After breakfast, we went to buy Sun Moon Cake 太阳饼. From 0nline research we found 3 shops are popular in Taiwan
1. 台中市太阳饼
2.魏清海太阳饼老店
3. 李儀餅店
As we don't know the direction to the shop, so we just bought from one of the shop near Taichung Train Station.
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| Shop selling Sun Moon Cake 太阳饼 |
Sun Moon Cake 太阳饼
Next we went to Cosmed drugstore in Taiwan, like Guardian or Watsons in Singapore.The price is much cheaper in Singapore.
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| COSMED |
We bought 2 boxes of facemask 我的美麗日記 beauty diary, cost NT419 ( $18 )
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Beauty Diary Face Mask
While walking towards the 宮原眼科 for ice cream, we saw the 魏清海太阳饼老店, selling the popular sun moon cake 太阳. The shop is located near Taichung Train Station, around 10 mins walk.
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| 魏清海太阳饼老店 |
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| 魏清海太阳饼老店 |
After buying the Sun Moon Cake, we walked to Miyahara Eye Hospital 宮原眼科
Miyahara Eye Hospital, a new tourist attraction at Central district of Taichung, is actually an ice cream joint. It was an eye clinic built by a Japanese optometrist- Miyahara (Gong Yuan) during the time of the Japanese occupation.
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| 宮原眼科 |
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宮原眼科
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A unique interior design is another appealing focal point. Based on the original clinic and pharmacy design blends in with the essential concept of reading and books in their interior design, the store is fitted with high ceiling, light-brown wooden wall book cabinets, medicine chests and warm lighting in creating a library atmosphere.
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宮原眼科
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Books are the main decorations in the store, as well as the book’s outfit design of gift box makes guests feel like they are in the library.
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| 宮原眼科 |
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| 宮原眼科 |
The Miyahara Eye Hospital sell ice-cream and bubble milk tea on the 1st floor. The ice-cream has dozens of flavors that you can choose, and you may add numerous kinds of unique complimentary toppings only can be found in this store
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宮原眼科
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宮原眼科
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We ordered a single scoop with 3 side topping, cost NT170 ($7 )
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Our Ice-Cream
We walked to the Taichung Train Station to buy the ticket to New Wurih Station for the Taichung HSR.
Taichung HSR Station (高鐡台中站) is connected to New Wurih Railway Station, about 5 mins’ walk. Board a TRA train at New Wurih Railway Station to Taichung Railway Station (in downtown). Fare: NT$15 Travel time: About 9 ~ 11 mins.
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| Machine selling Train Ticket to New- Wurih Station for Taichung THSR |
Walking toward the THSR Taichung from New- Wurih Station, we saw a few models from Carton King.
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| Carton King @ New Wurih Station |
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| Carton King @ New Wurih Station |
We have prebooked our THSR ticket online from Taichung to Taipei at early bird price NT455 ( $19 ) depart @14.15pm and reach Taipei @ 15.06pm, around 50 mins.
Almost lunch time, we heard that Taiwan Railway Bento
(台湾铁路便当 ), bought 2 sets of bento for NT80 per set ( $3.5 )
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台湾铁路便当
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台湾铁路便当
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We have booked Taipei Hope Hotel for one night @ 1500NT ($65), located opposite the Taipei Main Station and bus station. The hotel is in central location but the room is old and not very clean.
Taipei Hope Hotel
We went to XiMenDing西門町 -The Red House built in 1908 is Taiwan's first public market and most well preserved class III historical site.
西门红楼
Dinner, we have bbq and steamboat buffet with free flow Haagen-Dazs and Meiji Ice cream. Price NT 1098 for two persons ($48)
BBQ Buffet for dinner
After dinner, walked around Ximending and back to hotel and sleep.
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