Taiwan! Here we come!!

Thursday - Monday [08Sep-12Sep11] 

Feeling: Super Excited *SHOUT!!!*

To where: Taiwan

who is going: B and her sisters!!!

Hotel stay: ECFA Hotel

Our Taipei Itinerary

Day 1 (Thurday) 08 September 2011

- Arrive Taipei airport at 2:35PM

- Buy easycard (NT500/pax)

- Check in hotel – ECFA hotel (Ximen Station)

- Explore Xi Men Ding and Taipei Main Station

- Shilin Night Market (Take train to Jiantan Station and Exit 2)

Day 2 (Friday) 09 September 2011

- Explore Xi Men Ding

- Explore Taipei City Hall

·         Alight at Taipei City Hall Station and take shuttle bus at Exit 2 to Taipei 101.

·         Explore nearby shopping malls eg. Warner’s Village, Shinkong Mitsukoshi (新光三越), NYNY and Living Mall.

- Tonghua Street Night Market sometimes also Linjiang Street Night Market (located close to Taipei's landmark building Taipei 101 in the Xinyi commercial district.) – NOT SURE WHETHER WANT TO GO OR NOT.

- Wu Fen Pu Fashion Shops - most fashionable and cheapest clothes in Taipei (Alight at HouPiShan Station Exit 1. Walk to the corner of Zhongpo (Jhongpo) N. Rd. At HouPiShan Station, Exit 1, make a right U-turn (don’t cross the road) and walk straight all the way to the road junction and it’s just on your right side.)

*Note: Closed on Monday. reserved for wholesalers. Start business at round noon and close after mid-night.

- Raohe. Night Market – (After Wu Fen Pu, walk 10 mins across SongShan Station to Raohe. Night Market.)

Day 3 (Saturday) 10 September 2011

Take train and alight at XinBeiTou Station. Go to the hot spring museum (3mins walk from the station)

More details on Beitou Public hotspring:

(1) Xin Beitou area:

No 6 Chungshan Rd, Xin Beitou, Taipei (near to hot spring museum)

Tel: (02) 28937014

Walk 15 mins along Chungshan Rd from Xin Beitou MRT station.

Opening hours: 0530 to 0745hrs, 0830 to 1115hrs, 1200 to 1445hrs, 1530 to 1815hrs, 1900 to 2145 hrs

Admission Charge: NT$40 (adult) NT$20 (child)

Common outdoor pools for both genders.

(2) Xin Beitou area:

Longnaitang Public Bath (Beside Beitou Park)

Opening hours: 0630 to 2030 hrs

Admission: NT$90

Danshui & Lover’s Bridge

Alight at Danshui Station Danshui old street The old street is located just opposite Danshui MRT station. About 5mins walk.

To see sunset at lover’s bridge @ Fisherman Wharf is at about 4pluse 5.

Day 4 (Sunday) 11 September 2011

- Gongguan Night Market (Alight at GongGuan Station which the night market is just outside the station, exit 4.)

Food/ drink to try: 青蛙撞奶 – milk tea.

- ShiDa Night Market (Alight at Taipower Building Station Exit 3. Need to walk for about 5-10mins before reaching the night market.)

- Jingmei Night Market (located very close to the Jingmei MRT Station) – NOT SURE WHETHER WANT TO GO OR NOT.

- Guangzhou Night Market (Alight at Longshan MRT Station. Walk to the temple and then left, where you will reach the Guangzhou Night Market) – NOT SURE WHETHER WANT TO GO OR NOT.

- Huaxi Night Market “Snake Alley” (Alight at Longshan MRT Station. Walk to the temple and then left, where you will first reach the Guangzhou Night Market and then turn right and you'll be at the Huaxi Street) - NOT SURE WHETHER WANT TO GO OR NOT.

Day 5 (Monday) 12 September 2011

- Xi Men Ding

- Taipei Main Station

- Need to reach Taipei airport at 7:00PM (Flight is at 9:00PM)

B brought some snacks up on the plane to bite.

Guess who we saw when we touchdown Taiwan Taoyuan International airport?  
Faye Wong

There are many Paparazzi and I acted like one to take a close up picture of her. Hahaha.

Seriously I don’t know what is so nice about stinky tofu (I really cannot take the smell) *Faint

B and I went out for a while, while b’s sisters were soaking themselves in the bathtub. When we came back, opened the door… We heard ARHHH~ the next moment we saw was someone running with the flash of light - closed the bathroom door. *EPIC moment LOL.

B’s favorite sausage. MUST eat before we fly back to Singapore. If can dabao back, I think she will.