Present, The Formosa Vacation

Vacation's where I wanna be
A buddy on the beach
where the fun is free
We don't need a holiday to start to celebrate
Repeat after me, 'I need a vacation'
~Vacation by Vitamin C~

Spent 7 days at the Formosa, otherwise known as the main island of Taiwan. Started out tired coz it was a midnight flight and the tour started out early the next morning. Amidst the cold weather (about 18 degree Celsius), we started the day with the so-called bullet train. Well I was kinda disappointed because it was not any faster than the regular MRT train here in Singapore. The only difference was the spacious personal seats that you get for twice the MRT fare. Because Taiwan is a mountainous region, you can get to places faster with the train travelling through mountains. Thus you can go from Tao Yuan to Taipei in half the time as compared to travelling on the road.

Okay enough of me blabbering about my vacation. I don't wanna write about all the 7 days or this blog will get extremely long. This vacation was a scenic one, so let the pics and videos do the talking:

First up is the Yeliu Stone Park, for a place made entirely of stone and water, it sure is pretty. Check it out.

Another scenic region that I would like to highlight is the Taroko Gorge. Again an entire region of stone and water, but nevertheless a difference experience.

A great big hole in the ceiling, like in the kungfu shows where heroes are trapped and trained till they are strong enough to 'fly' through the hole.

A monastery in the middle of the mountains, now I know where the movies get their scenery from.

The tour leader say the sun rises from between the two mountains, it’s a pity I didn’t get to see it first hand.

Some other random pics:

From a pet shop at Taipei 101

The mineral water brand: “Drink More Water” Lol..

One thing I don’t like about Singapore is the banning of fireworks. It’s really awesome to light them under the night sky. Watch the videos and you will know what I mean:

All in all, I like the 100+ free TV channels, especially Channel [V], a lot of fabulous music and MVs. The people there are also very friendly, especially the shopkeepers, who are ever so enthusiastic even when you don’t buy a thing. Singaporeans should learn a thing or two about service from them.