Toughest day in Taipei

Day 4 - 22 July 07

Today was the most tiring day of our trip... Cause we were going to Yangmingshan. We took Jie Yun aka MRT to Yuan Shan Stn. And we had to cut across the park infront of the stn to a bus stop to take bus 260. This bus will take us straight to Yangmingshan. The weather in Taiwan are really hot with temperature as high as 36 degree celsius. It is scorching hot when we crossed the park.

Yuan Shan Stn


The piglets statues at the park


View of the place while on the way to Yangmingshan


We went to Yangmingshan and we took the mini bus around the mountain but we didn't alight and walk around the place. There is nothing much over there, except green land and majestic mountain view. Think it is because we went too late, reached there around 1pm plus. And it was too hot, plus the ppl there told us most of the stns are closed. It was quite a bumpy ride around the mountains.

Map of Yangminshan for tourists


Inside the mini bus


Pics taken in the mini bus of Yangmingshan



We took bus to Beitou stn to proceed to Danshui. Can't remember the bus number. But you can ask the ppl there. They are very helpful. We supposed to alight at Xin Beitou Stn but we missed it and alighted at Beitou Stn. We took the Jie Yun aka MRT to Danshui Stn. Reached Danshui Lao Jie. You won't get lost because there are alot of ppl there on weekends.


Took this photo by accidentally. I only realised it when reviewing the photos I took. Quite funny.


Tried the ice cream which can go up to 55cm high if you want. But we only ordered the normal one. We ordered a chocolate and a green tea with mango (I think). The chocolate taste like our diluted milo.




Their Sweet Potato Balls are really nice!!!


The fried mushrooms are really good! Thumbs up!



The fried pork cheese cutlet



Tried the famous Ah Gei (crystal noodles stuffed in fried bean curd, served with a mild hot sauce). I find the sauce are sweet.


Fishball Soup


Ba Wan (in Hokkien)


Bought local snacks, Yu Shu aka Fish Crisps and Tie Dan... Saw a group of TV crew filming at a stall... Around evening, we took bus to go to Fishermen Wharf to watch the sunset. The sunset is very beautiful... You won't want to miss it if you are in Taiwan... And the scenery with the Lover's Bridge in it is so beautiful!!!

Lover's Bridge. Look at how the sky changes the colour. It is very beautiful.





The bridge will light up after the sunset.




Sunset





Look at the crowd there.


Shot a video clip of the sunset. Sorry for the shaky shot.


Went back to hotel and had a hot shower. Lied on the bed and fell asleep.

Day 5 - 23 July 07

After a few tiring days, it was so hard to pull ourselves out of the beds. We finally dragged ourselves up and went to Jiufen and Keelung. Jiufen is a really nice

Day 6 - 24 July 07


Day 7 - 25 July 07