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20.10.07 Saturday Day01:

Arrival > Check-in > Shihlin night marketJetstar Asia $9343K521 20 Oct 2007 Leave SIN 1300 Arrive TP 1740
3K522 25 Oct 2007 Leave TP 1825 Arrive SIN 2300

WELCOME WJ and Velle to
TAIPEI TAIWAN!!!!

Upon arrival at 桃園國際機場Tao Yuan Airport. Please take a map!
Take Freego airport Bus NT$140 per person. Turn left upon exiting the arrival hall. Check in Futurestar Hotel. Get EasyCard (悠遊卡) (NTD500 per card with refundable NTD100 deposit)To get to Shihlin:
From Ximen Stn Green/blue line take MRT to Jiantan Stn, redline. It's dinner time!
Eat:
1. Medicinal Pork-Rib Stew 药暾排骨 (Stall no 78)
2. Oyster Vermicelli 蚝仔面线 (Stall no 381)
3. Smelly Bean curd 臭豆腐 (Stall no 441)
4. Oyster Omelette 蚝仔煎, Stir-fry Squid 生炒花枝 (Stall no 488)
5. Eight Treasures Ice 八宝冰and Mango Ice 芒果冰 (Stall no 497)
6. Steamed Buns 水煎包 – veggie and pork stuffing (Stall no 528)
7. Beancurd Pudding with bubbles 豆花 (Stall no 533)
8. 大餅包小餅 (Stall no 534, 9am to 9pm)
9. Aiyu Jelly 爱玉
10. Pearl Milk Tea 珍珠 (Stall no 536)
** try to go Shihlin night market on a weekend as they have more stuff. There is a mini indoor Go-Kart. NTD300 for 13mins racing.
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Shihlin Market


21.10.07 Sunday Day02:
City Tour > CKS MH > Taipei 101> NYNY, Warner Village, Mitsukoshi Dept > Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall > Guanghua Electronic Centre >XMD西门町
8am: wake up and prepare. From XM Stn go to CKS MH Stn. (end of red line)
9am: Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall(中正紀念堂), opens from 9am-5pm CKS MH Stn.
From CKS MH Stn take MRT to Taipei City Hall Stn
Taipei 101 Shi Fu Road, free shuttle service from Taipei City Hall Stn exit 2, left side with many bus stops, take the one with a sign “Free 101”. NT$350/pax. I personally think it's worth going up to see the whole of taipei area and familiarise oneself.
From Taipei 101 there is a bridge link to纽约纽约NYNY, from there can walk to华纳威秀Warner Village and Mitsukoshi Dept.
5pm: Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall, walkable distance from Mitsukoshi Dept. Look for orange pitch roof.
7pm:Guanghua Electronic Centre (Zhong Xiao Xin Sheng Stn, blueline) Exit 4, turn right and walk to second junction, turn left at traffic lights and walk about 2mins to Guanghua. The first traffics lights is BaDe Rd, on the right is full of Computer shops as well. Blk 3,4 and 5.
Dinner time!!!!
西門町Ximending (Jiantan Stn) XMD shops opens from 1030am – 11pm
Eat:1. ***阿宗面綫***famous dish in XMD. Cost NT55 big bowl and NT40 small bowl. Ask around, it’s in one of the lanes.
2. 上海老天祿滷味鴨翅 (城都路),
3. Jap BBQ/ 熊一炭燒肉 this is a buffet,
4. Duck noodles@鸭肉扁
5. Bubble tea (鼎级 beside Rainbow hotel is not bad)
6. 甜不辣 (near East Dragon Hotel)Walk abit more to Tao Yuan street for beef noodles. (worth the walking and looking around)
Beef noodle shop: Address: No. 15 Taoyuan Street (MRT Ximen Station Exit 3)Directions: Coming out from the exit 3, walk all the way straight until the 2nd road junction. There are two junctions after exit 3, one is after the shopping mall just before the bus stop, the other is further down after the bus stop. That’s the right junction. Cross the road to Tao Yuan St. (which is on your left) the noodle shop will be on the right of the street. It’s the 3rd stall, beside this breakfast shop that sells prata-like crepes and Soya bean milk. The 1st stall along that line is actually a pao dimsum stall. Quite a big bowl so it's advisable to share with your partners as me and wj couldnt finish one bowl by ourselves and there were so much more snacks to sample at XMD. NT$140/bowl

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22.10.07 Monday Day03: (Full day Hiking)Yeliu野柳 > Jiu Fen 九份> Keelung基隆> MiaoKou庙口 Night Market
*** Please prepare wet tissue paper here.
Yeliu
[MRT Taipei Main Station is connected underground to TRA, just follow the signs and take the escalators up]
Walk to Taipei Intercity Bus Terminal (direct exit from the west exit of Taipei Railway stn and walk straight, you will see a building with 'Taipei Intercity Bus Terminal) should be Exit 1 from Taipei Main Station.
Took the 国光客运 "To 金山" route [Counter 19, bus 19]
Bus to 野柳 (80 mins) NT$90/pax
Walk to the Geological Park from through a small town from the drop-off point. A short walk to a small shop called 阿枝小吃店. Can come here for lunch later after the walk at the park.They serve small dishes like 卤肉饭, 猪血汤 Visit 野柳风景特定区 (Geological Park) NT$50/pax.
After exiting the park, lunch at阿枝小吃店
Yeliu > Jiu Fen (spending time circa 2~3hrs)
Walk back to the place where you alight and cross the road. The bus stop is in front of a 便利店 took a "to 基隆" bus, alight at 基隆 station, it’s the last stop along Keelung harbour where u will see Starbucks and Burger King. Ticket NT$45/pax.
Cross the overhead bridge to take a Keelung bus to 九份. (Approx 50mins bus ride) Ticket NTD50. Will pass thru Ruifang, up the hills. Stop after the “Police station” stop, the 2nd Jiufen stop, near the 7-11 located at the entrance to 九份老街 if you dun wan to climb the stairs up. Walked around 九份.
Eat:1. 赖阿婆芋丸,
2. barbeque sotong. NTD50 a pc.
3. Yu Yuan (Lai Ah Po)
4. Bak Gua (very thin slices)
5. Grilled Mushrooms NT$70 small cup
6. 九份古早丸 Big fishballs (got many Taiwanese stars photos plastered all over the wall)Buy:
Zhang Shi Fu Bing Dian:凤梨粟 3 boxes for NT500, Tai Yang Bing, Tam pastry, Yogurt filling Muah Chee etc.Jiu Fen > Keelung基龙- Keelung Miaokou庙口 24food hour street.Where you alighted for Yeliu (convenience store) take a bus to Keelung. NT45/pax
Once you reach Keelung, cross the overhead bridge, go down the stairs, on the left, walk straight along忠一路, turn right at 爱三路 (abt 10 mins from station). Walk passed the Keelung River all the way to the otherside to the McDonalds. Passing the shops in that street, Miaokou is on your left at the first Junction.
It is the best place to sample the wide array of delicious snacks in Taiwan. Nearly 200 vendors line the street in front of Dianji Temple. Taro balls, Tempura, Bubble ice, lots of seafood
Eat:1. Wu’s Dingbiansuo Stand 27-2 in front of temple on Rensan Rd 10am to 2am (not many pple here so we didn’t try)
2. Mango ice
3. Glutinous rice(油饭) and crab meat soup (stall5)


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Yehliu
Jiufen Lao Jie 23.10.07 Tuesday Day04: (Full Day)Lungshan Temple龍山寺 > Miramar美丽华> Wanhua Wholesale area > Wufenpu Garment Wholesale Area五份铺 > Raohe Night Market8am:Rise and shine
9am: Breakfast around the area. Lungshan Temple龍山寺 Longshan Temple Stn, blueline next stop from Ximen Stn. One of the popular temples in Taipei.
11am: Miramar Entertainment Park Free shuttle service from Jiantan Stn. Visit Ferris wheel. The shuttle service back is at another spot of the shopping mall, ask around.
1pm: Lunch at Shihlin. Ate the black pepper steal NT$150.Back to XMD for some shopping
4pm: Wufenpu Garment Wholesale Area Take MRT, exit 1,Houshanpi Stn. Opens from 430pm11pm.
** Very big will take some time walking and shopping. Should be about 4 hours.
** Wufenpu is good to go on all days except Mondays where they update their inventory.
Raohe Night Market for dinner, walk from wufenpu garment wholesale area. Located across the street of Shongshan Train Station. At the train station, you should be able to see a red bridge on the left hand side.
Dinner time!!!!
Eat:1. At the entrance of Raohe night market, you will spot a long queue in front of a stall selling pepper buns。
2. At the other end of the street, there is another stall selling a local delicacy 'Stinking Toufu'.
3. 三兄弟Mutton herbal soup NT$70 and Pork Rib soup NT$60 and lufan
4. Fruits are cheap here, NT$50 for 3 packets.
5.大肠包小肠


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WuFenPu & Raohe Market
Long Shan Si

24.10.07 Wednesday Day05: (Full Day)Yangmingshan 阳明山 > Hsin Peitou Hot springs>淡水Danshui Laojie>渔人码头 Fisherman’s Wharf7am: Wake up! Rise and shine.
8am: Yangmingshan 阳明山is the national park. (1.5h bus ride from Ximen MRT bus stop exit 3 Bus260)
**Check water, sweets, wet tissue, umbrella, change of clothes, swim wear. NT15 for bus rides.
YMS opens early and the first bus up the mountains starts at 530am from Taipei Main Stn.
1pm-3pm: Take bus red 5 to Jiantan Stn. Take MRT to Xin Beitou stn for hotsprings.
Option:
1. Springs City Resort. Has free shuttle bus from Hsin Peitou to resort. Spring alfresco spa : 800NT per pax
2. Villa 32. This one has very nice setting. Private room for 2 NT$2000 for 90mins
4pm: Visit the library. Wooden structure, very unique.
5pm: Take MRT from Hsin Peitou Stn to DanShui Stn. Walk around Danshui laojie.
Take bus 26 to Lover’s Bridge. Watch sunset. Lover’s bridge lights up at 7pm. Take bus back to Danshui Stn. Dinner at Danshui Laojie.
Eat: Seafood, fishball soup, 阿嬤的酸梅湯, 鐵蛋, 黑糖麻署, 冰梅 minty sour plums, 阿给, cone ice-cream that is curled till very tall for only NT$20, which is around S$1.9pm: After dinner if not tired, take ferry back to Danshui MRT then to Huaxi Street Night market (LongShanSi Stn) or 24 Eslite Bookshop (ZhongXiao Dunhua Stn)

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YangMingShan
Villa 32 and Fisherman's Wharf


25.10.07 Thursday Day06:
Free and easy.
Please book return bus to airport. Can call Freego (02)2586-3065 or go to the East Dragon hotel entrance to enquire about ticketing. They have pick-up every hour or so.
Don’t forget to refund your MRT cards.
250pm: Board Freego bus to Taoyuan Airport
625pm: Byebye Taipei and Home Sweet Home.