This is the streets of Hualien, from my hotel room. Hualien is a small town in which local Taiwanese likes to go for short getaways. The pace of life here is slower than the other cities, and its town has the largest percentage of aborigines in Taiwan.
In Hualien lies the Buddhist Tzu Chi University and General Hospital. My mom, best friend and boss are three active volunteers with the Tzu Chi Association. This pic is taken for them =)
We stopped in a cow farm in the outskirts of Hualien, to feed some ponies and goats and also to taste their Milk Hotpot, which is brewed from the cow milk obtained from the cows in this recreational farm.
In the afternoon, we made our way to the south of Taiwan. Eventhough Taiwan is a small island, the country is divided by Earth's Tropic of Cancer, hence giving rise to 2 types of weather condition in the country. The North having a more pronounced 4-season climate while the south enjoys fairly tropical weather. On the way to Kaohsiung, we had to cut through many mountains, and our bus was running very close to the cliffs on the shoreline.
That night, i had a very good time in Kaohsiung's 六合夜市. This night market is absolutely brimming with life. There were many visitors bringing their dogs out for night walks and i spotted this stall selling clothes for dog, complete with the owner's Miniature Schnauzer as model.
Here's another shop selling mini pigs! This kind of pigs are really friendly and they don't grow really big, very ideal to keep as a pet there. Over here though, it's haram haha....
After that, i visited Dream Mall, the largest shopping center in Taiwan which has a huge Hello Kitty Ferris Wheel atop its building.
I went for a ride in the Ferris Wheel. Each carriage comes in different cartoon designs and in the carriage there is a soft toy to accompany your 20-minute ride.
This is the interior of Dream Mall, approaching its closing hour. It was a Friday night, but shopping was breezy. I love how shopping centers in Taiwan are not as congested as in Singapore or Kuala Lumpur, makes the experience much more worthwhile.
This is the streets of Hualien, from my hotel room. Hualien is a small town in which local Taiwanese likes to go for short getaways. The pace of life here is slower than the other cities, and its town has the largest percentage of aborigines in Taiwan.
In Hualien lies the Buddhist Tzu Chi University and General Hospital. My mom, best friend and boss are three active volunteers with the Tzu Chi Association. This pic is taken for them =)
We stopped in a cow farm in the outskirts of Hualien, to feed some ponies and goats and also to taste their Milk Hotpot, which is brewed from the cow milk obtained from the cows in this recreational farm.
In the afternoon, we made our way to the south of Taiwan. Eventhough Taiwan is a small island, the country is divided by Earth's Tropic of Cancer, hence giving rise to 2 types of weather condition in the country. The North having a more pronounced 4-season climate while the south enjoys fairly tropical weather. On the way to Kaohsiung, we had to cut through many mountains, and our bus was running very close to the cliffs on the shoreline.
That night, i had a very good time in Kaohsiung's 六合夜市. This night market is absolutely brimming with life. There were many visitors bringing their dogs out for night walks and i spotted this stall selling clothes for dog, complete with the owner's Miniature Schnauzer as model.
Here's another shop selling mini pigs! This kind of pigs are really friendly and they don't grow really big, very ideal to keep as a pet there. Over here though, it's haram haha....
After that, i visited Dream Mall, the largest shopping center in Taiwan which has a huge Hello Kitty Ferris Wheel atop its building.
I went for a ride in the Ferris Wheel. Each carriage comes in different cartoon designs and in the carriage there is a soft toy to accompany your 20-minute ride.
This is the interior of Dream Mall, approaching its closing hour. It was a Friday night, but shopping was breezy. I love how shopping centers in Taiwan are not as congested as in Singapore or Kuala Lumpur, makes the experience much more worthwhile.
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