Finally, our last day at Taiwan. Feel sad need to leave today. Anyway, there's not much things to do this day, basically is the journey from our hostel to the airport only. Our flight is at 3.55pm and we should be in airport by 2pm. We have enquired earlier that the express bus from Taichung to Taoyuan International Airport will wake about 1.5 hours to 2 hours.
Since there's no activity today, we slept longer and only checked out at 10.15am. We walked to the main road and wait for public bus to come. No need to wait long, about 10 minutes, the bus came.
Journey took about 40 minutes to Taichung Bus Station. We went across to Taichung Railway Station to collect our luggage that we kept there 2 days ago. Total days kept there is 3 days. Since we have already paid NT17 earlier, we just need to pay another NT34.
Then we walked next door to Kuo Kuang Bus ticket counter to buy our ticket. Managed to buy a ticket to Taoyuan, then looked at the platform stated to Taoyuan International Airport. We went back to the counter to ask if we bought the right ticket or not. Nope, wrong ticket. It's not the same place. Should have bought the ticket to Taoyuan International Airport instead. To our horror that the next available bus is at 1.30pm. Luckily we get to refund the ticket, to a black face of the ticketing lady. Sorry.
Ok, we get a little nervous. Looked across the road, there's another ticket counter there from U Bus. We kind of dashed to the counter, only to our relief that there's a bus at 11.30am. Without wasting anymore time, we faster queue and bought the ticket. Phew, close call.
U Bus ticketing counter.
Since we still have some time, we might as well buy some souvenir back. Look for one of the famous Taichung delicacy, Sun Cake (太陽餅). Lucky there's a shop nearby. Bought a box of 20 pieces per box of 4 different flavours. Cost NT380.
Then still have a little bit time, went to queue for this snack. NT25 for 3 pieces. By the time we get back to the ticketing counter, the bus was there already.
The interior of the bus. Very comfortable. There are a lot of small TVs in the bus. They were playing Despicable Me. I haven't watched it yet, so it's quite enjoying ride to the airport. They have built-in speakers on the chair next to where our head is resting. It's So Fluffy I'm Gonna Die!!!!
Traffic was fine, so we reached the airport in 1.5 hours. Went to check in our luggage, only to a long queue, really long queue that spans almost half of the airport. Managed to meet one of my secondary school senior at the airport. They went to Taiwan a day earlier than me but came back the same day and plane.
2.40pm only managed to check in. While earlier we expect to wait a long queue, I decided to go to 7-11 first to buy lunch since we haven't had one. There are still balance in my EasyCard, so I just paid using the EasyCard. After check in only went to 7-11 to have bento for lunch.
Bento after microwaved. It's really good that the 7-11 here have bento and also have microwave to help reheat the bento.
Yummy.
Amazing view.
This time we get a side by side seating, beside the window. This flight took a little longer to get back home compared to when we went to Taiwan. Touched down at LCCT at 8.30pm.
So, that's all 7days of my journey in Taiwan. It's a really enjoyable and fun trip. Managed to eat some good food, experience a very strong wind that nearly flew us away and also be in a less than 3 degrees celcius mountain.
We will definitely go back to Taiwan again, to visit the places that we never managed to cover this time around.
Bye bye Taiwan.
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