Monday, December 03, 2007
breakfast was at the restaurant of the hotel.. consisted of porridge peanuts eggs and dow gay.. and thats abt all lor.. i didn't really eat my fill.. but oh well.. next it was a super long bus journey to kaohsiung.. one of the most polluted cities in taiwan.. and throughout the journey.. the bus climed a mountain using a road just to get from the the western side of taiwan to the eastern side of taiwan.. well.. taiwan is split into east and west by its mountainous regions bah.. so we so very close to the pacific ocean and after that the eastern china sea..
finally when we arrived somewhere nearer to kaohsiung.. we visited the Fo Kuan Shan monastery.. it is the largest buddhist monastery in taiwan.. and it also has a 120-ft tall Buddha statue that is surrounded by 480 smaller similar statues.. didnt include any pictures of this.. well.. yeah..
after that we stopped by at the Pearl Cultural Centre where they sold pearl powder.. and pearl jewelry.. and sia lar.. the lady talked super fast until i cannot catch wat she was saying lor.. but oh well.. nt impt.. i guess she's used to talking to tour grps so she become so efficient..
next.. the tour guide allowed us to do some shopping although it wasnt for long.. what they call Dream mall.. but it's lyk so ex lar.. it's lyk high end shopping centre so oh well.. didnt buy a single thing at all... exceot some sun biscuits..
dropped by at Sizih Bay.. supposedly clear water de..according to the itinerary.. but NO MAN.. lyk so normal lor.. it was where couples frm the nearby university wld hang out.. and according to the tour guide.. the pregnancy rate at that university is quite high.. lol..
love river cruise.. well.. dere's a story behind it..and u might be able to guess.. 2 lovers.. jumped into the river after they planned to si ben.. but due to some miscommunication.. they both waited at both ends of the river.. and when the other party failed to show up.. both jumped into the river and drowned..
went to Leo Ho Street which was known for its many delicious local snacks.. so we ate guan cai ban and fried ice cream.. pepper bun and drank si shen tang.. all of which were recommeneded by our tour guide.. not a bad recommendation after all..
what they call guan cai ban which consisted of fried bread and somewhat lyk campbell soup..superbly delicious seh.. after that it was back to Hotel Holiday Garden which had a very very cool lift..
the ceiling of the lift..
back to the hotel room for a good night's rest..
(9:45 PM)