Three Days at Southern Taiwan
Day 1
1. Taipei – Kaohsiung
- UBUS (intercity bus) from Taipei Main Station | cost : 380 元 | time required : + 5 hours
2. Kaohiung Railway Station – Kaohsiung Grand Mosque
- Bus no.53 | cost : 12 元 + Taxi | cost : 155 元 –> I was lost. Please do not follow this…
- Bus no.88 | cost : 12 元 –> it is the right one, or
- Weiwuying MRT Station (O10), out at gate 4, turn left and walk about 200 m | cost : depend on departure station
3. Culinary – Warung Sate Muslim (beside the Mosque)
- 1 portion of sate kambing + white rice (bisa nambah, saya nambah soalnya…) | price : 100 元 / portion
4. Tour de Kaohsiung
- 122, Wufu 1st Rd – the address of Rotiboy on the internet –> the shop was not open anymore [mission failed]
- 6 Ming-Cyuan 2nd Rd – Wilson Sporting Goods Co. –> wanna buy racquet, but that is an office which not sell the products, they told me to buy it from their reseller agents [mission failed]
- 387, An Ning Street – Sumitomo/Chu Yu Hotel
- Tour was using A Pe’s Taxi – ask Mbak Alin (Warung Sate Muslim shopkeeper) to call the taxi | cost : 250 元
5. Kaohsiung Lantern Festival 2009
- City Council MRT Station (O4), walk about 500 m to Love River | cost : depend on departure station
6. Sumitomo/Chu Yu Hotel (near Kaohsiung Railway Station)
- Single bed : 1080 元 / night (weekdays)
Day 2
1. Kaohsiung – Pingtung
- by local train | cost : 31 元 | time required : + 20 minutes
Asked the information service about how to go to Eluan Bi Park. She suggested to take intercity bus or take the train to Fang Liao. I arrived at Pingtung at around 11 o’clock. There was Kuo Kuang Bus to Eluan Bi Park at 2 PM.
2. Pingtung – Fang Liao
- by local train | cost : 60 元 | time required : + 1 hour
3. Fang Liao – Che Cheng
- by Kuo Kuang Bus | cost : < 100 元 (forget the price precisely) | time required : + 20-30 minutes
4. Che Cheng – National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium
- by “black” taxi – like a taxi but without argometer, the price shoud be negotiated | cost : 150 元 | time required : 15 -20 minutes
5. National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium
- Ticket entrance : 450 元
This place is like the SeaWorld in Ancol. Nice place to visit, but not friendly with your pocket.
6. National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium – Eluan Bi Park
- by Kenting Shuttle Bus | cost : 70 元 | time required : + 40 minutes
7. Eluan Bi Park
- no ticket fee… Eluan Bi Park is the southernmost part of Taiwan…
and… waiting for the sunset… but unfortunately the sun was hiding behind the clouds…
faraway there is INDONESIA…
8. Eluan Bi Park – Kaohsiung
- by Kuo Kuang Bus | cost : + 350 元 (forget the price precisely) | time required : 2 hours
9. Kindness Hotel (near Kaohsiung Railway Station)
- Single bed : 1390 元 / night (weekdays)
Day 3
1. Kaohsiung Grand Mosque
- Shalat Jum’ah
2. Culinary – Ali’s Kitchen at 124, Wufu 2nd Rd
- the restaurant was closed [mission failed]
3. Kaohsiung – Tainan
- by Tzu Chiang Limited Express Train | cost : 107 元
4. Tour de Tainan
- Tainan Snacks Area – could not find the place [mission failed]
- 214, Jingnian Rd – the address of Rotiboy on the internet –> the shop was not open anymore [mission failed]
5. Tainan – Taipei
- by Tzu Chiang Limited Express Train | cost : 741 元
Notes based on experience :
- Tzu Chiang (T.C.) Train is not really worth to be taken to go out-town. Costly, almost twice than the intercity bus, with the same time consuming. Only good for short distance destination. The intercity bus such as Kuo Kuang, Ubus, etc. are preferable.
- Take the local train if you are rich of times and wanna enjoy your trip. Bad choice if you are in hurry.
- Learn some basic Chinese language are helpful so much. Worth for my one year’s Chinese course. Xie2 Laoshi.
- Do not hesitate to ask the information service at the station, moreover if the officer is young and beauty. Do not forget to give her your best smile before you asking.
- 2 or 3 persons will be good number to save your accommodation expenses, and some of transportation expenses. Contrary, bringing your spouse could be doubled your transportation expenses.
ah ga seruuu…
jalannya sendiri doank.
kemana-mana itu,, enaknya rame-rame
di stasiun kereta, rame…
di Kaohsiung Lantern Festival, rame…
di jalan2, rame…
di National Museum & di Eluan Bi Park, rame…
great2 … aku kayanya udah gak bisa jalan jauh2 lagi nih (emang pernah jl jauh? hehe), paling2 jalan2 sekitar taipei aja.
yg komen pertama minta diajak jalan2 tuh jay
tukang foto keliling, harusnyah hobi keliling alias jalan2 dong…
minta diajak sama elu kali ndra… kalo gw yg ngajak, mana mau dia…
wah enak banget, kerjaannya jalan-jalan mulu.
autisnya mulai lagi ya, jalan-jalan sendiri doang. ngajak-ngajaklah
did you sleep in hotel?
you spent a lot of money.
it’s more usefull if you give me some gift like marine biology text book or PSP or anything else whom can improve my skill.
heehehe…
jalan2 sendiri challenge-nya lebih tinggi… kalo ngajak temen, challenge-nya berkurang satu level…
yeah, a lot enough… gpp lah, duit beasiswa ini… suka2 lah mau dipake apa… itung2 masuk refreshing expense…
buku lagi? kan bukunya yg kemaren dah dibeliin… PSP? improve skill? improve skill nge-game maksudnya?? no way lah ya…
aghhh satenya terlihat enakkkk!! bikin ngilerr …
btw anti-spamnya kok gk najong lagi jay?
parah duit beasiswa disalah gunakan buat jalan-jalan….
improve anything lah
kyak kesabaran (waktu maen game), olahraga jari, dan lainnya
so where’s the pic of young and beauty officer?
emang enak sit… dagingnya empuuuk pisan…
tp sayang, bumbunya cuma bumbu kecap… jadinya kurang nampol
anti-spam nya banyak yg protes… pada nggak bisa mengakui fakta rupanya…
lebih salah lagi kalo buat beliin PSP…
ups, sorry… i didn’t take her pic…
whom? maksudnya siapa nang
ntar dah … klo udah ada titik terang ‘ngethesis’ baru bisa jalan2 lagi
wah, kaya’nya thesis lo masih terhadang awan hitam kabut tebal nih…
jia you!
si danang sepertinya kesulitan bedain antara barang sama orang…
kok pada ngegosipin gw di sini???
huuuuuuuuuh
hahaha…..
maklum dah lama gak les
duuuh ntu satenya seporsi cuman sgtu jay?…dengan sate yang segtu lo bisa nambah nasi?..ck..ck..ck..btw Love Rivernya..eeemm…cantiiiik bangeud yak?!…jadi pengen kesituh…kapan yaaa..ciliwung bisa bgtu?…
dobel sama sarapan itu…
secara kalo nambah nasi gratis, kalo nambah sate keluar doku lagi…
ya di-irit2 lah…
Wkkwkkwkwkw….
bikin ketawa aja, Bhwahahahahahahahahah….
kalaupun make whom juga diikutin sama subyek lagi bukannya kata kerja
Becandanya keren abnget dah, salut…
Penguunaan Bahasa Amrik yang menggelitik
O ya ampe lupa
ni apa2an ini percakapan keluarga gini di Blog
kayak ga ada kerjaan
salah bahasa inggris mah wajar2 aja… lha wong tiap hari pakenya bahasa
slangIndonesia…lha kamu o’…. apa coba maksudnya ‘abnget’, ‘Penguunaan’??? bahasa Indonesia bukan… Inggris juga bukan…
klo ke jakarta bungkusin sate nya ya…
tapi ga pake bawang, tomat, bumbu, tusuk, n daging nya…
bungkusnya aja….
heheh……
waaah, susah niy… masa’ bilang ke yg jual,
“Mbak, bungkusnya 1 dibawa pulang…”
haha…pinter bgt si ngeles nya….
Bagus, Jay!! baru tau u pernah jalan2 ke Kaohsiung.
A true explorer..
Ini blog nya juga nemu dari google XD
Thank you post nya, berguna buat planning, hehe..
enak bener jay jalan2…lengkap betul detailnya…andai sebelum balik indo aku bisa traveling kesana222…..:d