Friday, December 13, 2024

Taiwan Day 3 (1 Dec 2024)

Today's breakfast was at this old school taiwan breakfast store, 5 min walk away from K Hotel. I really love this kind of old school breakfast store, with the old school food, the vibes, and the aroma. And you know it serves good food when locals come to patronise. 


When was the last time the 5 of us went for breakfast together? Hahahahahaha. Thank you Yvan for taking this photo. 




Glad to bring my parents and the kids to this type of old school breakfast. You can hardly find such places in Taipei. 

After breakfast, we check out of K Hotel and went to National Museum of Fine Arts. Xiaoyu recommended this place because there was an ongoing kids' exhibition, with kids' activities. Unfortunately when we reached, the kids' activity has ended, and so the kids ran around in the park, clearly enjoying themselves with their own unstructured play. 



Next we head for lunch. I originally wanted to go to this teppanyaki place, with very good Google reviews. but I did not make any reservation. When we reach there the restaurant was full. Omg. So Huanyang suggested 无老锅 that was nearby, so off we went. Glad that we went as well, because I have heard of 无老锅 many times, and always wanted to try but didnt have the opportunity. Glad to have finally tried it! 

After lunch, it was a very siong and tiring drive, to the highlight of this trip, a glamping experience at 山中静静. The glamping is at the top of a mountain. The views at the campsite was amazing. The kids had lots of fun playing at this open field. Kieran and Dillon did not even touch their mobile device. 

山中静静 have different tent options. I chose the 5 meter tent at 金雨树区. The tent has two double beds, power socket, and a cooler/heater. Unfortunately the heater did not work so well but the temperature was still ok for us, probably because we survived 8 degrees celsius glamping at New Zealand. For 2 pax per tent it cost 233 sgd, and for 4 pax per tent it cost 385 sgd. Tea break, dinner and breakfast is included, and a DIY activity of making ur own ceremic toaster. At night, they will set up a fire to let you bbq marshmallows. Marshmallows and equipment are provided. The kids enjoyed the experience alot. 

There is also a night walk activity, that is a bit pricey. We are expecting the guide to bring us into a jungle and see wild animals, however our expectations were too high, we were only being brought to a pond at the campsite to search for frogs. And after a short while the kids begin to lose their interest. Hahahahaha. 















Will definitely want to try this glamping experience again, probably at the company's other branches. One of the staff shared with me that they are building a campsite at Taipei's Yangming Shan, and the highlight at that campsite will be a hot spring. Hope can go for it next time.