate as it includes tour of the gorge. I am not sure of the price but a typical tour of the gorge for 5 pax is around 3k TWD back in 2011.

    Cheers,
    Keykey

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  7. CrystalJuly 28, 2014 at 11:00 AM

    Hihi may I knw hw long is the journey from hualian to taichung if I take tra all the way?

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  8. UnknownMarch 7, 2015 at 10:34 AM

    http://www.journeyful.com gives you US$25 off your first hotel booking to Taiwan. You also get another US$25 in rewards when you refer a friend who completes a booking.

    It's the cheapest place to book your hotel to Taiwan.

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  9. UnknownJuly 6, 2015 at 7:35 PM

    Hi,

    Can anyone advise how long is the journey from hualian to taichung?

    Thanks.

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  10. keykeyOctober 17, 2015 at 10:44 PM

    depends on the train you take. then i took this.

    TRA: Tze Chiang Limited Express #1087 (1035hrs-1438hrs)

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  11. UnknownNovember 11, 2015 at 9:41 PM

    Hi KeyKey which hotel did you stay at in Hualian?

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  12. keykeyNovember 14, 2015 at 10:06 AM

    I stayed at Hotel Bayview! http://www.hotelbayview.com.tw/

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