Cingjing - Swiss Wonderland Tour

29 November 2015

Our itinerary for the second day included the following:

(1) Guanyin Waterfall
(2) Old England
(3) Small Swiss Garden
(4) Cingjing Farm

A quick stopover at Guanyin Waterfall and Old England.

The Old England (老英格蘭）is a traditional English mansion featuring all things Britain. It's one of the most luxurious and expensive B&B in Taiwan! Sadly, we weren't able to enter the building and admire it's interior as its exclusive only to guests staying at the mansion.

Small Swiss Garden (瑞士小花园）is known as "Taiwan's Little Switzerland" due to its beautiful Northern European atmosphere.

Upon entering the garden, we were greeted by animals and decorations constructed of cardboard materials.

Flowers were blooming everywhere, what a pretty sight!

It was a wonderful hour spent exploring the garden. The cooling weather made everything so perfect.

Entrance fee is NT120 for adults and NT90 for children.

It was a crowded afternoon at Cingjing Farm (清境農場). We alighted some distance away from the main entrance and walked in instead.

Entrance fee is NT200 for adults, NT120 for children and NT20 for children under 6 years old (Weekend rates).

The farm sits 2000 meters above sea level and its high altitude scenery is simply breathtaking!

Herds of sheep were roaming and grazing freely on the huge grassland. The kids had great fun feeding the sheeps as many of them were not 'shy' and came forward to 'approach' us.

Just had to be extra careful of the sheeps' poop though, they were practically EVERYWHERE!

Other than sheeps, there were also many beautiful horses and ponies in the farm where you can ride on them for an additional fee. Daddy brought Ash on a short ride around the open-air amphitheatre and she was elated!

Do avoid sitting on benches in the same row where the horses/ponies are parked if you do not wish to have your shoes/feet soak in big puddles of urine! *yeeks* 

Our next destination, a crowded Fengjia Night Market (逢甲夜市) on a Sunday night. Despite a long Q of people at almost every food stall, we managed to try quite a variety of food!