KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK! Bernard and I jumped up from our slumber. Realised we've overslept. Ah!!! Can't remember if we set the alarm wrongly or we snoozed off the alarm.
Fortunately we had packed our bags the night before. No time for my usual morning bath. Hurriedly washed up, changed and stuffed our belongings into our bags. Suppose to catch the 9.20 am bus back to Taipei...
As we went downstairs, Wayne assured us that he'll not let us miss the bus... Granny (Wayne's mother) got our breakfast for us. No time to slowly savour the breakfast this morning, but had to gobble it down. Papa and mummy were down early and were already done with their breakfast...
Had intended to take some photos of the place before leaving but could only settle for a hurried shot... So grateful to Wayne for taking the trouble to drive us to the bus station, we made it in time. =P Saw the dog that had accompanied us for the morning walk the day before and took a shot of it too.
What an end to our SML vacation...
Fortunately we had packed our bags the night before. No time for my usual morning bath. Hurriedly washed up, changed and stuffed our belongings into our bags. Suppose to catch the 9.20 am bus back to Taipei...
As we went downstairs, Wayne assured us that he'll not let us miss the bus... Granny (Wayne's mother) got our breakfast for us. No time to slowly savour the breakfast this morning, but had to gobble it down. Papa and mummy were down early and were already done with their breakfast...
Had intended to take some photos of the place before leaving but could only settle for a hurried shot... So grateful to Wayne for taking the trouble to drive us to the bus station, we made it in time. =P Saw the dog that had accompanied us for the morning walk the day before and took a shot of it too.
What an end to our SML vacation...
Reached Taipei in about 3.5 hours too. Deposited our bags at Cityinn and made payment for the remaining 2 days. Went to the nearby shopping mall for our lunch and had Korean food. It was the period of Anniversary sale for the mall and it was crowded.
Went back to Cityinn after lunch. Wanted to bring our luggage to the room first instead of lugging it up at night when we will likely be tired. While waiting, we explored the common area on the second level, which we did not have the chance to do so before. We found a rather well-equipped pantry where you can cook a simple meal. There's hot/cold water here and even a coffee maker. There's a fridge, pots and an ovenette. Mummy tried to dispense a cup of coffee but failed.
(She later learnt from one of the cleaners that it had run out of coffee powder. Tried the coffee after that and found out that the coffee was "Not bad"! Bernard enjoyed the coffee too.)
(She later learnt from one of the cleaners that it had run out of coffee powder. Tried the coffee after that and found out that the coffee was "Not bad"! Bernard enjoyed the coffee too.)
Our plan for the afternoon was to visit Danshui. Brought our luggage to the room quickly and took the MRT to Danshui. Took the wrong train initially; a train that ends at Beitou and moved backwards. Thankfully, an elderly auntie heard our discussion and informed us that only alternate trains go to Danshui. We hopped out quickly and took the correct train. Once out of the station, we went to the Visitor's Information counter and asked for the way to the Fisherman's Wharf. We took the Red 26 bus there, just in time to catch the sunset.
Whoa! It was an awesome place, just like Perth's Fremantle. Went onto Lover's Bridge where we enjoyed the sunset, with the wind blowing...
Whoa! It was an awesome place, just like Perth's Fremantle. Went onto Lover's Bridge where we enjoyed the sunset, with the wind blowing...
Walked to the other side of the bridge and along the waters... As the sky turns dark, we took the free Tourist shuttle back to Danshui MRT station and made our way to Danshui Old Streets, where we had our dinner.
As we walked on after dinner, we heard a nice tune, like that of the ice-cream trucks in Hong Kong. Haha.. but it happened to be coming from... a rubbish collection truck! We were amazed to see all the people coming out of the shops and queuing up to dump their rubbish into the truck and those with recyclable materials in the truck following.
In the few days we were in Taipei we have seen the civic-mindedness of the Taiwanese; how they kept to one side on the escalators and how they queued up before boarding the trains. Singaporeans have a long way to go...
As we walked on after dinner, we heard a nice tune, like that of the ice-cream trucks in Hong Kong. Haha.. but it happened to be coming from... a rubbish collection truck! We were amazed to see all the people coming out of the shops and queuing up to dump their rubbish into the truck and those with recyclable materials in the truck following.
In the few days we were in Taipei we have seen the civic-mindedness of the Taiwanese; how they kept to one side on the escalators and how they queued up before boarding the trains. Singaporeans have a long way to go...
Tried the towering ice-cream cone for the novelty of it. Just ice and flavouring, nothing great. The weather was too cold for us to finish it...
Scenes around the MRT station. Another busker, an experienced artist and Dunkin Donuts where we bought our breakfast for the next day.
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