Taiwan Trip Part II KL-HuaLian

The day after i reached KL, i went to KLIA again but this time, i was with my brother and the two of us were about to fly to Taiwan for a 8days7nights trip.

Of course this time  i was travelling in Economy Class. Not rich enough to fly Business Class mah…( the Business Class i bought for KCH-KL was below RM270). This was actually my first time travelling to oversea by air and therefore, i am a total stranger to KLIA’s international departure terminal.

 

 

 

This  is the train that brings passengers to KLIA’s satellite terminal building from the main terminal building.

Welcome to the Satellite Terminal Building.

Lift in the Satellite Building.

How i wish every airport has this kind of chair.

A mini tropical jungle in the middle of the Satellite Building.

Time for boarding the airplane.

In-flight infotainment navigator.

After 4 hours ++, finally reached TaoYuan International Airport.

What a cute dog! Its duty is duty is to sniff passenger’s bags.

Bus to Taipei Central Rail Station. It took approximately an hour to reach the station. In Taiwan they call these buses 客运. 1 way from TaoYuan International airport to Taipei Main Station is TWD90 per person.

Taiwan’s famous 槟榔西施.

 

Counter to buy ticket to HuaLian.

The ticket to Hualian Station from Taipei Main station is TWD 340 per person, it took us almost 3 hours to reach HuaLian…. 

欢迎光临~This is what they said when they greet each customer in every shops in Taiwan. 

Waiting the train to arrive at the platform.

 

In Taiwan they called the train 台铁. It’s like KTM in Malaysia but trust me, KTM is nowhere to compare with it.

HuaLian Station.

If we wanted to take a shortcut to go to the opposite side of the HuaLian station, we could buy a ticket to get into the train station and walked to the opposite side.

 

The place we stay in HuaLian. It’s not hotel, more like hostel for backpackers. In Taiwan they called it 民宿.

By the time we reach our hostel, it was already 2am ++ and the next morning we woke up at 8am. This was the open ceremony for the most tiring trip i’ve ever had in my life, yet it was fun.

Taiwan Trip Part I KCH-KL

I flew to Kuala Lumpur from my hometown Kuching, a day before flying to Taiwan from Kuala Lumpur.

That is a ticket for Business Class. I never mean to buy Business Class ticket but i was forced to do that in the end because in the beginning i bought an economy class standby ticket and then there were no  more seats available for economy class two days before my flight to Taiwan. I did not want  to wait for seats for the following day’s flight and therefore i upgraded my ticket to business class and luckily, managed to secured a confirm ticket.

For my whole life i never fly in Business Class before and therefore it was a whole new flying experience for me. The seats are better, the service is better, the food is better, the drink is better and the spoon, fork and plates are better as well.

Huge and comfortable seats

A glass of juice and a hot handkerchief was served before departure

Nice meal

A cup of coffee is then served after the meal

For those who never tried Business Class or never tried MAS’s Business Class before, this may be a good reference for you. I believe flying in Business Class to oversea would have better service and food as the one i had is for domestic flight only.