Parking our luggage in Taipei FX hotel and we traveled south with our backpacks.
First HSR (high speed rail) experience. 50min to Taichung, nt700 each.
Asa gohan (morning breakfast) in Yoshinoya. So different from the one in sg, mix them up, so delicious.
Free shuttle bus to Feng Jia
Famous takopachi, same boss with 赤鬼牛排, the steak house that gave out 90 month bonus. Stupid 赤鬼牛排, shop kena burn down already yet they never update their web site, waste my trip down.
逢甲黑盒子pork cutlet omu rice
逢甲黑盒子grilled pork chop rice
逢甲黑盒 Osen egg
Took a cab (nt900) to 新社 薰衣草森林. Cab uncle stopped over at the famous 东东芋圆. 那里有好好吃的芋圆，better than 九份.
Yummy 芋圆. The husband quietly finish the whole bowl while i am busy trying to request the cab uncle to stop over at the mushroom farm.
Within 新社, there are alot of mushroom farm and this is one of the more popular one.
Dried mushroom at nt100 a pack
What? Ling Zhi at only SGD4 each!
Biang, looks as if i have a humongous head here.
Coral mushroom, can eat?
Arrival at Lavender cottage resort. I dream of coming here for years!
Stayed over does not required to pay NT200 entrance fee.
Herb garden, everything here can be touch, rubbed or eaten raw. We chewed on some leaves during the guided farm tour.
Making DIY 小物
Making DIY 小物
The House we will be staying over
鼠尾草Garden sage
This plant gave out a strong lemon grass kinda smell when you rub it.
Mad cute everywhere
Handmade bath salt from farm herb
Handmade soap
DIY 手作class is included in our home stay package. We will be making some simple deco 小物.
Half done, i am pretty good at this.
Fat fingers is struggling...
Dried lavender
Us and our work.
Check in to our room in 香草House
Clean, simple, no aircon, no tv... It is peaceful here.
We are on the mountain foot, air is cool and fresh.
We are on the mountain foot, air is cool and fresh.
Their home brand.
I love this CD. Helps me slow down, relax and enjoy my trip.
Room's view
Eco friendly design: light will shine into the room at night through the hall from the glass above to save electricity.
Dinner is included in our home stay package.
Dinning in the woods
What a spread, everything taste so nice. We have home made bread with pesto and olive dip, mushroom soup, salad with yuzu dressing and ice fruit tea. Even their plain water is infused with Lavender essence.
Home made bread with pesto and olive dip
Roasted chicken leg, do i need to say more?
Beef stew. The purple mash is purple sweet potato 紫山芋。
Husband's hobby: taking photo of insect/animals on trip.
Hello 二管家.
Stairway to hostel (the house) owner's room.
Photos from Mako (owner) trip...
I sat near the window that night.
很有童真的一张CD
Read of the night. They are manga, it's holiday, i want to keep it light.
Owner Mako had stayed in Japan for years, so half of the books on shelve are in Japanese :(
我也要飞走去寻找自我。。。
I bought bath salt, handmade candy and 香香包。
Didn't buy much as we are backpacking around.
Reverse with apple tea
The other couple is watching DVD via projector
Another game with hubby before bed.
2 comments:
hi can i know how you gto 新社 薰衣草森林 from taichung city ?
I took a cab, so on my way i visited other places like mushroom farm etc. i knw there is a shuttle ($10-20) per trip. you have to google that.
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