Taiwan: Wulai (Day 5) and then time to go home

Day 5..

Ermm.. belom balik lagik ek? hahahha..

Maybe selalu kitaorg kalau gi holiday 6 days tuh dah enuf dah..termasuk travelling days..Tapi kalo tempat omputih 6 days definetely tak cukup la kan..Tapi Taiwan..6 days rase cam dah berlebih lebih dah.. hahahha..bole homesick gitu.. huhuhu..especially becos kitaorg takleh nak tepon Hiro..over sungguh..hehe..

Neway, semalam nye kan tak kuar Taipei City..so day 5 nih we're travelling to Wulai.. about 1 hour from Taipei..

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Taiwan review #6: Wulai

Wulai is a tourist town most renowned for its hot springs, sightseeing, and aboriginal culture.

Other activities include hiking, camping, swimming, fishing, and birdwatching. During the spring, visitors come see the sakura trees bloom.

Among the attractions are:
1) Wulai hot springs --> There's numerous hot spring hotels, public baths, as well as the Wulai river.

2) Wulai Atayal Museum --> Entrance is free. But personally I feel that's it's a bit boring (I may be bias. Most musuems bore me!)

3) Waterfalls --> Several waterfalls exist in the Wulai gorge, but the largest is Wulai Falls. Nothing to shout about. We have far nicer waterfalls in Malaysia.

4) Wulai Gondola --> the gondola takes visitors to the top of Wulai Falls, where it accesses a hotel, conference center, and the Yunxian playground (a nature park with gardens, paddle boats, natural trails, and natural obstacle courses). We gave this a miss so can't comment much on this.

5) Atayal aboriginal culture --> many shops in Wulai specialize in aboriginal foods, arts, crafts, and clothing. During our visits, the shops does not impress us much.

6) Wulai Scenic Train - this is a converted mine train built during the Japanese era that takes visitors from downtown Wulai to the attractions at the base of Wulai Falls. This train covers 1.6 km from start to end, and it's a pretty short ride. Fare is NTD50 per way.

Verdict: If you have limited time in Taiwan, you may want to give Wulai a miss. The town is small with not so impressive attractions. But if you're in sceneries and brisk walking, you may like Wulai with its hundreds of steps.

Direction: To get to Wulai from Taipei Main Station, exit at Xindian. There's a visitor info kiosk there to assist you. You can either go by bus or taxi. taxi ride is around 40 minutes to Wulai Town, and it cost around NTD500 per way.

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 Bini sedang menjalankan tugas nye sebagai personal tour guide.

 Sudah sampai Wulai. Sekali pandang macam Malim Nawar jek.. huhuhu.. macam pekan cowboy.. Okla..berjalan2 tgk tempat orang. since kitaorg pon macam dah tatau nak pegi mana lagik hari ke-5 nih.. Nih pon kejap jek kat sini..Tengahari dah sampai Taipei balik.

 View of Wulai.. Sungai tuh hot spring la tuh..Banyak spa and hotel, which kalau cuaca sejuk mmg teringin la aku nak masuk hot spring kan.. tapik nye panas terik tak koser mak nyeh.. huhuh..Dah le si Leman tuh semua pon takmo.. ajak masuk spa pon takmo.. dengan alasan --> "Ni kat Malaysia pon banyak!" .. hehehe..Well, kat Malaysia lagik kan payah nye kalau nak ajak dia nih pegi spa.. kat Bali ngan Phuket jek senang nak pujuk mamat nih layan spa..

 Tinggi okay tangga nak sampai tempat train nih..huhuh..semput mak..

 View from the mini train station.. Cantik kan view dia.. bersih jek terjaga rapi train track dia..

 Ini kitaorg dalam mini train..best jugak naik menatang nih.. akak memang suke naik rides rides kanak kanak macam nih.. hehe.. tapik skejap sangat dah sampai nye..

 Sejam perjalanan hanya nak tengok air terjun yg halus macam air kencing..huhuhuuh.. Tak impressive langsung youolllss.. Setakat rhupe ni.. air terjun lata kinjang tuh jauh lebig cantik (err..walaupon aku tak penah sampai Lata Kinjang tuh lagik..hehehhe).. Halus gile air terjun dia..nak turun pon macam malu malu jek aku tengok.. hehehe..

Kitaorg sampai pagi..so orang pon tak ramai.. Boleh la buat aksi2 memalukan diri macam di atas..hehe..

 And we're back at Taipei city for lunch..

Since esok kan dah nak balik..duit untuk makan kitaorg pon banyak lagik..sebab asek makan street food jek kan..so konon2 hari nih nak makan mahal sikit la.. masuk la satu Thai restoran nih..ala2 exclusive la jugak.. tengok pon dah rase nak kenyang..hehehe.. sebab mahal..

Dah nama nye tempat orang kan.. bukan banyak pon mende leh makan..so seperti biase we opt for anything seafood.. We ordered 1 sizzling seafood and 1 seafood fried rice..

Pehtu sampai la seafood fried rice dia..

Husband: Sayang, kenapa seafood fried rice dia ade letak sausage?

Wife: Ha-ah la.. entah.. Jangan la makan.. ketepi kan la.. (sambil alih kutip sausage letak ke tepi)

Husband: Pehtu nih ape mende? (refferring to serunding selonggok tepi nasik tuh)

Wife: Eeeeii..entah.. jangan la makan.. kejap..sayang tanye.. *sambil panggil waiter*

Dot: Excuse me..What is this made of?

Waiter: Ohh.. this is made of pork..

Dot and husband: Hahhhh?? Porkkk??

Hampir aku jatuh kerusi ok! seb baik laki bini tak termakan babi...hahahhaa..

Pehtu aku pon explain la kat dia.. aku nak seafood jek.. sebab kitaorang muslim..tak boleh makan babi..First time wei aku order SEAFOOD fried rice dapat babi on top of seafood.. huhuhuh.. naya.. naya..

Seb baik restoran exclusive so diorang pon amik balik masuk dapur.. pehtu datang balik mintak maap..cakap sorry lambat sikit..sebab diorang masak balik..make sure letak seafood saja.. hhuhuhu..

 Ini sizzling seafood.. nih kompem takdek babi.. huhuhu..Aku selera nak makan nih jek..lepas seafood fried rice yg dia baru goreng sampai, pon aku tak berapa nak lalu makan.. tapi aku tengok Leman sedap jek makan sampai licin pinggan..hahahhaha..

The rest of the day pass by in a blur.. jalan2 sikit kitaorg tapau sushi lepak makan kat bilik.. yg pasti every meal and every evening, confirm aku beli ice taro balls and pearl milk tea..heheheh..oh..rindu plak 2 mende tuh..kat malaysia tak sedap cam kat taiwan.. seb baik pearl tea "Little Taiwan" sedap..

 And this is us..dah sampai kat Taoyuan International Airport for our flight back home..

Dot dah order taxi kat front desk hotel kan.. So bila dah check in tuh.. terus jek masuk taxi dah tunggu kan..

Bila taxi tuh jalan jek sikit.. driver tuh tanye..

Driver taxi yg tatau cakap omputih: Chong cheng chong cehng..

Dot & Leman yg muka dah pucat lesi: Amende dia cakap nih abang? mampos kita.. hahahha

Dot: Sorry..Cannot understand.. No chinese..English?

Driver taxi plak muke dah biru: Ohh.. English..little.. (sambil sengih2)..

Dot: We wan't to go to Taoyuan International Airport.. (cakap sebutir2 biar jelas dan nyata)

Sebab kat Taiwan ade 2 airport..satu international (Taoyuan or also known as Chang Khai Shek Airport) satu domestic (Sonshang Airport)..separuh mampos la kitaorg nak bagi dia paham ok..tak pucat lesi muka kitaorg.. kang terlepas flight sesia idop weih.. huhuhu..

Driver taxi: Ok..ok.. You wanna go Terminal 1 or terminal 2?

Mampossssssssssssssss... mana aku tau dowh.. kat tiket aku tulih "Taoyuan International Airport" jek.. takde plak cakap terminal 1 ke 2 ke 3 ke..huhuhuhuh..

Pehtu Leman siap jadik translator..member senang la.. mentang2 bini handle semua logistic arrangement..huhuhuh.. siap translate untuk aku kot2 aku tak paham cine tuh cakap omputih..

Husband: Sayang..dia tanye terminal 1 ke 2?

Helllowwwwwwwwwwwww..mana la aku nak tau kan.. huhuhuhuh..

Aku pon tak sure la kan.. Ulang2 jek cakap.. Air Asia.. go back to Malaysia (mampos dia tatau Malaysia nih kat mana agak nye..huhuhuh).. International Airport..

Driver nih siap berenti kat tepi jalan ok nak setel direction kitaorg nih dulu.. aku rase member pon muka dah macam nak nangis.. muka macam.. korang-amik-la-duit-korang-nih-balik-aku-takmo-dah-sekarang-sila-turun!! hahahahha.. Pehtu dia gelak2.. kitaorg pon gelak gelak.. Pehtu dia cakap.. OK.. pehtu sambung jalan..

Wahahahahah..matik laa..ape yg ok pon aku tatau.. redho jek la.. 

Seb baik la betul dia bawak sampai depan gate yg siap ade lambang Air Asia..hehehehe..

 And with that..our Taiwan Adventure 2010 ends here.. Although Taiwan nih takde lah best sangat sampai nak ulang datang lagik..but seriously I had so much fun travelling with my munchkin.. we take it easy..and gelak2 jek walaupon kitaorg selalu sesat and dun speak their language.. Lepas nih dah makin confident nak travel DIY style berdua.. Insyallah next year punye honeymoon kat Perth pulak..

Taiwan: Been There! Done That!