Rainbow Village in Taichung, TAIWAN + some news to share...

Did you know that bubble tea (aka boba tea) was invented in Taiwan? The bubble tea craze took over the world and so when we were in Taiwan, we decided we had to check out the birthplace and original store of where bubble tea was invented which apparently happens to be in Taichung. Taichung had a number of other great attractions too like the rainbow village, animation lane, a totoro stop, a beautiful ice cream shop and also the Zhongshe flower market.

Our final days in Taiwan were spent in Taichung so it was a bit of a bitter sweet time as we knew we were soon to return to NZ after having to cut our travel plans short. This vlog was shot way back in early-mid March 2020.

Taichung was a lovely city though and we were happy we got to end our trip and Taiwan travels there. We hope you enjoy this final Taiwan travel vlog of ours!

Kicking things off we explored Rainbow Village in Taichung. An amazing story of a war veteran who painted his village to prevent it from being torn down and commercialised. It worked as it attracted a lot of attention and became a tourist attraction. Making a trip to the Rainbow Village is a must do activity when visiting Taichung, Taiwan.

Rainbow Village
Address: 408, Taiwan, Taichung City, Nantun District, 春安路56巷25號
Hours: Monday - Sunday 8am–6pm

For any bubble tea, boba tea, pearl milk tea fans out there... or for anyone who has ever wondered where bubble tea was invented, well it's hotly debated but it's commonly believed to have originated from Chun Shui Tang (春水堂) in Taichung. If you want to visit the birthplace of bubble tea, make sure you visit Chun Shui Tang's (春水堂) original store! You basically get to drink a piece of bubble tea history by visiting this boba origin shop XD

Chun Shui Tang (Original Store) 春水堂
Address: No. 30號, Siwei Street, West District, Taichung City, Taiwan 403
Hours: Monday - Sunday 8am–10pm

From Chun Shui Tang 春水堂 it's a quick stroll to Painted Animation Lane which is a very cool spot if you're an anime fan. It's an alley featuring large, colourful paintings of popular anime and cartoon characters.

Painted Animation Lane
Address: Lane 100, Linsen Road, West District, Taichung City, Taiwan 403
Hours: Open 24 hours

Keeping in line with the animation theme Yen and I check out the famous Totoro Bus Stop a short ride away. It's not a real bus stop, but if you're a Totoro or Studio Ghibli fan, it's a nice lil spot to check out. There isn't much else in that area though just be aware!

Totoro Bus Stop
No. 133號, Qiaocheng Road, Dali District, Taichung City, Taiwan 412
Hours: Open 24 hours

We also visited Miyahara Ice Cream as we read it had Hogwarts vibes (and being Harry Potter fans and ice cream lovers, we thought why not!) Turns out that Miyahara Ice Cream is a popular ice cream parlor that's located in an elegant historic building that has a massive gift selection and a restaurant too. We just went for the ice cream. There were a ton of speciality ice cream flavours at Miyahara Ice Cream and despite the long line, it moved relatively quick.

Miyahara Ice Cream
Address: No. 20號, Zhongshan Road, Central District, Taichung City, Taiwan 400
Hours: Monday - Sunday 10am–10pm

Finally, we say our final goodbye and wrap up from Zhongshe Flower Market Taichung. It's a popular photo spot with a big flower market and landscaped garden beds. Zhongshe Flower Market Taichung is filled with beautiful flowers but it is a bit of a drive out from the main city. Be aware that Taichung doesn't have an MRT system but they do have buses that run most places, but for somewhere like the Zhongshe Flower Market, it's definitely the easiest to catch an Uber to get there. Just make sure your driver is able to wait with you to return back to the city so you both don't miss out.

Hope you enjoyed this final vlog of ours from Taichung, Taiwan and that it's a useful Taiwan travel guide should you be keen to plan a trip to Taiwan in the future :)

#taichung #taiwan #rainbowvillage #bubbleteaorigin

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VLOG DATE: 14-17 Mar 2020
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