Friday, July 13, 2018

Taiwan: Day 3 (Cingjing)

We had a full day in Cingjing.

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We woke up reaaaaally early as the van will come to pick us up at 4am to hike up the mountain to enjoy the starry night and also to watch sunrise with beautiful 云海, sea of clouds. It was unexpectedly freezing as the wind was strong. We did wear our own sweaters but they were not thick enough to keep us warm. Fortunately the driver has winter jackets but guess what? I was still freezing.

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That’s the winter jacket owned by the driver. It is thick but I was still freezing. After some photo taking, the driver drove us back to Starry House.

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Back in Starry House, our host had prepared breakfast for us. The breakfast was really delicious and satisfying. We both love that thick toast and the tea was lovely. Their tea is like teh tarik.

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As we woke up too early, we decided to take a short nap. Oh, did I mention that the view from our room was amazing? I am glad we were staying at Starry House. Highly recommended if you want to stay in a guest house in Cingjing.

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It was about noon time when we woke up and decided to explore Cingjing our own. Starry House provided free ride around the place. As we remember there are food stalls at Cingjing Farm, we decided to go there to have our lunch. We ordered stir fried wild boar meat and my, it was delicious. We still miss it now.

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From Cingjing Farm, we walked until The Old England Manor for afternoon tea. I believe it can easily be the most expensive place to stay in Cingjing. It is famous for its interior design but, in order to explore inside, you have to be their guests. As we had made an arrangement with the host to pick us up from the mansion at a specific time.

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Back in the guest house, we unpacked what we bought and the husband was really happy to be able to buy 6 cans of beer and a bottle of whisky. He is planning to drink 1 to 2 cans of beer a night. While I was unpacking, I found something shocking.

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I found 3 hot heat packs. My sister in law had given them to me so the husband could use them since he’s feared of cold. I really wanted to give myself a big slap lol I was freezing in the morning and you thought I forgot to bring them along with me? No. Guess where I found them? In my backpack which I carried it with me this morning.

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Our dinner? Of course another round of steamboat in Starry House. Since we stayed the second night, the host had given us a different flavour. It was definitely worth to stay two nights in Starry House although this cost the most in this trip.

We were leaving Cingjing to Taichung the next day so, stay tuned!

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