4 Things to Do and Places to go at Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Tranport:

There are metros available and buses. Not as backward as Hualien , as it is a city.

From HengChun, we took a bus to Zuoying which is the GT at Kaohsiung

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The bus we boarded
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ours was the 9189 bus
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NTD 352 for 2hrs ++ ride

1.Artsytown(The Pier 2 Arts Area)

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Cute dustbin(throw into its mouth)
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My bumble bee!
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Oh singing in the rain~
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why so tall
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Review:

As its name, all the sculptures, and art creations by the students. I think it is a nice place to go to appreciate the arts and marvel at it. It is a big place, we spent about 2hours ++ snapping photos and admiring the arts creation. FREE OF CHARGE!  Opening times : Monday – Thursday from 10am-6pm, Friday – Sunday from 10am – 8pm.

 

Directions

The Pier 2 Arts Area is located at 1, Dayong Rd., in the Yancheng District of Kaohsiung City.) which is near No. 1 exit of Yenchengpu station of Orange line (O2) of KMRT. It takes about 5 minutes of walk on Da-Yong road south bound. From No. 2 exit of Hsitsuwan station of Orange line (O1) of KMRT, heading east on West Side Harbor Line Bike Path for about 2 minutes on foot, you will reach “Penlai Warehouse Cluster”.

2. Beautiful Station

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Token used for the train. so cute! no cards at all
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Review

indeed beautiful, just look see as u take the metro

Directions

It is at Formosa Boulevard Station . Check this link for the metro map

3. Central Park Shopping at YuZhu Street

Review

The apparels are cheap and trendy, i prefer this to Wu Fen Pu . The style is more of Bugis Street style. Wu Fen Pu don’t really have bugis street clothes. I see alot of youngsters. When i mean cheap, i mean like tops for NTD 230 – 345 aka SGD10-15.

Directions

MRT Red Line R9

4. Cijin island

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tried the famous chicken, it’s good but a little expensive to me, 30NTD for smallest portion
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cijin beach
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view when on ferry
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motorcyclists may board the ferry

Review

A lighthouse and fort on the island, named Cijin Lighthouse and Cihou Fort, dating back to the 19th Century provide great views of Kaohsiung’s skyline, especially as the sun sets over the ocean. Other worthwhile attractions include the YM Museum of Maritime Exploration and the old Tianhou Temple. We only had about 1.5-2hrs to spare. We walked around and just ate some chicken(refer to picture above). Nice scenery at the beach, but other than that, nothing much. Good for first time tourists though.

Directions

Get to Cijin Island by taking a ferry from the Gushan Ferry Pier. One-way tickets are very cheap, at around NTD$15 per person.

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