Today I would be leaving Taichung after two nights and moving on to Sun Moon Lake. This is a large lake in the centre of the Taiwan island, spiritual home of the Thao Tribe, a popular honeymoon destination, weekend or day trip.Back at Taichung Station I bought the morning train ticket for $116 TWD ($3.75) which would run from 8.17 to 10.06. I took the first train as they were not that frequent and I had a full days itinerary planned.You can take a bus direct to S...

Taichung is a new growing urban metropolis 2 hours drive south of Taipei and my base for my day trips. It does not have as many sights as the neighbouring towns but does have a few places worth seeing.After a full day exploring Changhua and Lugang I was tired and needed to find some proper food. My book mentioned a couple of places around the train station to check out so I was going to do a small walking tour and see what food I could find.First I stopped by the...

Lugang is truly a remarkable place to visit so rich in temples and religious heritage. Not only are there so many temples listed in my guide book, there are even more not listed which was confusing me and throwing off my sense of direction.To get to Lugang from Changhua I next took a bus from the terminal across from the train station. Ticket price was $53 TWD ($1.75) which you have to purchase from a machine all in chinese characters. The attendant was nice enou...

Sunday was my first full day in Taiwan and I had two trips planned to Changhua and Lugang. The first of these Changhua, is famous for a giant buddha statue and adjacent temple.The tourist office had told me which train line to take. The ticket was only $26 TWD (.85 cents) and the journey was only 20 mins. However, I had to wait about half an hour for the train to arrive as I had arrived too early.Again it was confusing figuring out which platform to goto as the b...

My arrival at Taipei Main Station was confusing finding the right counter for all the different bus companies. The information desk gave me a choice of three companies to Taichung. When I went to the first counter they sent me over to the counter for U-BusThe bus ticket was $230 TWD ($7.50) compared to a train ticket of about $600 TWD ($22). I was in no hurry and wanted to save cash so I wouldnt have to end up withdrawing from ATMs. I had nothing planned for the ...