Friday, April 16, 2010

3.3 Heng Chun 恒春 & Cape No 7 海角七号 Movie Scene

Continue on the last post, we headed to Hengchuen(恒春) -> ChuHuo(出火特别景观区)

This is route for the day, highlighted on bold is the place that I am going to write more at this post:
Kenting Main Road(垦丁大街) -> South Bay(南灣) -> Houbihu (后壁湖) -> Maubitou(貓鼻頭) -> White Sand Beach (白沙灣海滩)-> GuanShan(關山) -> Hengchuen(恒春) -> ChuHuo(出火特别景观区) -> Back to Homestay

The day was getting dark and we headed to Heng Chun(恒春). Heng Chun is also the only urban township in the southern part of Pingtung County.

On the way to Heng Chun, we passed by beautiful views of green paddy fields.




We reach Heng Chun and saw this sign board. It was one of the movie scene -〈海角七号中山老街〉.


Most of the people at Heng Chun know this place - Aga House 〈阿嘉之屋〉. I think Cape No. 7 is a sucessful movie, as the number of visitor visiting Kenting increase after that movie. And these movie scence are now one of a travel destination for visitors. If you are lost like us, just hop down from your bike and ask anyone, they are so kind to help on directions.
This is the bike that we use on our trip. Entrance fee is NT$50 per person - abit expensive.
There is so much photos of the movie scence inside the house.
The 2 window glasses that had been broken by Tomoko and now there have repaired them with their signature on it.
The letters......

There is a girl inside the house where she will help us take photos on the house. It is somehow like a standard shot of position on the house. She help us take more then 30 shots in this small room and I have selected 2 to show here.

TS wearing Aga Postman Uniform ...
Me wearing Tomoko's hat and bags.
Just a few steps out of Aga House, there is the post office which Aga works at.

On our way to find our dinner, we passed by this XiMen(西门), one of the movie scence too.
This is the famous Duck Meat Noodle〈鸭肉东粉〉that our homestay owner told us.
Taste good ~~
Some food that the local's introduce to me -duck meat, rice cubes, intestine(don't know duck or chickhen) and some seaweed. Surprisingly the intestine taste good.
Next we reach ChuHuo Special Scenic Area 〈出火特别景观区〉. Chuhuo earns its name from the natural gas that leaks from numerous fissures in the mudstone ground here. When it is light up, the fire never stops.
It's a bad idea to go at night, as there is no road lights on the stairs toward the ChuHuo area. We manage to use our cellphone lights to walk until this area.
TS trying to cook the egg we brought infront of the ChuHuo.


Someone else trying to cook popcorn too... It really pop's

Our egg~! Taste like telur bakar (barbeque egg)

On our way home, we pass by 7-11 to buy some to toiletries. I spotted these..... Omg, aren't there so cute? How I wish 7-11 in Malaysia have these.

7-11 mascot dolls and T-shirt. Each travel place have it's own unique design and pattern. I will post more in the future post. The T-shirt is $350 and the doll is $390 each.



This is the Kenting Main Road Night Market. It is just outside of our homestay. It close at 11pm ~ consider early at compare to Taipei's Night Market which usually close at 1am.


Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Trying new design + PIPIT Wonderful Market 4

After all the long holiday and rest, I manage to get myself on the sewing machine and try some new design.

First was this dawstring pouch. Initially I wasn't doing this but it looks good after the mix and match of the bright pink polka dots with lace combain with this pink kawaii fabrics. I have sew even 2 small dots to cover the knot of the string that adds more cuteness on the drawstring pouch. I can just sit there and admire on the pouch. I feel sucessful and great to see the outcome. That the wonder and joy on crafting. I sew 2 more in a similar design just with different fabrics. You can see all of them on my shop.


Tried this tissue pouch and it turn out to be cute. Will be sewing more different fabric for the upcoming PIPIT event.


I will be joining this craft event at 15 May 2010 (Saturday) at Annexe Gallery. I will be joining booth with Chiwawa Family. Just drop a comment and let me know any new items you would like to see on that day. It's time to push myself to be more hard working in sewing before my cabinet brust out on too much fabrics... Haha ~!

Monday, April 05, 2010

3.2 Kenting National Park 垦丁国家公园 Part 1

After settle down on our homestay we start to explore Kenting National Park 垦丁国家公园. Almost all the forest and beach are under protection and maintance of the Kenting National Park. Here on the map, we spend 1 day at the West Coast of Kenting (Purple Line) and another morning at the East Coast of Kenting (Blue Line)Kenting transport is not good, local bus are less. The only way you can travel around is by car or by bike. We decide to rent a bike to go round each station. In order to drive overseas, TS had apply International Driving Liciense for RM150 back at Malaysia. Go to your nearest JPJ with 2 copies of photo and you will get your international liciense within seconds.TS claim that they served the best bubble tea in Taiwan. There are alot of outlet thought out Taiwan. I love their Yakult + Lemon bubble tea.

We follow the route that the homestay guide us:
(I have highlighted in bold which I will write more in this post)
Kenting Main Road(垦丁大街) -> South Bay(南灣) -> Houbihu (后壁湖) -> Maubitou(貓鼻頭) -> White Sand Beach (白沙灣海滩)-> GuanShan(關山) -> Hengchuen(恒春) -> ChuHuo(出火特别景观区) -> Back to Homestay

Here is the South Bay(南灣) - a place for water sports and swimming.

Next, Houbihu Harbor(后壁湖) -which consist of a nuclear station(核三場南區展示館), fishing port, seafood stalls.

We took the sub-marine(觀光半潛艇) trip for 40 minutes to see the corals. Cost: $380 per person. I must say, Sabah, Malaysia have more beautiful corals then Taiwan

Yummy seafood snacks beside the fishing port. Those cuttle fish taste so good, even thou it looks pale and dule on the snacks but it taste excellent. Should buy more back. Each pack around $100

The food stalls beside the fishing port. I never saw fried flying fish before!




Several hawker stalls selling fresh seafood. The plate below is sliced raw fish that only cost $100 for more then 20 piece. So Cheap~!

Next we reach Mobitou Park(貓鼻頭). We climb up the hill and see beautiful blue seas, cliffs. What I love Taiwan sea the most is they have beautiful blue sea where we can't find it Penang (green blue sea).









You will never get lost at Kenting, the roads and simple and the signs are good enuough to get to our destination.


White Sand beach (白沙灣海滩)- It was one of the movie scene of Cape No 7 《海角七號》. There are families swimming and playing water at this beach.

GuanShan(關山) - a mountain for sunset viewing. Again more climbing up the hill~ I think I loss weight after all these exercise




Yet all this trouble of hiking hill are just worth to see such a lovely natural landscape.
A meteor(飛來石) that landed nearby the GuanShan temple and it looks like a turtle.

Sunset at GuanShan ~ nice view


Next we headed to Heng Chun for more exciting visit on Cape No 7 《海角七號》movie scene.

LinkWithin

Blog Widget by LinkWithin