2013 October - Taiwan Itinerary (Kaohsiung高雄 - Taichung台中 - Taipei台北)

A 9D8N Taiwan trip that consist of going down to Kaohsiung before making our way up to Taipei.

Overview of our trip:

Day	Location	Activity	Hotel
Day 1 (Sat) – 19/10	Singapore  新加坡 to Kaohsiung 高雄	· Lotus Lake  蓮池潭 · Love Pier 真愛碼頭 ·  Love River  爱河 ·  Rueifong Night Market  瑞豐夜市	Tuntex 85 Sky Tower 高雄85天空
Day 2 (Sun) – 20/10	Kaohsiung 高雄	· Cijin Island   旗津島 · Dream Mall 夢時代購物中心 · Kaisyuan Night Market 凱旋夜市 · JinZhuan Night Market 金鑽夜市	Tuntex 85 Sky Tower 高雄85天空
Day 3 (Mon) – 21/10	Kaohsiung  高雄 to Cing Jing 清境	· 18 Degree Chocolate · The Old England  老英格兰 ·  Green Green Grassland 青青草原 · Carton King 纸箱王 · Small Swiss Garden 小瑞士花园	Misty Minsu 雲濛仙境民宿
Day 4 (Tue) – 22/10	Cinjing 清境 to Taichung  台中 to Taipei  台北	·  HeHuanShan for sunrise · Full Day Trip to Taipei  (Mr Lin) o   Sun Moon Lake 日月潭 o Peacook Garden  o Ci-En Pagoda o   FengJia Night Market 逢甲夜市	ECFA Hotel (Kunming)
Day 5 (Wed) – 23/10	Taipei  台北	· JiuFen 九份	Windsor B&B 溫莎堡景觀民宿
Day 6 (Thu) – 24/10	Taipei 台北	· Day Trip in Cab (Mr Zhou) o   Gold Museum 黃金博物館 o   Golden waterfall 黃金瀑布 o   Yingyang Sea 陰陽海 o   Yehliu 野柳 o   Keelung Market 基隆夜市 o   Shifen 十分老街 o   Wufenpu 五分谱 o   Raohe Night Market 饶河街观光夜市	Beauty Hotels –  Hotel B6 俞美精品飯店
Day 7 (Fri) – 25/10	Taipei  台北	· Xinbeitou   新北投 · Danshui   淡水 · Shilin Night Market 士林夜市	Beauty Hotels –  Hotel B6 俞美精品飯店
Day 8 (Sat) – 26/10	Taipei  台北	· Maokong Gondola  貓空纜車 · Taipei Zoo 台北市立動物園 · Taipei 101 · Elephant Mountain 象山 · Shida Night Market 師大路夜市	Beauty Hotels –  Hotel B6 俞美精品飯店
Day 9 (Sun) – 27/10	Taipei  台北 to Singapore 新加坡	· Ximending 西門町	Home

Some useful links:

• Kaohsiung 
• KMRT website 
• Can check the price for one location to another
• Different attractions near each station
• Money Exchange
• The currency exchange rate in the airport's Terminal 1 seems to be quite good, but you have to pay a small fee at the airport exchange counters. So do try to have enough currency before leaving your country! 
• However, if you really need to change money, you can look for BOT Branch which do not have any fee. You can take at look at the exchange rate on BOT Website.