Good place for girls to shop, best place for guys to see pretty girls!
* at least spend 4-5 days in taipei.
Transport: Of course, by plane. Haha....
- fr Taoyuan airport, there is bus to ur homestay or hotel, less than RM15, takes 45 mins 2 reach taipei city.
- in Taipei, MRT is the main transport, vr convenient, wide coverage.
Must have 'You You card' 悠悠卡 like touch n go
* if age 30 or below, register for Youth card, can get discount in some place like the palace museum.....
'you you' card
Youth card
Accomodation in Taipei: ** any place near MRT station should b ok, but of course around Taipei main station most convenient
- Homestay 民宿/ hostel vs Hotel
- Hotel is quite expensive , at least RM180++
- Homestay price varies, but cheaper, BUT must look for review
* room rate is more expensive during weekends ( fri, sat)
I am staying in a Hostel ' Colormix' in Ximending area. Rooms are vr clean, comfortable, vr convenient, 7-11 and shops just below, 5min walks fr mrt station. Lots of good review on web too. BUT, u hav 2 book the room really early, few mth b4.
1. National Palace Museum
- world's best collection of Chinese historical artifacts & antiquites
- *** must go & see cabbage shaped jade & pork belly
- Transport: No direct public transport reach here, nearest MRT Shilin station ( red line) & go vt bus
or by Taxi ( meter taxi cheaper)
2. National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall (中正紀念堂)
- Transport: go to MRT CKS memorial hall station ( blue line)
- look for motionless honor guards who are replaced every hour in a rifle twirling ceremony
- National Theater Hall (國家戲劇院) and National Concert Hall (國家音樂廳) located here.
3. Taipei 101
- the second tallest skyscraper in the world
- best time to go: evening/ b4 sunset: can see the morning & night view of taipei
- transport: free suttle bus fr CKS memorial hall / 10-15min walk fr MRT Taipei City hall station .
4. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (國父紀念館)
5. Beitou
- Go visit Hot spring Museum, Beitou library
- Go for hotspring - some can go in vt swimming suit but lots is naked.
- Transport: MRT New Beitou station
library
6. ***Tamsui 淡水
- Place of attraction: - HongMau Castle & other historical building ( historical sites like Melaka)
- Fisherman's Wharf + Love bridge = catching sunset， so romantic!!!
- Tamsui Old Street = for food lover , MUST eat 'Ah po iron egg' 铁蛋 & 'Ah Gei'
阿给
love bridge
fisherman's wharf
Ah Gei
Iron eggs
Transportation: MRT Tamsui station , go out MRT station, sit bus which heading ' Cheng gong University' 成功大学, historical building, fisherman's wharf is just walking distance.
*** Recommended Route: Beitou ( in d morning) ----- Tamsui ( lunch til night)----- go to Shilin night market
7. XiMenDing 西门町
- FOOD! Shopping! ( 24 hr Watson,...) movie,... hang out place for young adult.
- Place of attraction: Ximen red building - art gallery
- Transport: MRT Ximen station
8.*** Jiufen 九分 & Jin Gua Shi 金瓜石
- a mountain area 1.5 hrs fr Taipei city
- Transport: taiwan railway fr Taipei main station to Ruifang station ----go out fr station via main entrance, go opposite road, a bus station to Jiufen & Jinguashi.
- Places of interest: - Jiufen old street (Food & View)
- Gold museum, Japanese Crown Prince chalet....( jinguashi)
-* better not go during weekends , Pack vt ppl
Jiufen
gold museum 
jinguashi
9. Other places(that I didn't go): - Yanmingshan National Park ( best to go in spring)
- Maokong moutain
- Taipei Zoo( to see panda bear)
- Pinshi, shifen
- Long shan temple
10. Night Market
- Shilin Night market - MRT Jiantan station ( NOT shilin station)
- Rao He Night Market
- Ning xia night market
MUST Eat Food
Ximending Area
1. Ah Chung Miam Sian 阿宗面线
- most of my friends this so much, went for this noodle 3 times in 5 days.
But for me, okok only. May b I m not a noodle lover.
2. Feng Da Coffee 蜂大咖啡
- Very nice coffee & biscuits for tea break
- *Must try: Ice cream coffee ( Iced coffee vt Coffee ice-cream topping)
3. Cheng Du Iced Starfruit 成都杨桃冰
- Very special- pickles starfruits & pineapple
4. Shanghai Lao tian Lu上海老天禄
- Got lots of variety such as tofu, seaweed, wings, duck tongue.....
- *Must try Tofu- d texture is like fish ball
5. Yong He soya bean 永和豆浆
- lots of branches around Taipei
- vr authentic Taiwanese breakfast vt lots of variety: rice rolls, chinese pancake, normal soya & salted soya......
- *Must Eat: rice roll 饭团
6. Roast Mochi 烤mochi
- vr nice, got sweet & salty flavour
- * peanut flavour
7. Fried chicken
- lots of stall selling fried chicken / chicken chop in taipei but i think this fried chicken not bad.
1. Ding Tai Feng 鼎泰丰
- although Ding Tai Feng has lots of branches around Asia, since this restaurant is origin from Taiwan , so Must eat esp in there main branch.
- *Must Try: xiao long bao ( of couse, their signature dish) & chicken soup ( The BEST chicke soup i ever drink in my life- the soup is super tasty & d chicken is so soft even it is a chicken breast), fried rice
- It is not cheap so it is not recommend to try other dishes esp dim sum
2. Mango Ice
- * must try: super nice!!! It is so fresh! Big portion vt affordable price
Taipei Main Station 台北车站
- Lots of foods can b found here!
1. Uncle Tetsu's Cheese Cake*****
- Long queue waiting for fresh bake cheese cake come out fr oven.
2. Train Bento
- Available in any train station. It also sold inside the train during lunch & dinner time.
3. Lan Zhou Ramen
- Not bad, standard price.
- must try: Beef noodle
To be continue.......
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