Taiwan Trip

Taiwan....Taipei

After leaving Rhodia, this is my first trip after 5 years of hard working life, excluding fly to Bangkok as to me Bangkok just like shopping in JB. Is good to travel with someone with PPS status as you can use the lounge, food not very fantastic but it allow you to have a place to rest without much crowd before boarding.

Day 1

We have check in the hotel at 南京路。The hotel room was decorate based on different, we have chosen shanghai nite as they are the cheaper amongst other.

We went 渔人码头 on the day we arrive. When we left hotel the weather is still nice and cooling but when we reach the harbour, it start to drizzle. But the whole place still consider very nice. Heard that it would be nicer if there is no rain and you are able to see sunset.

Although both of use are wet by the rain, but we still proceed to 士林夜市 as the nite is still young and we our stay is too short to cover most of the place we wanted.

Day2

Early in the morning we wake up and start our explorer ourselves to 阳明山. We managed to take the bus from a bus stop near our hotel which has been advise by the MRT control officer which we have check with him the nite before when we take train back to our hotel. It took us half a day walking around the park.

It was another drizzle day, we found a earth worm which was much more huge than we we have seen in Singapore.

After left 阳明山, we went to 西门丁， 台北火车站 area to shop. This is the nite that we took a very long route to went back to hotel by our poor pair of leg. We walk from shopping area to our hotel which took us about an hour but later part we realise that actually we only need 15 min. Sob ........... Sob.........

Day 3

We named today as shopping, so after we have our breakfast we eagerly take train down to 五分浦 and guess what??? Shop only start operate at 12pm onwards. Sigh.......... but never mind, there is a temple around, so we when there and pray for all the things we wish.

Here come the operating hour, after shop for hours, i only managed to get 1 knitted wear for myself, a necklace for my nieces and nothing else. Due the the fact that this time i went was their winter season therefore cant get much things from their that we can wear in Singapore.

After 五分浦, we head to Taipei 101. This shopping centre catered all the branded goods which we can get in Singapore, therefore, nothing was bought there. But we went up to have bird eyes view of the city and enjoy lift travelled in seconds to bring you up to 508m.

We went to Taiwan 鼎泰丰 for dinner that nite. Compare to Singapore, the food is slightly nicer but most important is they are cheaper over there. Simply 25% cheaper than Singapore and they do not charged "Taxes" and "Services".

Day 4

From the hotel brochure, to join the local day tour to bring us to 九分 cost about USD50, quite expensive therefore we decide to fully make use of our adventure courage and save cost, so we decide to go there on our own. We took a train from 台北火车站 to 瑞方镇 from there we took a bus up the hill and it only took us less than S$1o for to and fru. This proven 1 thing, it is always cheap to travel on your own if the accessibility is allow.

Day 5 >>>>>> Home Sweet Home