Day dreamer and Believer: Day 2 in Taiwan: Sun Moon Lake Tour

Day 2 in Taiwan: Sun Moon Lake Tour

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We had 3 options for our second day in Taiwan- to go to Taichung where there's the famous field of tulips, Hehuanshan where the Snow Mountain is located or Sun Moon Lake where there are multiple tours including the yacht ride, cable car ride and the Formosan theme park. Most refused to tour around Taichung since most of them said that they went already to Dubai Miracle Garden and Snow Mountain because it's the farthest and it may eat up much of our time the whole day. Everyone decided to go on Sun Moon Lake tour instead.

First Stop: Cona's Chococastle

We traveled Taipei to Nantou Township for around 3 hours. It's quite a long drive but definitely worth it. Our first stop was at Cona's Chococastle. This place is full of different kinds of desserts. We were greeted by a European inspired set-up when we entered the lobby and had our pictures taken at a huge Christmas tree. Everything excites me as we proceed inside because I can see a lot of sweets everywhere I look.

The entrance ticket that we paid was consumable for any product that we want to buy inside. It's not a surprise already that the desserts are a bit pricey but we still tried some of their best selling treats! I got their popular Milk chocolate ice cream for $120. I don't know what's so special with their milk chocolate or I just had my expectations too high? Baka nga sadyang pare-pareho lang talaga ang lasa nun. Maybe I should've tried other flavors like what my cousin got, Rum flavor! Haha

Cona's also allow their guests to do their DIY desserts. We even saw how each of their desserts were being made. It's like we're in a Dessert Factory. The instagramable spots in Cona's reminds me so much of Dessert Museum!

Second Stop: Sun Moon Lake Yacht tour

Our second stop was Sun Moon Lake. We rode a yacht to take us on a tour around 2 stops. The first stop was in Wen Wu temple where we weren't able to go because we had a misunderstanding with our tour guide. We thought we're only supposed to roam around for 10 minutes so we didn't dared to go there but it turned out that the yacht still left us! Hahaha! We waited for another yacht to come by so we can go to the next and last stop.

Outfit. Wearing a Zaful top during our whole tour :) Mukha daw akong naka baseball shirt sabi ni Pau. Haha! This top is very comfy and light. Perfect for Nantou weather :) It's currently on sale so if you want the same top, you better head on to Zaful's site and click on Add to Bag! :)

Third Stop: Sun Moon Lake Ropeway

Sun Moon Lake Ropeway connects Sun Moon Lake and Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village so in order to get to Formosan from Sun Moon lake we have to ride a cable car. The highest elevation is 1,044 meters high. The oldies in our group refused at first but because "there's no other way to get there" they took the risk and faced their fear of heights! I really wasn't able to count on how many connecting stations we traveled to get to Formosan but I'm pretty sure it took us around 10-15 minutes to get to the last station because the cable car stopped while we were in the middle of the trip!!! My mom panicked and was so scared that she started calling Padre Pio for help. My mama is so cuteee!

We didn't spent too much time in the Cultural Village since it's already getting late in the afternoon and it's starting to get cold. We decided to go to the theme park but the only way we can get there is by riding again a cable car. Imagine how the oldies feel when they heard about it! Hahaha! ANOTHER CABLE CAR RIDE!!! Seeing this view of the park as we're fast approaching relieved my mom and gave her peace of mind. She took many selfies inside the cable car with this view and I was able to clearly document it in a video! Haha! If only I could upload all the videos on my blog, I would!

Fourth Stop: Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village and Theme Park

Imagine how big this theme park is! Of course we weren't able to roam around the whole park because it will have to take one or two days to do it! I think it's bigger than Disneyland in Hong Kong (twice bigger!!!) because we were able to go around the whole Disneyland for a half day unlike here where our half day doesn't feel like we've roamed around half of it!

There were a lot of rides in Formosan but most of it were extreme rides! I'm not the brave soul who'll take risk in trying those kind of rides but my cousins and brothers were always up for something thrilling!! Baka maiwan sa taas yung puso ko kung sumakay ako dito.

Pumilit din naman ako kahit isang ride! Haha! I rode Gold Mine together with Mimi and Ara. It's like Jungle Log Jam in EK. We ended up really wet and was greeted by the cold breeze after the ride. It's getting foggy during that time and it's starting to get colder. Ang tita lang ng itsura ko sa right picture! Haha!

Formosan is known to have the biggest number of Sakuras and it is actually one of the most sought after place of the locals and tourists for Sakura watching. Sakura Festival is held here every January 31-March 15 (This is according to google). I'm happy to see and witness blooming sakuras when we went there.

Felt like we rented the whole place (lol) because it seems like there's no other people around the place in our pictures. Our family was satisfied with the whole tour and we're really thankful for a nice weather! :)

And there goes our Day 2. It's tiring (but nothing beats the first day!) yet fun! :) We went to Ximending night market again after we took a rest from the tour. Maybe I should blog our Ximending food trip in a separate post?? Should I?? Watch out for our Day 3 on my next post! :)

xoxo,

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Shaira Manalo

Shaira Angelique Manalo // Life + Style Blogger // Dentist in the making.

7 comments:

JuliaJanuary 20, 2019 at 10:50 PM
The Sun Moon lake is beautiful! I love all the mountains around, and how the water is so blue. The theme park seems fun too!

Julia x
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The Dainty Dolls HouseJanuary 21, 2019 at 6:08 PM
Looks so amazing, I want to go here :)) x
Jules on the moonJanuary 23, 2019 at 4:51 AM
It seems you had a great time! Beautiful post!

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UnknownFebruary 5, 2019 at 12:13 PM
Hi Shaira, how did you get this tour? Is this package? Thank you for your help. We're planning to visit Taipei soon and we wanna experience the Sun Moon Lake.
graciebellsJuly 3, 2019 at 8:30 PM
Hi shara, what tour package did you get? I
UnknownJanuary 20, 2020 at 1:55 PM
Did you get private tour, how much and whom?
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