At Hualien Train Station
After a remarkable morning at Taroko National Park, I arrived at Hualien Train Station about an hour or so before my train was scheduled to leave. I picked up a few snacks at the convenience store for my "lunch" and "dinner," found a seat, sat down, and waited.
Thanks to the unlimited data I got, I called a few people as I waited for the train.
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| Interesting to see this sign--and a man sitting beside it. |
I had a funny situation. My train from Hualien to Kaohsiung was direct, but I had to change seats (even cars) a couple of times. I don't remember the exact cars and seats, but I know I changed twice. The 1st change was to an entirely different car. The 2nd change was to the seat right next to mine! Go figure.
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| Inside the train, my 1st car. Never saw that kind of opening before. |
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| From a train right beside mine at a station we stopped at. |
Short clip of one of those themed trains.
Except for the scenery, there was really nothing that stood out to me. Even the landscape I couldn't really take a full glimpse of, because we were going in and out of tunnels.
I found Trip GG Hostel and checked in. Once that was done, I asked about an important topic: laundry.
They have a washer and dryer and stop running them from 20:00. It was around 18:30 and I was desperate for clean clothes. I literally had a clean set of underwear, 1 clean pair of pants, and 1 clean pair of socks. That was it. To my advantage, they had Western-size towels so I could use that as a "top."
The lady at the counter did me a favor. Seeing the guests washer and dryer were still going, she let me use the staffs' washer and dryer (I paid for them, of course). I was SOOO happy! We tried waiting for the guest's washer to finish--so I took a nice long shower as I waited. When I came out, and it was still going, was when I was allowed to use the staff washer and dryer. Thank you so much, Trip GG Hostel! Oh, that made my night! I didn't think I slept as well then entire trip as I did that night!
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Except for the scenery, there was really nothing that stood out to me. Even the landscape I couldn't really take a full glimpse of, because we were going in and out of tunnels.
Arriving at my hostel in Kaohsiung
So I arrived at Kaohsiung Main Station. Fortunately, it was connected to the MRT and 1 stop from my hostel (Formosa Boulevard MRT Station, Exit 1).I found Trip GG Hostel and checked in. Once that was done, I asked about an important topic: laundry.
They have a washer and dryer and stop running them from 20:00. It was around 18:30 and I was desperate for clean clothes. I literally had a clean set of underwear, 1 clean pair of pants, and 1 clean pair of socks. That was it. To my advantage, they had Western-size towels so I could use that as a "top."
The lady at the counter did me a favor. Seeing the guests washer and dryer were still going, she let me use the staffs' washer and dryer (I paid for them, of course). I was SOOO happy! We tried waiting for the guest's washer to finish--so I took a nice long shower as I waited. When I came out, and it was still going, was when I was allowed to use the staff washer and dryer. Thank you so much, Trip GG Hostel! Oh, that made my night! I didn't think I slept as well then entire trip as I did that night!
***If you want to get a reward after your stay (in over 1.6 million properties in 228 countries), click here!***
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