Kaoshiung 2-days trip: Ciaotou Sugar Refinery Factory

Once we get off from the MRT, first thing that we see is the bicyles. There are various bicycles for rental. We didn`t rent one as the area is still within walking distance.

The Map of whole Ciaotou
Good Guide^^

The website which teach us how to cruise Kaoshiung by MRT^^
http://www.krtco.com.tw/en/travel/travel-1_2_detail.aspx?ID=e52fc747-49a1-489e-8649-15144760d165

Here we reach our 1st station - The ICE SHOP
It`s famous with its special red bean mixed with yeast ice. The yeast ice taste weird, but it can be covered by the red bean. They say that you MUST try the ice-cream, orelse, you will be considered never been thr..=p I like the shop.There are still many flavor inside the refrigerator!! The weather is so hot that day.So we buy another ice-cream before we proceed to our next destinations^^

Nice during hot day^^

2nd station - The REAL Ciaotou Sugar Refinery Factory
It is an area which formed by different compartments. There are museum, temple etc for us to visit. The most important thing is there are many trains for us to take good pictures ^o^

This was the first sugar refinery in Taiwan and was built during the Japanese Colonial Period. At the time, it made a great contribution to the economy. The spacious sugar refinery is home to many elegant historical buildings that are well worth visiting. As the refinery is still in operation, tourists should book in advance for a tour.~

Various places inside the factory

3rd stations - The DINING Village
I called it myself as there are many beautifully-decorated restaurant in that compound. It`s not far from the Ice shop. It`s another good spot for photo-taking session XD

Nice decoration

4th station - The Art Gallery
It`s free for entrance, so we decided to go in to enhance our sense of art >.-
IT`s our first time entering such gallery and we find out that we don`t know how to appreciate the drawing..=.=:::
But we definitely have a good time in photo-shooting ><
Before we say goodbye, we leave our MOST -artistic drawing behind...LOL

We are vy artistic =p

5th station - Flower centre
There is quite a distance walking from the Art Gallery to the Flower centre. And USUALLY people will take the Wufen-cart as transport. The Wufen-cart is a small train which is used to carry sugar cane before it is transformed into transporting the tourists.However, due to the lack of knowledge to this great design, we walk by ourselves and it took 30minutes!!! ><
We were so tired when we reach the flower centre. There are few places which are quite interesting. One of them that draw our attention is the barbeque square. There are tools and food prepared. You just need to book beforehand.It`s very convenient for both friends gathering and family outing.^^

Nice place equipped with tools

And surely, we won`t walk back again. So we just rushing around our last destinations so that we din miss the Wufen-Cart again..

Wufen-Cart

They used it to carry sugar-cane previously

SS+ing..

The ticket: One-way NT50, 2-ways NT80

Later on, we went to their most famous hypermarket - 梦时代广场. On the rooftop, there is a theme park called HaPpy 100. It`s crowded with parents and kids... And Xiyi had her very first JUMP^^ haha..

The free shuttle bus which fetch us from MRT to Dream Mall.Superb convenient!!!
The Hello Kitty Farris Wheel^^

We just shopped for a while as the prices there very expensive.
We quickly went to our beloved dining place - Pasar Malam. This time we went to 瑞丰夜市!!!
From my roommate, she said that it`s famous because it`s new. But the places are too crowded and the space between the stall is too narrow until it`s hard to walk..We just wish to quickly buy our food and get out of this place..esp it`s raining that time..

1. 阿东烤肉-Eastern BBQ Meat
2. The biscuit with roasted duck inside - It`s vy special but I dun really taste the duck.
3. The Papaya Milk shake (Lau 刘 Papaya Milk Shake)-
you cannot believe that we queue up long time just to buy the papaya milk shake.
It taste like usual lo..the milk is tasted heavier than the papaya..I prefer the 六合夜市 more..

Ps..Taiwan put tourism in a very important places as source of income. They really made every tourist spot easier to be assessed by the tourists. Whenever you went, as long as you don`t leave the MRT, it`s hard for you to get lost. There will be map and clear sign board which will guide you to the exact exit to your destination. A station might have 11exits, but luckily they really leave the instruction very well. Then after you come out from the exit, you just follow the crowd, you will definitely reach the destination within 5minutes walking. The tourist spots are usually very near to the MRT station. If the places are far, they would arrange the free shuttle bus to pick you up at the exit of MRT. It`s very convenience as the shuttle bus come once in 10-15minutes and it`s totally FOC!!! I think public transport is what Malaysia lack of!!! ><