Taiwan Trip @ Day 8 (Taipei-Kaoshiung) - Part 9

Day 8 was supposed to be the final day of our tour but owing to twist of event involving complication of flight ticketing by our Malaysian’s agent, we got an extended day and best of all, it was all paid for. The only setback, the departure airport was in Kaoshiung instead of Taipei. But how can we complain since we got free bullet train ride which cost NT$1,260 for a journey of one and a half hour from Taoyuan station in Taipei to Zuoying station in Kaoshiung. After breakfast and check out from the hotel, we set off for Taiwan Miniature Park. It is a theme park divided into 3 sections.

Mini Taiwan features miniature landmarks of Taiwan ranging from ports, highways, train station to major buildings, some of which we had visited during this tour.

There is the Mini China which displayed major landmarks in mainland China such as the Great Wall of China, the Tiger Hill Pagoda and etc.

The 3rd section featured Mini World displaying major landmarks outside China and Taiwan such as the Pisa Tower, Taj Mahal and etc.

There is also a section allocated for theme park with rides such as roller coaster, bumper car, pirates ship and etc which was really a treat to the kids. There were also performances by clowns, magic show, and cannonball man.

At 3.52 pm, we boarded the high speed train reaching Kaoshiung at 5.30 pm, a journey normally requiring approximately 5 hours by coach. After a quick dinner, we returned back to the hotel for packing.