This was the breakfast set provided by the Minsu

Breakfast @ Starry Minsu 觀星園景觀山莊

Starry Minsu was located at the highest point, the view was unblocked

Photo taken from Starry Minsu

We have breakfast and dinner at the open area

Photo taken from Starry Minsu

We stayed at the second floor

Starry Minus-main entrance

We are going to Sun Moon Lake 日月潭 , I have arrange XiaoHei Hp:0921340000 for the transport from Cingjing to Sun Moon Lake, NT 300 ($12.5) per person but when I call him, he told me no cab available. I have to take Nantou bus from Cingjing to Puli, from Puli to Sun Moon Lake.

After checking out, Minsu owner arange someone to send us to Songgang (松崗), we need to take the 9am Nautou Bus to Puli

We bought bus ticket from Songgang to Puli for NT 133 ($5.5) per person, journey time around 1 hr 20 mins.

Around 10.20 am, we reached Puli and we need to get the bus ticket from Puli to Sun Moon Lake for NT62,
($2.6) per person, journey time around 40 mins.

Nantou Bus- bus shuttle schedule from Puli to Sun Moon Lake

We reached Sun Moon Lake 水社 around 11.10 am. We dropped our luaggage at the Shuishe 水社 Visitor Center, near the bus Center, opening hour from 9 am to 4.30 pm.

Sun Moon Lake are a number of small townships and scenic treks clustered into four zones - Shueishe (水社), Wen Wu Chao (文武朝), Itashao (伊达邵), and Xuan Guang Si (玄光寺)

For transport, either you can take cab, bus, bicycle or boat to tour around Sun Moon Lake

For us,we bought the 1 day unlimited bus ride ticket for NT80, ($3.3) per person

We also bought the ferry ticket from Shuishe 水社 Visitor Center as some places need to travel by ferry.A round trip ticket allows you to disembark and board at 3 official piers, namely Shueshi, Itashao and Syuanguang. Ferry ticket @ discounted price NT200, ( $8.3 ) per person, normal price NT300.

Bus Ticket

Ferry Ticket

Map of Sun Moon Lake

Shuishe 水社

We took ferry from Shuishe 水社 to Itashao (伊达邵).We have our lunch near Itashao.

Itashao (伊达邵)

Our Lunch

what we order

Food street near Itashao Visitor Center

Next we went to the Wen Wu Chao, beautiful big temple next to the lake.

Wen Wu Chao (文武朝)

After the Wen Wu Chao (文武朝), we went to Shuishe 水社 Visitor Center to collect our luaggage and bought bus ticket to Taichung Train Station 台中, NT 190 ($8) per person, journey time around 2 hours

We have booked Cityinn Hotel,新驛旅店台中車站店 5 mins walk from Taichung Railway station, Economy room for NT1440, ($60) with free breakfast buffet for 2

Cityinn 新驛旅店台中車站店

Cityinn 新驛旅店台中車站店

We took taxi from hotel to Banana New Paradise 香蕉新樂園茶飯館 for dinner. Taxi fare NT 130, ($5.5)

We ordered chicken NT268, ($11) and another offer dish- duck cooked with yam NT128, ($5.5), if no offer we need to pay NT238, ($10) for the duck, food was nice and tasty.

Chicken

Duck cooked with yam

Banana New Paradise 香蕉新樂園茶飯館

' inside an old train' for photography

'old train'

Next we went to Yizhong street 一中街,Yizhong street is a shopping area and night market near many cultural and educational institutions.At night many food and merchandise stalls open up along Yizhong street