We used to travel once or twice a year. Then when Kyle came along, we skipped going out on out of country trips for the past 4 years. Then, when we took a plunge last year to a very short Hong Kong trip as Kyle was into Disney characters back then, we realized: "Hey, we can finally travel as a family again!"
Kyle was amazingly obedient during our Hong Kong trip so this year, after a crazy start of a year and with Kyle's school break in mind, it was late at night when I told Mr. AMW: "Let's go on a trip! Let's do this!" With only a week or so planning, we originally wanted Singapore but the heat and humid made us go for Taipei (still hot, at least not as humid!)
But what to do in Taipei? That's the first question we had in mind. I've been to Taipei 15 years ago and Mr. AMW went with his schoolmates for a month-long TAIWAN tour 20 years ago. I knew we had to go back and refresh our memories on how Taiwan looks like nowadays.
When I searched for Kid-friendly places, I was surprised how Taiwan is actually a kid-friendly country that no one really talks about! They have their own version of Disneyland called Leofoo Theme Park. They have their own Ocean Park in Beitou, they have their own Space Museum and a whole lot more!
That excites us so we finally booked a date and time flew by pretty quickly. We didn't even purchased any tourist pass as we just want to go with the flow and see how Kyle would react to these sites! And the entrance aren't expensive anyways so this is another alternative for moms and dads who want to bring their kids to a kid-friendly country! THIS IS IT! Are you ready?
Taipei Children's Amusement Park
Price: 60NT (kids below 7 yrs old goes in for free!), a deposit of at least 100NT is needed and refunded amount will be given back before 5:00pm
Address: No. 55, Section 5, Chengde Road, Shillin District, Taipei City
How to Get There: MRT to Jiantan Station or Shilin Station and make transfers on a shuttle bus.
Opening hours:
Tip: Since we booked a hotel at ZhongShan district which is just 2 stations away from Shilin Station, we've decided to take a cab going there since it costs around 200NT only (less than Php400.00 one way). We want to reserve our energy for fun playing inside the park! If you live far from the park, take an MRT station to Shilin station and take a cab from there, it will be way cheaper!
This amusement park includes a brand new Ferries Wheel which you won't miss! There's also Bumper Cars, Ocean Carousel (musical carriage), Dancing Fly (dragon boat), Wave Swinger, Monorail and Spinning Tea cups, Roller Coaster, Crazy Bus, Drop Tower, Pirate Ship, Telecombat and Spinning Chairs.
