#Brunchdategirls to go Taiwan- High Speed Rail to TaiChung | Day 2

Started our day pretty early on day 2 because we were traveling out of Taipei City! While we were walking to the train station, we came across this small eatery selling Taiwan 小吃 so we decided to   have our breakfast there.

Oily rice, 油饭.

Sweet Tempura 甜不辣.

Oyster mee sua 面线.

Our initial plan was to visit the Yong He Dou Jiang near our place. The cab driver from the night before told us there was one outlet near to where we stayed, but google map failed us. Lucky we visited this small eatery and the owner was very friendly and helpful. One of her old time customer stopped by to chit-chat and found out that we wanted to try Yong He Dou Jiang. She chased after us (we bidded good bye and left after this selfie) and recommended us some snacks that we should try and things we should do in Taipei. It was quite a long walk, but she was super nice and friendly to walk us all the way there.

Yayyy! Some of us were really excited to try Yong He because we really love the soya milk and bean curd we had in Singapore branch, located at Geylang. Sadly, this branch in TW doesn't sell bean curd.

This is located right outside Yong Chun Station Exit 4.

After getting more food, we embarked on our journey to Tai Chung.

We got our ticket at Taipei main station via the ticket machine which was really easy and hassle-free. You can also check the train timing or pre-purchase your tickets on their website. We were really lucky that the train frequency is quite frequent.

Second round of breakfast:

I love the 豆浆, soy milk!

Yanning is always read for photos. 

We took the express train which only stopped for two stations before arriving at TaiChung, the journey was slightly less than an hour. It was an impromptu decision to head there. So after arriving, we had to ask around before we could figure our way.

We could either take another rail train, cab or take bus 155. We chose the cheaper alternative, I can't remember how much was the bus fare but it was relatively cheaper compared to the other two options. We boarded bus 155 from one terminal to another. The journey towards LiPhao land, 麗寶樂園 was about another hour with smooth traffic. It will be a lot faster if we take the train and then hopped on to bus 155 for a couple more stops. We wanted to save the hassle for the transfers so here we go. 

Putting on the shades to prepare for nap time!

Photo-bombed Wenhui's 'candid shot' haha!

June season was the Typhoon/raining season, when we were there, it rain every single day. When we arrived at Lihpao land, it was pouring very heavily and we were so worried that it will be a wasted trip since most of the outdoor rides will be closed. While waiting for the rain to stop, we hid at this small arcade stall and played the toy catching machine. #Thingswedotokilltime

We were really lucky, after about a good half an hour, the rain became smaller and we went ahead to buy the entrance tickets. Initially, it looked really quiet and we thought it was closed. I guess there wasn't much crowd on a weekday and school just started. Anyway, for those who have watched 5566(TW boy band) entertainment show, they had this outdoor show whereby they visit theme parks and had to complete some challenges while on the ride. They visited this theme park to conquer the craziest roller coaster, you will know why in a while.

As it was still drizzling, we decided to go indoor and play our bumper car. I love pong pong car when I was a kid where they set up a small driving area at Parsa Malam. 

We had a lot of fun laughing and chasing each other, ignoring the other drivers.

Station 2- Sonic Circle. This looks really harmless and we didn't know how does it work since it was really empty and most rides wasn't operating yet. 

After getting on the ride, we realized it was actually pretty exciting because it started spinning faster and faster that I almost flew out, and Wenhui who is super afraid of rides was screaming like mad behind us. HAHA and just when we thought it was about to stop, it started reversing and travel backwards. I wonder if I have watched 5566 played this ride on their show before.

My adventurous kaki-Candice who sat all the rides with me! Again, we didn't know how it works and decided to just try since we are here. Got to make our tickets value for money. So this was how it looks like when we arrived, one thing for sure, I knew it was not going to be kid friendly.

The water raft ride which took us almost abt half an hr to decide if we want to get on it. Most of us refuse to get on because it will get us drenched. We saw how the other riders came down totally drenched. After contemplating for the longest longest time, 4 of us went up the ride. The only reason why I went up was because these was odd numbers so I sacrifice to go up, risking being drenched. Hahaha wenhui on the other hand is not afraid of getting drenched but terribly scared of height. She made us hook our hands(interwined) so she would feel safer hahahahaha! To be honest this is one of the higher water raft ride, pretty steep slope. While the raft was inching up the slope, the girl beside me cannot stop screaming and shouting😏

   

I call this the washing machine ride. It spins 360 degrees like a washing machine, helped us to spin dry after the water ride. The guy beside us was posing weird faces for the gf hahaha but I think he really look hilarious.

It was still drizzling and we wanted to take a break so we went to catch an acrobatic cum dance show, honestly it was quite disappointing because we could tell the dancers were just marking their steps. Nonetheless, a chance for group shot.

Can you see this crazy ride where the track is disconnected. 180 degree hanging before we plunged down. When the ride started, it went straight upslope to the highest point and I was screaming like crazy. The anticipation is really not funny lor and I had to sit on the ride alone because we had odd numbers. Bravely volunteered to sit alone, why did I... But it was really quite fun, except that I got off the ride feeling dizzy and had to take a break.

Scared 到！

My stiff smile before going for the craziest ride ever!

You can watch the clip of the ride here:

Walking to another part of the theme park where the rides are friendlier!

    

The child-friendly roller coaster, similar to enchanted airway in USS but slightly faster. We went on the ride twice continuously because the guys behind us asked for one more round even before we could get down. Without a choice, our dear Wenhui was scared to death when she had to go through the ride once more.

      

Our attempt to selfie with the ferry wheels in the background but clearly failed.

Then some friendly taiwanese volunteered to help us with a photo, but also failed to capture the ferris wheel.(lol)

I had no idea why all of us simply walked in without thinking that we will get wet. Funny how we took half an hr to get on the previous water ride and was only slightly splashed while all of us got wet butts and back from this ride. 

The huge air dryer to help us dry our body. They also provided hair dryer after the ride for people who wants to dry themselves, but is pay per use basis.

On this circular boat, we never know who is going to get wet. Lucky enough, all of us got down with wet butts.

The mission to go on Merry-go-round. Took us very long to finally find this ride. This sums up the end of our day:)

         

 I looked so happyyyyy! Weeeeee

          

Super tired after the adrenalin wore off, we skipped lunch that day and only got some snacks to share. Since there wasn't many food stalls around and also we didn't wanted to attempt the rides with a full tummy.

It took us more than 1.5 hours for the bus journey back to the station and our dinner plans got delayed. We were all starving by the time and had to get my fav croissant before boarding the HSR back to Taipei.This was life-saving! I love croissant, toasted plain croissant, chocolate croissant, with layered yeast leavened-dough. I guess partly because I was just too hungry. 

We went back to the apartment to freshen up and prepare for the night activity-CLUBBING. Our virgin experience of Taiwan night activities at LUXY club, used to be the biggest dance club in Taiwan but recently I think their standards might have dropped with better clubs coming up.

Cheers to an awesome time in TAIWAN!

 

Selfie in the posh girl's toilet. They even have like a huge area with mirror specially designed for selfie moments and at the other end with a victorian style sofa. The toilet might be my fav area of Luxy!

All of us put on different shades of red lipsticks, love how different we all looked. 

We had some good music while we were at the dance floor and in between they had dance performances, which helped to  get the crowd high, (mostly the zai nan). For the party goers, you will definitely love Taiwan nightclubs, lets get the party going!

XOXO,
Smileybrows