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Hello Everyone,
in this blog post, we are going to share with you about our 1 night stay at the Ming Qin Minsu in Cing Jing.

Background Information:

We initially wanted to stay at the Sunnydale Minsu but because it was fully booked, we have no choice but to seek for other accommodations to stay at. Having spent a lot of time researching for a Minsu to stay at, we chanced upon Ming Qin Minsu and we decided to stay there for a night. Ming Qin Minsu has 4 blocks and in each of this block, there are many different room types and some of their rooms can accommodate up to 5 persons. For us, we chose to stay at Block A, Room 1205 and it was really cosy. For a night’s stay, it cost us $6000 TWD [approx. $254.99 SGD].

A Short Video Introduction to Ming Qin Minsu

Baby posing for a photo right outside Ming Qin Minsu

From Day 1 Taiwan 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]

When we arrived at Ming Qin Minsu, the exterior literally looked like this because the weather was extremely cloudy and cool. In fact, the temperature and atmosphere is somewhat similar to what you would experience at Genting Highlands.

From Day 1 Taiwan 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]

Here’s the interior/lobby area of Ming Qin Minsu

From Day 1 Taiwan 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]
From Day 1 Taiwan 2012 [Jacqueline’s Perspective]
From Day 1 Taiwan 2012 [Jacqueline’s Perspective]

Here’s the exterior/outdoor area of Ming Qin Minsu

From Day 1 Taiwan 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]
From Day 1 Taiwan 2012 [Jacqueline’s Perspective]
From Day 1 Taiwan 2012 [Jacqueline’s Perspective]

As it was really foggy, we didn’t really take much photographs. Also, they have an Alfresco dining area where you can chill and relax. In fact, on the night that we stayed at Ming Qin Minsu, they had a simple concert put up by a two-piece band.

From Day 1 Taiwan 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]

And here’s where we stayed at, Room 1205

From Day 1 Taiwan 2012 [Jacqueline’s Perspective]

The Interior of Our Room

From Day 1 Taiwan 2012 [Jacqueline’s Perspective]
From Day 1 Taiwan 2012 [Jacqueline’s Perspective]
From Day 1 Taiwan 2012 [Jacqueline’s Perspective]

Simple Bath Setup

From Day 1 Taiwan 2012 [Jacqueline’s Perspective]

The Bath Equipment

From Day 1 Taiwan 2012 [Jacqueline’s Perspective]

A Classic Work Desk

From Day 1 Taiwan 2012 [Jacqueline’s Perspective]

A Classic Dressing Table

From Day 1 Taiwan 2012 [Jacqueline’s Perspective]

Complimentary Pineapple Tarts/Cakes

From Day 1 Taiwan 2012 [Jacqueline’s Perspective]

As dinner wasn’t provided, we had to settle our own dinner and because Ming Qin Minsu was situated quite a distance from the main bustling area of Cing Jing, we decided to dine at their in-house restaurant that served Western/Italian/ cuisine.

From Day 1 Taiwan 2012 [Jacqueline’s Perspective]
From Day 1 Taiwan 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]

We had 2 of their set meals and here are what we ordered.

Beverage, some fruit vinegar

From Day 1 Taiwan 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]

Starter, Salad

From Day 1 Taiwan 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]

Pumpkin Soup

From Day 1 Taiwan 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]

Mains, Meatball Bucatini

From Day 1 Taiwan 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]

Mains, Creamy Chicken Bucatini

From Day 1 Taiwan 2012 [Jacqueline’s Perspective]

Dessert, Yoghurt and Starfruit

From Day 1 Taiwan 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]

Honestly, we didn’t really fancy their dinner set meal. Thankfully, we bought some food from the 7-Eleven Store at Carton King and Small Swiss Garden before heading over to Ming Qin Minsu. If you ask me, the food from the 7-Eleven Store taste much better. By the way, the rooms are not equipped with a microwave oven so if you’re planning to buy some food from the 7-Eleven Store, you might want to get them heated up first before heading over to the Minsu. Alternatively, you can get the kitchen staff at the Minsu to heat it up for you.

From Day 1 Taiwan 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]
From Day 1 Taiwan 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]

Stay tuned to more updates from us!

God bless!

Hello Everyone,
we truly apologise for not blogging over the last few days as we are currently in Taiwan for a holiday and we will only be back this Sunday evening.

As we just managed to get a stable wifi network, we are going to put up a rather short blog entry about our Taiwan trip thus far.

Background of Our Trip:

Baby and I have planned for this trip to Taiwan since a year ago and ever since our first trip to Taiwan together, we have made it a point to visit Taiwan every year.

For this year’s trip, it would be for 9 days 8 nights and we will be staying at 5 different properties. So far in our trip, we have put up at Ming Qin Min Su, Skylight BB and the Golden Spring Hotel. For the rest of our trip [that is tomorrow and the remaining days], we will be staying at Shui Wu and Vogue Star Serviced Apartment.

So far, the main attractions that we have visited thus far are Carton King, Swiss Garden, Green Green Grasslands, Guanyin Waterfall, 18 Degree C, Puli Winery, Guangxin Paper Mill, Liao Mayor Black Tea Shop, Sun Moon Lake, Ci En Pagoda, Car Accessories Shop in Taichung, Yi Fu Tang, Taiwan High Speed Rail, and Beitou Hot Spring. As for the rest of our trip, our itinerary is unconfirmed but tentatively, we would be visiting the Leofoo Village, Maokong Gondola, Shifen, Raohe Night Market, Shilin Night Market, Xi Men Ding, and Taipei Zoo.

Photography:

For this year’s trip, Baby and I are using two types of cameras to take photographs of our trip. One is the Canon Powershot S100 which I am personally using and the other is the Olympus EPL-3 which Baby is using. Because we take tons of photographs [up to more than 2 GB per day] everyday, we will put up two different links [one which has access to the photos that I take with the Canon Powershot S100 and the other which has access to the photos that Baby takes with the Olympus EPL-3]. Due to the huge volume of photographs taken each day, we will not carry out any image editing until we are back in Singapore. So meanwhile, all the photos that you see in the upcoming blog entries about our trip are all unedited.

+For a start, here are two links to the photographs that we have taken duing our first day in Taiwan this year.+

Melvin’s Perspective of Day 1 in Taiwan 2012 Using the Canon Powershot S100

https://picasaweb.google.com/110215472288411100692/Day1Taiwan2012MelvinSPerspective?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCMiI6pXyo9KCxwE&feat=directlink

Jacqueline’s Perspective of Day 1 in Taiwan 2012 Using the Olympus EPL 3

https://picasaweb.google.com/110215472288411100692/Day1Taiwan2012JacquelineSPerspective?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCIS3iYG_4ZeeNw&feat=directlink

Stay tuned to more updates from us!

God bless!