Continuing on from our last blog post about our day trip to Tamsui, we are going to explore one of Taipei’s most famous night markets: Shilin Night Market. Follow us as we try some strange foods you won’t find in the US, or at least, not yet.. Stinky Tofu 臭豆腐 Blowtorch Beef/Steak 火阎王牛肉 Fried Ice Cream 炸冰淇淋 Sweet Potato Balls 快乐QQ球 Fresh Milk Green Bean … Continue reading Taipei- Day 4B (士林夜市)
We have a new travel partner today– Acer! We were classmates in college and now he’s continuing his education in Taiwan to become a doctor. He will be taking me around Tamsui today and joining my family as we eat our way through Shilin’s Night Market in the evening. Tamsui (Danshui 淡水) To get here, we met up at Shilin Station and took the MRT … Continue reading Taipei- Day 4A (淡水)
On our fourth day in Taiwan, we moved hotels: from central Taipei to Shilin. The goal was to be as close to the Shilin Night Market as possible– cause you know, FOOD. This is a new hotel. It opened a couple of months ago, which was one of the determining factors for us when choosing a hotel in Shilin. The only option at the time … Continue reading Renaissance Taipei Shihlin Hotel
Today we are going to visit Jiufen Old Street 九份老街. It is said that this place was the inspiration for the town in Spirited Away. However, Miyazaki has always denied this. So why do people keep thinking that this is “real life Spirited Away”? I’m guessing the resemblance lies in the red lanterns and the vast quantities of food. Jiufen is about 1.5hours away from … Continue reading Taipei- Day 3 (九份老街, 刘山东)
For our second day of Taipei, we are going to head to the tallest building in Taiwan: Taipei 101. After visiting the observatory deck, we will have a nice lunch at Din Tai Fung, followed by a hike up Elephant Mountain to see Taipei 101 from a distance. → TAIPEI 101 台北101观光台 To get to Taipei 101, we walked from our hotel to the Taipei Main … Continue reading Taipei- Day 2 (台北101，象山)
Today was our first full day in Taipei. We landed the previous night around 5:30pm but after getting our sim card and passing through customs, we arrived at our hotel close to 8pm. I used booking.com to find a hotel that was in close proximity to Taipei Main Station, which is the central hub of transportation, but yet close to our attractions and other shops … Continue reading Taipei- Day 1 (台北车站，二二八和平公园，中正纪念堂，台湾博物馆，西门町)
We booked our hotel in close proximity (5 minute walk) to Taipei Main Station. It is known as the central hub, as it connects to almost anywhere you want to go. You can take MRT (metro), TRA (train), and HSR (high speed rail) at this station. You can even shop in the underground mall (which opens toward the late afternoon). It is seriously a maze … Continue reading Taipei’s MRT using EasyCard
Taipei, here we come. EVA Air had featured some of its planes flying out of LAX with Hello Kitty livery in the past but it was back in 2013 when I was poor and had no money. In 2018, they decided to offer regular service from LAX-TPE three times a week on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. So I decided to hop to it and book … Continue reading I went for Hello Kitty
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