Taipei Day 4 - 六富村

We bought bfast from the usual stalls. By then, the auntie could almost memorise my orders. Haha. 

Unfortunately, rain was what greeted me when the lift door opened. It was so sad that we were heading to 六福村 on this day. It was also raining when we went the the 六福村 last year but rain was definitely lighter then. We were all hoping that the rain would lighten up by the time we reached the park but that didn't happen. Sob. 

Given the rain, we dressed the kids warmer and armed ourselves with raincoats and umbrellas. Tony picked us up at 9am. The ride took about 1 hr and it was still raining when we reached the park. We pressed ahead in our raincoats given that there was no other option. Tony brought the 2 Popos to sightsee while we attacked the theme park.

Some of the more thrilling outdoor rides were closed but it was no loss to us since our kids were  not tall enuff to take those rides and Joshua gorgor prefers tamer rides. Hehe. There were plenty of take-off-raincoat for indoor rides and put-on-raincoat to move on. Haiz, it would have been so much better if Mr Sun was working hard. However, I also take comfort that for some of the kiddish rides, Lil Shauna could take alone and Lil Isaac could ride with gorgor, leaving the parents to relax one corner. Hehe.

Nearing lunch, the rain became heavier and so we stopped for lunch. The lunch was nice and was decently priced. The restaurant was very kids' friendly too. 

The rain didnt lighten up much after lunch and we had to brave the rain for more rides. We took many nice rides like the viking and one of those rides that turned upside down despite the rain. Poor Auntie S took the upside down ride with Lil Shauna and me and her stomach didnt quite agree with her after that. Oopsy.

Lil Isaac refused to ride in one spooky house ride and we ended up eating sweets instead while waiting.  He is a scaredy cat.

Bcos of the rain, our progress was slow even when the park was fairly empty and there was almost no q to most of the rides. We didn't even get to visit the Animal Safari and had to leave the park at 4 pm to avoid the traffic jam back to Taipei. Lil Shuana and I took the flume right before we left the park and ended up with soaking wet shoes. Lil Isaac wasnt much drier bcos he played too much and was too slow for the toilet when we were about to leave the park. Oopsy. Wet pants and a tired boy was a terrible combi and he fussed so much while waiting for Tony to pick up. He also had to go half naked in the car. Haha. 

Tony suggested for us to go to some fish port for fresh sea food. I think he sold the idea very enthusiastically to the Popos such that they were very keen to experience, even ours who is a vegetarian. Faint. The idea was to go to the fish market beside the fish port to buy live seafood directly from wholesalers. Then, we could bring the purchases to the second floor where food vendors charge a fee to cook the seafood. I was reluctant to go given that it is almost an hour ride away and it would take us another hour to go back to Taipei from the fish port. Given that we were all tired and wet, I would think that it would be better to head back to Taipei direct. We could do simple and hot dinner after we freshened up and even sneak some time for shopping.

In the end, we still headed to the fish port bcos the whole world except me wanted to. Pout. I have to agree that it was an experience and the food was really fresh. While the experts among us went about purchasing crabs, prawns, fish and squid, I went tasting and buying dried cuttlefish. Oh, and looking at the huge crabs too. Haha.

The dinner ended alright only in my opinion. The rest who enjoyed seafood (I eat to live lah) would probably enjoyed the dinner more than me. The meal costed us about S$100 and is probably cheaper than Singapore but I dont think it was super cheap. Moreover, my mum is a vegetarian and didn't touch the seafood and our kids didn't eat much too. Lil Isaac was pathetic. He is such a picky eater and opted to eat white  rice with soya sauce instead. I had to give him the dried cuttlefish that I just bought. Sad. 

We headed back to hotel after dinner. It was an  hour ride and the whole world except me slept bcos Lil Isaac was so full of energy after his nap and chatted with me throughout the way. Zzzz. It was our last day with Tony and we would be doing free and easy for the coming days. 

We probably wouldn't use Tony if we ever visit Taiwan again. He isn't too bad. At least he doesn't overly talk like our last guide. Lol. However, he isn't flexible and doesn't go out of the way for us. My brother told us how fabulous their guide is. Lucky them. Maybe we can use their guide the next time.. but the next time should be a couple of years away. Daddy Lim is sick and tired or Taiwan. Haha.

Mummy Lim