Hualian

Came to this part of Taiwan without having any idea what it has to offer. It was indeed a nice town to kick start my Taiwan trip.

By the time I arrived at Hualian, it was already almost 3am in the morning. The journey from Taoyuan airport to Hualian was really crazy. After about 100km++ of freeway, it was another 100km++ on hilly and winding road, it made me almost throw up halfway through. Just imagine the winding road up to Fraser Hill at Malaysia, times 10!

Checked into this nice little boutique hotel and slept straight away.

Woke up to a cloudy morning by 9am. It’s nice to wake up into a foreign town for a change. The hotel offers a complimentary breakfast voucher to claim up to NT$50 worth of food at this famous dumpling shop. Love the food, love the place!!

After that, it was the time of doing what most people come to Taiwan for. Eating, and more eating!! I just foresee that I’m gonna put on a few kilo before I go back to KL.

Of course, also did some exploration and sight seeing around and beyond Hualian town.

Market place

Old rail road, now a pedestrian walk

… walking around for food

some mountain scene

… mountain and sea

rocky beach

 

erosion at the beach

… that’s pretty much the first day in Taiwan. Feeling tired now. Getting out of Hualian tomorrow. Guess I should check out some local night scene at their local pub tonight before I leave this town….. if I’m still able to stay awake..