We woke up at 7am to get ready and for bfast. Bfast at the hotel was simple. The kids didn't really eat well as per the first few days of all our trips. They usually would need a few days to get used to the food.
Then, it was more pictures before we left the Ranch. It was fun running around in the cool weather. The guide picked us up at 9am.
The guide was helping us with Lil Isaac and was in front of us while we attempted to catch up with them after washing the milk bottle. Then I saw him feeding Lil Isaac some food sample and I panicked. I didn't know what it was but I didn't feel good about it. When I caught up with them, I saw that the stall was selling peanut filled muah ji!!!! Lil Isaac probably didn't like the taste and still had that big piece in his mouth. I made him spit out and tried to clean whatever peanuts in his mouth and also made him rinse his mouth. I was praying so hard that he had either not ingested any peanuts or had grown out of the allergic. The former is probably impossible since the peanuts were so small. It is no joke trying to find and run to a hospital in foreign land. It is probably the latter then bcos he didn't break out in hives. Hehe. The guide was so apologetic, but we should have highlighted that to him in the very beginning. As for peanuts, we are still not taking much chance with them.
小人国 was about another 30mins drive away from the resting point and we reached the park at about 10.30am. The kids were thrilled, eager to run off the car and into the park. When I was paying for the tickets, I was told that one of the TWD 1,000 note was a counterfeit! That note was a leftover from our Taiwan trip about 7years back. I found one more fake one, also from the leftovers. That is about S$100 in all. Heartache.
Back to the park, it is really old. There were banners publicizing its 30 years' anniversary. However, the guide told us that he had been to the park when he was a kid and he is now in his 50s! How very old is the park! It is also the same theme park that Daddy Lim and the many NSFs visited during their R&R day when they were in Taiwan for their short military training. However, they had extended the park and there are rides now on top of the miniature models in exact replica of famous landscape.
Most of the rides were suitable for the kids. Lil Isaac was thrilled to go on the bumper car. Daddy Lim said that he could operate the car a little.
They have more exciting rides that appealed to Lil Shauna and the simpler ones for Lil Isaac. Lil Isaac even went on a "friendly" roller coaster. There were many other toddlers and pre-schoolers too. It was a park meant for younger kids. The kids had a great time despite how old the park was.
We also took quite a few silly pictures.
We left the park at 3pm and headed back to the hotel. Lil Isaac took his nap and we had a very peaceful 1hr ride to Taipei, where we will be staying for the next 2 nights.
Our hotel was located in a commercial building in 西门订. The room was small, windowless and without the usual wardrobe, which is so strange. The only comfort is that they have a bathtub.
We went in search for dinner after settling down. Unfortunately, it was raining and we ended up in a Chinese restaurant offering one of their local cuisines. That was such a wrong choice bcos we didn't know what to order and ended up wasting calories on food that don't quite suit our taste buds.
We tried to do a little shopping after dinner but 西门订 was very crowded and the kids were restless.
We were not even 5 mins into it and they started whining to go back to the hotel room. There were so many things to look at and buy but all we ended up with are soft toy for each of the kid. Win already.
We were not even 5 mins into it and they started whining to go back to the hotel room. There were so many things to look at and buy but all we ended up with are soft toy for each of the kid. Win already.
The kids soaked in the bathtub and "ah boys to men" was on the tv. It was weird watching a local production in Taiwan. Lol. Lil Shauna went to lala land at 9pm, we didn't even have to tuck her to bed. Lil Isaac fell asleep not too long after too despite his hour long nap in the afternoon. Touring and playing must be a tiring thing.
Mummy Lim
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