Bright morning, time to snap some pics of the minsu and the amenities nearby. Really love the clear blue skies and the frequent chilly breeze! (clear blue skies means despite the breeze, the sun is still scorchy hot so apply more sunblock!)
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| Tsing Ching Baiyun minsu NT$1,200 double bed incl. breakfast |
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| a very steep slope up to the minsu |
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| mini garden overseeing the mountains and clear skies, fabulous at night except it's very chilly in Nov |
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| the start of the trail leading to Evergreen Grassland is probably within 200m |
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| Cingjing directory map |
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| 步步高升 trail consisting of 487 steps (1.8KM) |
After a good breakfast at MOS Burger and equipped with a bottle of mineral water and iced coffee, it's time to start the tracking adventure to Evergreen Grassland. There are 7 different trails which you can pick on, depending on where you want to explore and what you want to see. Another important thing to note is, how good is your stamina. For a weakling like me who doesn't exercise often, 我很有自知之明 so I picked the shortest trail consisting of a good 487 steps (1.8KM).
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| the start of training up strong legs |
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| after a good 45mins or an hour, I've finally reached the top! *pants like mad* |
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| Ticket to the Evergreen Grassland, NT$160 |
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| various directions |
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| first sight of sheeps spotted! |
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| do not touch! |
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| do not ride or chase after the animals LOL!! |
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| fresh goat milk, sheeps and windmills |
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| mini windmill with sheep grazing |
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| cowprint windmill xD |
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| got stamped at the entrance, reminds me of the QC chop on the frozen pork |
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| lots of souvenir shops like this, selling goat themed products like milk, candies etc |
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| a stretch selling fresh fruit produce before leading to the stalls selling small eats. |
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| local delights |
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| a plate of abalone mushrooms stir fried with black pepper tastes so juicy and good! NT$50 |
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| No Littering signage that's so cute! |
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| dispenser of feeds for the sheep NT$10 |
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| a very beautiful pony |
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| maple tree looking all so pretty |
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| a castle for the sheep!! |
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| I spotted my favorite sheep! what a cutie with a round bobbly head :D |
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| this poor fella looked like a rug that got wet in the rain :x |
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| gigantic pears as big as babies' face! |
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| beautiful persimmons |
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| baa baa black sheep have you any wool? |
So I started out around 10+ in the morning and back in minsu around 4+ in the afternoon, need a break to rest my feet!
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| got a giant pear and a pretty persimmon |
After a good rest, we decided it's time to go and try the restaurant which 小荣 had recommended the day before. The restaurant really provides very good service, you just have to give them a call and they come sending their driver and car to pick you up right at your minsu!! :D
We ordered the set consisting of the signature chicken (they only sell whole chicken, no half), fried cabbage, mushroom soup, and complimentary tea, unlimited rice and fruits. All these yummy food for a cheap affordable price of just NT$600!!
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| 伊拿谷瓮缸鸡 |
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| chickens in the huge urns |
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| hot green tea, the tea leaves are grown at the plantation behind the restaurant! |
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| a very simple stir fried cabbage dish but super sweet! I think TW has very healthy and juicy vegetables and fruits produce. |
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| pork ribs with mushroom soup and wolfberries (I din drink any since I dun fancy black mushrooms) |
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| piping hot rice in a nice wooden bucket, FREE (not the bucket of cos!) |
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| ooo, it's the signature chicken! served whole, along with plastic gloves and woolen gloves to rip the chicken apart! |
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| tender, juicy, overflowing with goodness! |
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| check out the lustrous skin! nom nom nom |
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| big orange like a grapefruit a bit sourish but good after a heavy feast |
It's really one of the value for $$ meals. Fortunately we didn't opt for the set which includes additional fish (since I dun take seafood) cos the 2 of us can barely finish the chicken! We wiped out the drumsticks and wings, part of the breast meat and were so full with the whole plate of cabbage and rice! Feeling embarrassed to have so much leftovers, we requested to have the leftover chicken packet for takeaways. The restaurant even sent their driver to drive us back to our minsu :D
Heading to Lavender Cottage, I'm just too tempted by ice creams.. cold weather and ice creams are the best budds!
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| lemongrass ice cream, 1 scoop NT$45 very nice and creamy with significant lemongrass flavour! |
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| Lavender Cottage backyard providing beach chairs to admire the stars in the night |
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| my friend had the lavender ice cream, it even had the tiny seeds inside |
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| night view of minsu |
