Vacation

Going overseas for vacation formed a significant part of Kenneth's and Eileen's lives. Living in an island called Singapore, through overseas travel, they realized that their view of life expanded and they learnt a lot about life, culture and people.

Now that they have children, traveling became even more important because they strongly believe that children benefited the most from these trips. In fact, Kenneth and Eileen set aside significant amount of resources to ensure that Kendrick and Karis travel for vacation as part of their growing up experiences.

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Taiwan

Destination 1 - Taipei, Taizhong and Kaoshing

Cost:	The cost was around S$3,000 for Eileen, Kendrick and Karis.
Date:	December 05.

Day 1 :	We took a morning flight and arrived in Taipei (台北) in the late afternoon. Upon checkout, we proceeded for dinner followed by a visit at Taipei 101 (台北一零一) - the tallest building in the world.
Day 2 :	We took off to Kaohsiung (高雄) this morning. Our first stop was the 'Light of Buddha' Mountain better known as 佛光山. This is a well-established place for monks and nuns to reside here. Next, we visited the Spring and Autumn Pavilions (春秋塔) built next to the lake. We also did some shopping of the local produce there. In the evening, we visited the Liouho Might Market also known as 六合夜市 before we checked in to the hotel.
Day 3 :	Today, we set off to Tai Chung (台中) where the famous Sun Moon Lake (日月潭) was located. We arrived at the lake in time for lunch. Thereafter, we visited the Wenwu Temple (文武庙) where the locals pray for good examination results for the children or themselves. We arrived at Tai Chung city in the evening and visited the Feng Jia Night Market or 凤佳夜市.
Day 4 :	We left Tai Chung this morning for an old amusement park. The park was scattered with few tourists, as the rides were basically outdated. We then proceed to visit the miniature world (小人国) and had our lunch there. In the evening, we arrived at the hot spring resort. Due to the delay in the traffic, we can only dip in the hot spring for half an hour before we proceeded for our very late dinner at 10pm. We checked in our hotel almost near midnight.
Day 5 :	Today, we made our way back to the capital, Taipei. On the way, we stopped over a fruit farm hoping to grab some strawberry as promised by the tour guide. However, to our disappointment, the strawberry scrubs did not produce any fruits. We arrived at Taipei in the late afternoon and spent the remaining part of the day shopping at the famous shopping belt, Ximenting (西门丁).
Day 6 :	After breakfast, we toured the city and visited places of interests like the National Palace Museum and shopping for Taiwan delicacies like royal jelly and pearl powder. In the evening, we visited the Fisherman's Wharf also known as 渔人码头 followed by Shihlin Night Market (市林夜市).
Day 7 :	We checkout from the hotel immediately after breakfast and stopped over to make our last minute purchases before we arrived at the airport.