Oh yes, this Taiwan trip was fairly a last minute trip where we managed to get cheap flights from Eva Air. The air tickets were RM900 for 2 way per person. We went to this trip together with my sis, mum and Aunty Vicky.
Second option >> Pasta
Airport do provide glasses for you in case you need it to fill in your declaration form
Tao Yuan Internation Airport
Photos of Chairman Hotel
Airport do provide glasses for you in case you need it to fill in your declaration form
Tao Yuan Internation Airport
We stayed at this Chairman Hotel (台北城美大飯店) at 台北市中正區漢口街一段88號 (Han Kou Street) which is about 10 minutes walk from Xi Men Ting. The hotel was decent and clean and it only costs us about RM300 per person for 4 nights.
Photos of Chairman Hotel
Breakfast area
Our Double Bed Room
The Bathroom
The Corridor
Bedroom for 3 (1 Double + 1 Single)
Our Double Bed Room
The Bathroom
The Corridor
Bedroom for 3 (1 Double + 1 Single)
First Day Outing
Walking to Xi Men Ting
Xi Men Ting's map
Family Mart convenience store
Second Day Outing
Cute street deco
Famous Beef Noodle
Sis @ 五分埔 (why is she smiling like that?)
Quail Eggs
BIG hot dog & small hot dog
very yummy!
Doesn't taste that nice though
Dinner time
鴨舌頭
Mum loves it!
Yummy!! I love it too.
So does hubby!
西門町
Rainy night at 西門町
BBQ Teppanyaki for dinner
Aunty Vicky in the action
Ginger Rocks
Zoom on the Ginger Rocks
Sea Candles (燭台石)
Zoom on the Sea Candles (燭台石)
This was supposed to look like a gorilla but it doesn't right?
Please queue up for photos of the Queen's Head (女王頭)
The Queen's Head (女王頭)
Pedestrian Bridge
Fairy Shoe (仙女鞋)
After checked in the hotel, we walked around the hotel area to look for food. We stopped nearby to have our dinner - Mee Sua was good. Then the next stop, convenience store - my sis and I just can't get enough of convenience store. We seems to love convenience stores that much!
Walking to Xi Men Ting
Xi Men Ting's map
Family Mart convenience store
Second Day Outing
On the second day, we went to Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, 國立中正紀念堂 is a famous monument erected in memory of Chiang Kai-Shek, former President of China. The monument, surrounded by a park, stands at the east end of Liberty Square.
Lunch time approaching and we're looking for food now. We walked around and surveyed a few shops until we decided to try out the famous beef noodle at Yong Kang Street.
Famous Beef Noodle
After lunch, we went to Wu Fen Pu (五分埔) which is an area best known for wholesale garment market. We went there by taking the Taipei Metro and stopped at the Houshanpi (后山埤站) station - Nangang Line. While we ladies busy doing our shopping, hubby was busy with his food too. He tried almost every food stall at Wu Fen Pu.
Sis @ 五分埔 (why is she smiling like that?)
Quail Eggs
BIG hot dog & small hot dog
very yummy!
Doesn't taste that nice though
Dinner time
鴨舌頭
Mum loves it!
Yummy!! I love it too.
So does hubby!
西門町
Rainy night at 西門町
BBQ Teppanyaki for dinner
Aunty Vicky in the action
Third Day Outing
We joined a local day tour and the tour will bring us to places like National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine (國民革命忠烈祠), Jiu Fen - 九份, Yehliu - 野柳. It was extremely windy at 野柳.
National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine (國民革命忠烈祠) is a shrine in Taipei dedicated to the war dead of the Republic of China. The structure houses the spirit tablets of 390,000 persons killed during the Xinhai Revolution, Northern Expedition, Second Sino-Japanese War, Chinese Civil War and First and Second Taiwan Strait Crises. A changing of the honor guard will also take place in this shrine.
九份 which literally means "nine portions" is a mountain area near Keelung. The village here used to house nine families, thus village would request "nine portions" every time shipments arrived form town. Thus the name, 九份 is derived from there.
野柳 is a cape on the north coast of Taiwan. A distinctive feature of the cape is the hoodoo stones hat dot its surface. These shapes can be viewed at the Yeliu Geopark. A number of rock formations have been given imaginative names based on their shapes. The most well-known is the "The Queen's Head" (女王頭), an iconic image in Taiwan. Other formations include "The Fairy Shoe" (仙女鞋), "The Bee Hive", "The Ginger Rocks" and "The Sea Candles". A real bad experience here was during the queue up for the Queen's Head photo. Few China tourists just cut queue like nobody's business. It was so terrible and they are disrespect others so much!!
Ginger Rocks
Zoom on the Ginger Rocks
Sea Candles (燭台石)
Zoom on the Sea Candles (燭台石)
This was supposed to look like a gorilla but it doesn't right?
Please queue up for photos of the Queen's Head (女王頭)
The Queen's Head (女王頭)
Pedestrian Bridge
Fairy Shoe (仙女鞋)
After the end of the local day tour, we went to Shihlin Night Market (士林夜市). It is considered as the largest and most famous night market in the city. We took the MRT to Jiantan Station (Danshui Line) to reach Shihlin Night Market. Remember not to stop at Shihlin Station as it is not the right station and located very far from Shihlin Night Market! Other than food, various clothes, bags, accessories, shoes and etc can be found here too. There is a big food court that holds few hundreds of stalls and other than that the side streets and alleys are lined with storefronts and roadside stands.
Bought tokens from the machine @ MRT Station
Most of the food / items here are jumbo size
Unique Umbrella
Hubby found a place to enjoy his chestnut while we're shopping
Most of the food / items here are jumbo size
Unique Umbrella
Hubby found a place to enjoy his chestnut while we're shopping
Fourth Day Outing
On our way from Mr. J restaurant to Taipei 101
Went to Danshui Old Street (淡水老街), Tamshui Fisherman's Wharf (淡水漁人碼頭), Mr J's restaurant, Taipei 101 and Xi Men Ting (西門町).
Danshui Old Street (淡水老街) is actually a network of streets that form a very popular shopping area, noted for its massive array of Taiwanese snacks.
Tamshui Fisherman's Wharf (淡水漁人碼頭) is a scenic spot known for it's beautiful sunset and fresh seafood.
Mr. J restaurant (Mr. J 義法廚房)
There are 2 Mr.J restaurant and both are a french-italian restaurant. The one we went was located at No 250 Wuxing Street, Taipei City 台北市吳興街250號 (台醫店) (within Taipei Medical University). Those interested may refer to the map below:
There are 2 Mr.J restaurant and both are a french-italian restaurant. The one we went was located at No 250 Wuxing Street, Taipei City 台北市吳興街250號 (台醫店) (within Taipei Medical University). Those interested may refer to the map below:
Please click here for larger map http://www.butaya-tw.com/mrj/map.jpg
Taipei 101 (台北101) formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center. The building ranked officially as the world's tallest building before the opening of Burj Khalifa in Dubai. The building was completed in 2004 and opened on December 31, 2004. From 6:00 to 10:00 each evening the tower's lights display one of seven colours as below. The colours coincide with the days of the week:
Day | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colour | Red | Orange | Yellow | Green | Blue | Indigo | Violet |
On our way from Mr. J restaurant to Taipei 101
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