Taiwan Day 4

Day 4 Taipei (7/7/06)

In the morning, we parted ways with Derrick who had to do his last minute shopping as he had to leave Taiwan earlier due to his internship.

The rest of us had breakfast at the nearby Ximending eatery and went to Taipei Underground Mall for shopping. The underground mall is around 1 km long and we spent hours browsing through some of the shops. The clothes there are very cheap and most were at a price of NT100 ($5). We all bought quite a lot of clothes and i bought 4 t-shirts. Lunch at a mini restaurant was next.


We had delicious lunch there at a cheap price as well.

On a tight schedule, we rushed over to Nanjing as there were a number of shopping centres there which is listed on the MRT brochure. We walked along the streets but there wasn't much shopping to do there.


Along the streets filled with parked motorcycles


Near Nanjing MRT


On the overhead bridge at Nanjing MRT Station


Taken on a moving MRT train en route to Zhongxiao Fuxing

We left our stash of clothes back in Rainbow Hotel next and headed back out to go to Dan Shui. The place was rather far away from the city centre and the ride there took around 45 mins.


Outskirts of Taipei taken on the train

When we reached Dan Shui, we were immediately captivated by the scenery and the old streets full of shops.


Overlooking a mountain across the river


Mountain Pose 2


Old Streets of Dan Shui

I bought an ice cream along the street and it is around 0.4 metres tall! Got it at a price of NT20 ($1) only. We all tried to finish the ice cream but got sick of it and i threw the base away. The taste is not as good as Mac's ice cream cone as ice is added to the ice cream to make it harder.


Meibin and I with the tower ice cream!

We then decided to go for a ferry ride to Fisherman's Wharf, a famed tourist destination as well, at the North part of Dan Shui area.


Beautiful bridge at Fisherman's Wharf near the jetty

We took quite a lot of photos at Fisherman's Wharf and walked along the shops and above the lines of shops to enjoy the view and the sea breeze.


On top of the shops with the sun almost setting

We took photos at the bridge using a tripod as well.


On Fisherman's Wharf bridge

The bridge is indeed immensely pleasing to the eye and really beautiful in the day as well as at night. We linked up with Terence and Peiying after that and we headed back to Dan Shui on ferry soon after. After having our late dinner there, we then bought quite a lot of Taiwan goodies like Tie3 Dan4 (black herbal eggs), Muah Chee (packet flavoured muah chee with fillings inside, not like those in Singapore), Guo3 Dong4 (fruit pudding), etc. Headed back to the hotel at around midnight.

Dan Shui is a must go place for anyone visting Taipei. :)