reached taoyuan airport at about 12 plus in the afternoon. darling went to the nursing room for her mother duty, while i go collect the car. this time we decided to self drive, because yilan is quite inaccessible in terms of public transport and hiring a personal driver is more expensive.
so off we go to our first destination, that is our 民宿 called 蜻蜓石. it cost NT7800 (SGD354) per night on their website. but they only allow pple to book on their website 3 weeks in advance. but on airbnb, i can book it 1 month in advance. being the kiasu singaporean, in case the rooms run out, i book on airbnb first. book on airbnb has its cons as well, because got hidden fees such as the airbnb service fee and cleaning fee. hence next time if i want to book, i will book on their own website. high chance will be able to get a room, as long as you dun book on saturday nights, and avoid their summer vacation (that is around july august period). anyway i booked the cheapest room that is on level one, where you can see the pool. the rooms on level 2 can see the yilan scenery and of course more expensive.
the drive to 蜻蜓石 was stressful, because it is left hand drive in taiwan. the last time i did left hand drive was 5 years ago, with brotherhood. and i didnt sleep much the previous night, so i was quite tired. but thank goodness, we reached 蜻蜓石 safe and sound, and we are blessed with good weather!
蜻蜓石 also provides afternoon tea, dinner and breakfast for their guests. so for that amount of money, i think is quite worth it. the dinner is omakase style! as for yuanze, they prepared steamed egg, braised pork rice, a bowl of soup and fruits. that was more than enough for yuanze.
there were other dishes as well, for eg the sashimi platter and the soup dish. both dishes were so so so so good that we forgot to take pics. the dishes above were very good as well.
stay tuned for Day 2!
