We stayed at Monet Coffee Garden. We initially chose this place because the owner of this shop is a coffee lover. However, because we arrived late and left early, we didn’t see the legendary Lao Zhang. It was a bit regretful that we only saw him at night. Sister Pan.

Original title: Traveling through the Huadong Rift Valley, Zhiben Hot Spring, ranked fourth in the world, here I come! (2016 Lepu Short Holiday Day 11)

Original author: Zhao Xiaotian

I checked in at dark last night. When I woke up, the sky near Hualien Crucian Carp Lake turned out to be like this! We stayed at Monet Coffee Garden. We initially chose this place because the owner of this shop is a coffee lover. However, because we arrived late and left early, we didn’t see the legendary Lao Zhang. It was a bit regretful that we only saw him at night. Sister Pan.

There are two B&Bs on the left and right sides of where we live. They look more upscale and more expensive. Monet’s is more cost-effective. Viewed from the terrace on the second floor where we live, the villa next to it is so beautiful!

From here, you can see the mountains next to Liyu Lake. The sky is completely blue. What is the smog? I guess no one here has seen it.

Monet's cafe is very large and has a unique design. The water system is introduced into the house. Even the big white goose can swim under the house. From the glass floor next to the bar, you can see the big white goose

Delicious breakfast and sandwiches , fresh milk pudding, willow orange and apple, I like the taste of willow skin, so I brought it into 86 (the license plate number is AKE_286, so I named it 86. Later I found out that this car is called Ake 286) and set off on the road in the East Rift Valley !

The section from Hualien to Taitung is divided into mountain line and sea line. The mountain line can pass by Tachikawa Fishing Ground, Chishang, Brown Avenue, etc., and the sea line attractions Qixingtan , etc., considering that you have already passed the sea in Suhua line, so this time I chose the Huadong Rift Valley Mountain Line.

In areas with a marine climate, the sky is really unpredictable. Sometimes it is blue and sometimes cloudy, but it gives people who take photos a good sense of the picture. I encountered fishing at the Tachikawa Fishing Ground. The fish were so big that the sound of the fish flapping in the net could be heard even from the shore without getting out of the car.

There must be a 7-11 at the rest stop on the way. Ding Ai’s coffee, my favorite tuna rice balls, and the Oden we all love, tea eggs, and the dressing room (bathroom) are all in 7-11. After resting, we went straight to Hualien Guangfu Sugar Factory.

In front of the sugar factory, I saw the station sign for Taiwan Haoxing. I have seen this in Mafengwo Travel Notes before. It is the first choice for independent travel. This half-way self-driving trip is because we hope to have a preliminary understanding of the entire roundabout in Taiwan. Next time we come to play, we will prepare to use Taiwan. First, we can visit Nantou that we have never been to, and second, we can selectively skip the boring places. Place (Ting Ding said, this time is not over yet, he started thinking about how to play next time?!?!)

The sugar factory no longer produces sugar. I have to admit that the Japanese colonial period left many advanced technologies and ideas to Taiwan. , also affects the humanistic temperament and population quality. The sugar factory buildings and dormitory buildings have been preserved, and the entire area looks like old Japan in the 1940s and 1950s, as if traveling through time.

Come to the sugar factory, how can you not eat ice! Qing popsicle is like the old popsicle in Zhongjie. It tastes good when eaten with ice cream and red bean filling. Sit down and rest for a while, and do some accounting for the past two days. The fat white man opposite us secretly photographed

and said that I am a small accountant in a sugar factory.

When a large number of tour groups arrived, we headed to Chishang. Most of the tour groups at this time are Taiwanese and Korean tourists. During Taiwan’s graduation season, many students also travel around the island. Next to the white stop sign in Chishang are four Taiwanese students. There are relatively few mainland tourists at this time.

was in Chishang, just in time for the second half of lunch. The most popular one is of course Wu Tao Chishang bento. The chicken legs and pork chops, which are the most recommended, have been sold out. We chose meal No. 2, one box for two people to try.There is a train carriage in front of the door, and many people go to eat on the train. We chose to eat at the small desk in the bento museum upstairs. We immediately felt like we were at the same table bringing rice.

The rice on the pool is really good! It’s too heavy so I won’t carry it! Transformed into a soup ladle, this large spoon was originally a product of the canteen, but in Taiwan Chishang, it has become a culture. Interesting history and warm and loving humanity make people more willing to take the initiative to get close to and pass it on than unforgettable hatred.

The current Chishang Railway Station has been renovated, and the architectural style and design are very nostalgic. In front of the train station there is a lunchbox called Transmechanical Line. The night before, Sister Pan, who had heard from Monet, recommended this restaurant because her daughter often drove here to eat. Compared with Wu Taojia’s dozen varieties, this one only has two options: meat and vegetable. There are not that many people, mostly locals.

Ikegami Bento is really a good example of packaging marketing. Everyone writes original works. In fact, Chishang is the name of a place, and they are all called Chishang Bento. Wu Taojia has risen to the level of culture and museums, and has also made excellent door-to-door trains and rice derivatives, so it is very popular and can be found all over Taiwan. Other chain stores don't put such great effort into packaging, they just rely on taste. No matter how delicious the bento is, it cannot be compared to heaven, so everyone ignores the word "Go Tao" and thinks that Ikegami Bento is the authentic one.

In addition to Chishang, there are also Fenchi Lake and other places along the Taiwan Railway Station, all of which have their own special lunch boxes. I hope you can enjoy them if you take the Taiwan Railway in the second half of the journey.

After lunch, we continued along the East Rift Valley to Brown Avenue. There is nothing interesting about Brown Avenue. Maybe it will look better in spring and summer when there are flowers and rice fields? Now this season is just a road. Young people are riding bicycles on this road. The surrounding businesses should thank Takeshi Kaneshiro! Turn a road into a tourist attraction.

Skip it and head to Taitung. On the beach in Taitung, the sky was getting cloudier and cloudier. I was worried that I would have to climb mountains when I went into the mountains, so I bought a big custard apple for NT$40 from the tricycle Abner and continued on my way. Remembering that there was only one roadside stall that was about to close the night before, I bought pineapples and bananas on the way for dinner.

It was already dark when we arrived at Mingquan Villa that night. There are many hot spring hotels along the way to Zhiben. Ours is at the innermost one, at the entrance of Zhiben National Forest Park. Since it is difficult to get there, there are very few mainland tourists. Most of them are Taiwanese. There is a large hot spring pool and each room is small. You can also refill the water in the pool. Although this hotel is not as luxurious as a hotel and its facilities are old and simple, it is not bad at popularity. Every family drives there and even brings their own small gas stove to cook soup.

I didn’t expect that the hot stir-fried food at this restaurant in the tourist area is cheap and delicious. I have wanted to eat green vegetables for a long time, so I brought a lunch box from a popular restaurant and ordered two green vegetables and a bowl of hot soup. When my body was warm, I had the most unforgettable meal under the stars at night under the mountains by the pool. The boss of

is a cold-faced and enthusiastic drunkard. His two dogs named Dahei and Huahua are very cute. It feels like this boss's life is all about dogs and wine.

The swimming cap was old and torn, and I was secretly photographed when I entered the pool with the shower cap on.

When I woke up the next morning, I saw clearly that I had driven up from such a steep slope! Opposite the pool is the Forest Park. At around six o'clock in the morning, we walked around and took photos of the signs and fares in front of the Forest Park. The full ticket is only RMB 22! ! ! ! When traveling in Taiwan, transportation and accommodation are the biggest expenses. As for tickets, many places don’t have tickets! There are no tickets for any beach, beach or hot spring park! The entrance fee to the Forbidden City is only 50, and I won’t climb the 20

mountain in the National Forest Park. I’ll save it for next time and take the middle route for a fun climb! On this day we are going to Kenting ! Mingquan Villa, come again next time!

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