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went to tw last oct….

till now still miss those moments… food, accomodation, nite life and everything….

most enjoyable place in taipei:
1.shi lin nite market
2.dan shui lao jie
3.rou he ye shi
4.wu fen pu (wholesale market for fashion apparels… but got to depend on season u gg & be careful of traffic….)
5. gong guan (if u want buy branded apparels)

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Just went there 2mths ago for about 10days..

covered Taizhong, RiYueTan, Tainan, Taipei City, JiuFen, Danshui, YangMingShan (for sauna)

Food i like:
TaiZhong —
smelly beancurd pot,
the American potato (with different toppings) ,
Sweet potato
Tainan —
DanZaiMian
WinterMelonDrink (fused with OolongCha)
LuoShenHuaCha (a kind of bubbletea)
YuGeng (fish soup)
Taipei —
ShouZhuaBing + Basel leaves,
A-Zong MianXian
FanTuan (rice roll)

Best Cafe : 85C (85degreeCelcius) cafe … can be found in all locations, will be at ZhongXiaoFuXing if Taipei.. nice house speciality coffee + cheap pastries

Girls : yes.. better dressed up in general but sometimes can’t stand their “dia” voice .. for an example .. go try the elevator ladies

handsome hotel

http://www.handsomehotel.com.tw/

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http://talkback.stomp.com.sg/forums/showthread.php?t=4655&page=2&highlight=taipei

for cheap hotels, u can try out Rainbow and handsome hotel at ximending…

Handsome hotel altho is a business hotel but veri nice n big rooms if u gg in grps….1 room can accommodate 4 persons…. wif 2queen size bed… prices not ex oso….

u can chk out HAN SHE BUSINESS HOTEL, www.handsomehotel.com.tw

can try out tis places in taipei:
1.shi lin nite market (the xxx chicken & smelly beancurd)
2.dan shui lao jie (ah po tie-dan & ah-ge eatery)
3.rou he ye shi
4.wu fen pu (wholesale market for fashion apparels… but got to depend on season u gg & be careful of traffic….)
5. gong guan (if u want buy branded apparels)
6. Nite Life – there are a lot of pubs near the Taipei 101

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 http://talkback.stomp.com.sg/forums/showthread.php?t=25132&highlight=taipei

Things to see:

1. Go and have a look at the Taipei 101, take the lift to the top – the lift is extremely smooth and fast! I recommend going at 5pm (this way you can see the day view, sunset, then the night view).

2. Check out Taipei Main Station, underground there are miles of street stalls selling all sorts of things – a great place to pick up cheap gifts and souvineirs (Check out Taipei city Mall – the best of the undergound malls under Taipei Main Station). Above ground you can check out many stores selling high-tech stuff!

3. National museaum Gu-Gong-Bo-Wu-Yuan, this is Taiwan’s largest museaum and is indeed the largest and richest collection of Chinese artifacts and paintings in the world! It’s located in the suburbs of Taipei.

4. Night-Markets: in my opinion, they make Taipei the city it is. Try Shih Ling (the biggest). Another 2 great ones are Rao He nightmarket and Tong Hua nightmarket. Try a watermelon juice or a pearl milk tea! Shui Jian bao (dumplings) are great as well. In fact I’d recommend anything – except the smelly dofu (you’ll smell it when you pass it).

5. YangMing mountain, this time of year you can see the Sakuras blossom – check my blog! It takes an hour by buss – from Taipei main station and is great. If you want to go to the top of Yangming mountain (qi xing san) then the whole trip will take about half a day. if you want to go to the top – make sure you take plenty of water – but besides that you won’t need any specialist equiptment!

6. Go to ZhongXiao don lu – if you want to see all the departement stores.

7. Ximen Ding is a cool place where many fashionable youngsters hang out – you’ll also be able to find a lot of manga/ anime stuff here (just like underground Taipei main station).

8. Dan shui – is at the end of the metro line, is a riverside promenade with lots of stores, places to eat and see – worth seeing.

9. Xing Bei Tou has lots of Hot-Spring spas and hotels, you may feel tired after doing everything, why not chill out a bit!

Places to eat:

1. You must try Dim Tai Fung – there’s one branch on Xing-Yi road, an other is located in ZhongXiao Don Lu – they do dumplings, steamed buns and other traditional snacks – all fantastic.

2. The night markets of course.

3. ZhongXiao Don-Lu area has plenty of restaurants!

4. If you crave Pizza then check out Alley Cats which is just off Xing-Yi Lu and is considered to be the best pizza in Taipei – the house red wine is great as well!

If I’ve missed anything out – here are some useful links:

http://tiscsvr.tbroc.gov.tw/en/………… – official tourist board

http://www.taiwanfun.com/central/taichun… – useful for foreigners.

Either way have a great time in Taipei!

forums – stomp

http://talkback.stomp.com.sg/forums/archive/index.php/f-13.html

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Handsome hotel info
<<handsome hotel.pdf>>
One of the bus operator is FREEGO (chinese name is “flying dog”) http://www.freego.com.tw
NT135, 60-90mins. No idea where are the designated stops. Have to ask around. Hotel cannot advise.
Cab is >NT1000 from airport to hotel, should be reasonable also.

Wulai springs info from forum
There are plenty of Nice Hot springs in Wulai: Here is a list prepared by CC:
Full Moon Spa – http://www.fullmoonspa.com.tw/
(Located in the Wulai “old street”/bus terminus area, recommended by hot spring fans that I know)
Pause Landis – http://www.pauselandis.com.tw/
Spring Park Urai – http://www.springparkhotel.com.tw/
(Probably the 2 most luxurious spas in Wulai, located along the route from Xindian to Wulai)
Wulai Spring – http://www.wulai-spring.com.tw/
(10-min. walk from Wulai bus terminus; free shuttle available)
Sun Moon Light – http://www.sunmoonlighthotspring.com.tw/
(“Sister spa” of Full Moon Light, located along the road from Xindian to Wulai)
Rice – http://rice-hot-spring.network.com.tw/
(Overlooks Wulai old street area)
Sky Life Spring – http://www.skylifespring.com.tw/
(Located along the Xindian-Wulai route; shuttle service available)

Snacks
Tai Yang Bing (Suncake) – buy from Jiufen (“nine shares”)
Two of Taipei’s most famous shops for traditional Taiwanese cakes and pastries:
LI JI The pineapple cakes (feng li xu)—little squares with pineapple filling—are their most popular item.
Taipei Leeichi:
http://www.taipeileechi.com.tw
No. 73 Chang An E. Rd. Sec. 2

Shueh Hwa Jai
http://www.snowflake.com.tw/
– No. 81 Gueiyang St. Sec. 2, south Ximending
– No. 166 Nanjing E. Rd. Sec. 4

Pineapple Tarts:
VIGOR BAKERY HOUSE 維格食&#21697;&amp;#26377;限&#20844;司
http://www.taiwan-vigor.com.tw/
Pineapple Tart: Best in Keelung
Li(2) Gu(3) Bing Dian 李鵠餅&#24215;. Address: 基隆市&#20161;&amp;#19977;路90&#34399;. Only 1 shop no branch. Tel: (02)2422 3007. 24278007

KUO YUAN YE:
台北市&#22763;&amp;#26519;區&#25991;林路546&;#34399;1樓
電話:(02)2831-3422 (02)2832-2889
http://www.kuos.com/kous-map.html

Tai Yang Bing: Original shop in Taichung:
Taiyangtang 太陽堂 @ No. 23 Tz-yo Rd. Sec. 2, Taichung 台中市&#35199;&amp;#21312;自&#30001;路二&#27573;23號 Tel: 04-22222662

Moachi in Taipei:
3 Uncle:
http://www.3uncle.com.tw
Royal Family Food :
http://www.royal-family.com.tw

Currency Exchange

When I went taipei, the only place to change currency is at airports and banks, so better change in advance and hope you don’t run out of cash on wkends.

Pls note that only the central taiwan bank in taipei accept SGD conversion. KNN got to run around taipei like mad few yrs ago just to change NTD

us currency/ nt. note that their bank closes at 3pm, and there arent any money changers ard

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