good morning!
it's day 4 in Taipei!
got a scare when i tried to view the pics in my digi cam, but somehow, cant!
so i hurriedly went down to the biz centre and transferred the pics to the thumb-drive which i brought first.
dont wanna lose the pics uh.. otherwise, i'll be so so sad!
their keyboard is too interesting :o
anw, gonna check into another hotel, so woke up early, took our buffet breakfast in a rush.
the early birds!
raphael with his cheeky expression again!
raphael's burnt croissant.
yes, it's burnt coz he insisted on wanting to toast it twice.
asked him to get me some fruits.
this is what he got me.
lol, too cute.
checked out, then set off to Jiu Zu Wen Hua Cun.
had toilet break at some pit-stop along the highway.
there was this huge fish tank which caught our attention.
big fish, small fish and stingrays too!
Jelly Fish!
we spotted some w/o caps!
so poor thing!
then there was a foodcourt and they sell lots of snacks too :D
sleepy cayden with his mummy.
the exp kind of ice-cream tt we can find at sg too!
very tempted to try this, but nope.
did not. heh.
otw to the bus.
reymus is too cuteee!
with our coach bus at the background :D
all our luggages at the bottom of the coach bus.
bought some snacks for the bus journey!
each one, one :D
yummy!
'nai you' flavour.
hao chi (Y)!
nicololo with her hot dog bread dipped in lots of mustard sauce!
another enjoying his hotdog bread, but only munching the hotdog.
yumz yumz :D
highways/roads of taiwan!
on the bus there.
nicololo and i were very engrossed to the teevee program in the bus.
and finally, we reached 'Jiu Zu Wen Hua Chun'!
many places, but we decided to start with the Amusrment Isle.
Looking at the map, and off we go.
all of them had their heads covered coz of the drizzle!
cutie :D
it's a theme park!
the grand entrance!
a visitors' centre at the side.
listening to the tour guide to give us a brief idea of the whole place before moving off for the rides!
we were given some papers, where we were to collect stamps at different booths!
raphael went to chop it on his own even before the tour guide brief us on that!
the instincts of a little young boy.
stamped!
first stamp --- Luffy!
the flight of stairs to get to the different rides!
look at how big the whole area is!
no idea why it's such a one-piece theme.
2nd stamp booth found!
first ride!
the 360 degrees turn roller coaster!
too exciting, we went for a 2nd time on the ride and chose the front row this time!
so fun!
esp love it when it's empty and we dont have to q for rides! lol.
the rest went to bring the younger kids to the indoor rides, so only spotted mummy waiting of us beneath the ride. aha.
the rain spoil my hair.
the entrance of the indoor rides!
carousel.
indoor viking!
hot air balloon ride!
up up and above!
with the cheeky boy sitting w me :D
:]
next ride --- Space Mountain!
2 persons in one 'car'.
and my partner was little raphael :D
shoes turn luminous when we enter the really dark interior!
interesting.
luminous scarf!
then we decided to take the Jurassic Cruise?
it's too boring for us.
just sitting on a boat and view what were displayed inside.
the ostrich is too deformed (N).
this was how empty it was!
we could even just stay put and tell the person we wanna take the ride again!
hot air balloon ride again!
the kids in one hot air balloon this time!
gonggng! :D
and me, with meimei :D
aft the ride, we decided to have lunch.
yes, that was how empty it was, even at the restaurants/eating places!
some fries and some hot dog breads!
only us in the restaurant!
add on, some pizzas that dont taste nice.
3 whole chickens!
they provided gloves for us to eat the chicken!
how cool!
that is how taiwanese eat their chicken w/o dirtying their hands!
aft lunch, we decided not to get onto those vigorous rides which may make us puke.
so we went to play benben's fav game there.
the kiap-kiap machine!
damn cheap there!
kylie's a pro at that!
caught a few during the whole trip alr!
mummy wanted to take pics with the One Piece characters outside before it starts to rain again.
so we went out for pic taking.
before & after?!
the body. lol.
'eewwww, look at those hairy legs'.
HAHAHA
'ahhhhh, my brain!'
Mr Skeleton.
funny daddy :O
why she so skinny!?
jealous me!
nicololo, why you so cute!? hahaha!
last but not least, the every so cute, chopper!
cayden, pinching his nose! Lol.
traditional dance performance before the theme park closes.
and they allowed photo-taking before they leave!
thanking the visitors :D
yea, so tt was our day at Jiu Zu Wen Hua Chun.
spent about 4hrs there, then the coach bus took us to Sun Moon Lake Hotel, the third best hotel in taipei, and the only hotel that has hot spring in the hotel itself!
staff in kimono serving refreshing drinks and chocolate tartlets at the entrance when we arrived.
at the lobby, waiting for tour guide to help us do our check-in and distribute our room keys.
front desk!
finally, into our room!
everything packed neatly in a box.
2 big beds! (Y)
toilets w/o door locks!
the 'pao wen quan' area.
toiletries all neatly packed and displayed.
and see-through glass panel into the toilet from the bedroom!
bathroom slippers tt look too comfortable, but cant bring home! :/
weighing scale tt we spotted in the room!
all of us immediately stood on it to weigh ourselves!
only 3 days passed and EVERYONE GAINED WEIGHT(except benben)!
aiks, jut couldnt resist the street food at Taiwan!
and each room has a balcony!
super nice when it's cool breeze you breathe in when you step out into the open!
so cooooold, but we likeee!
after resting for awhile, it's dinner time.
this is the lobby area of the level.
really spacious!
while waiting for lift, there's even a sitting area :D
wore the slippers for dinner at the restaurant.
buffet dinner!
salad bar.
cold food.
jap counter!
from jap appetizer to sushi to handrolls to sashimi!
plates and plates of food tt followed!
hot food.
sweet treats!
some desserts!
nicololo who helped gonggong bring his cup of milk tgt with creamer, coz she wasnt sure if gonggong wanted hot milk or creamer for his coffee. haha.
then it's cayden fiddling with the video cam.
so cute. haha.
had our buffet dinner, then explored the hotel alittle.
christmas trees in almost every hotel we go!
dont even know if it belonged to anyone, meimei just went and sat on it. lol.
the game that made us scream and shout.
too excited us got too noisy!
next, table tennis!
then to the gym.
while we were all doing those, the two little ones were still engrossed in playing the at the soccer table.
only royston kor kor went back to play with them.
the ladies just sat down and relax~
meimei and i decided to join them.
we found some games on the table and started playing reversi using the chinese chess set. haha.
main reason being, neither of us knew how to play chinese chess. haha.
anw, i lost again, to meimei :[
not surprising~
the adults all went back to their hotel rooms to wash-up and turn-in for the day while some of the kids waited for us.
haha, we were the last to leave the area!
aft which, it's time for us to pao the wen quan! *excited*
the very cute thermometer to test the temperature of the water!
we dont even have to go out, we get to soak ourselves in our own rooms!
ahhh, but the rates are really high. pricey.
stayed in the hotel the whole night.
oh, and nicololo taught us a new word --- stomach + tummy = STUMMY.
hahaha, very useful :D :D
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if.only.we.can.go.somewhere.where.no-one.knows.us.and.live.our.lives.
