Pictures from Taipei! I better blogged now before I start to forget about this getaway trip.
My favourite stop throughout the whole journey - Jiufen! We reached Jiufen at about 9pm when most of the shops were already closed. For a moment, I think most of us were at a lost for what to do because Jiufen is not part of Taipei. To leave Jiufen and take another few hours train journey back to Taipei would be a really dumb choice. So we made an impromptu decision to stay in their Ming Su for the night.
Fortunately, we met many nice and approachable people from Jiufen telling us what we can do. Or else, we really have no idea where to find a Ming Su at such hour.
The Cha Guan we went to for dinner. The view from this teahouse is extremely captivating. The surrounding is so tranquil. I feel so at peace while having my dinner there. Plus the place is filled with many traditional and antique-like furnishings, I feel like I'm in ancient times. Haha! There's this group of very hospitable Taiwanese we met there, making us feel more at home. Lady boss also gave us special discount. Sigh~ It's an unforgettable night. I miss that place!
The next morning, we started our frenzied shopping in Jiufen. We lugged back lots of Taiwanese snacks from Jiufen. I miss their mua chee su! I like the day of Jiufen too. You won't be able to find a street like that in SG. Sigh~ I wish I could go back there once more.
The next best destination will have to be fisherman's wharf and lover's bridge.
I was looking through all my photos and realised we took many nice pictures there. I love the picture which capture how the boats are decked. Not to forget the sunset pic with orange-blue sky!
Waited for sunset before we head back to Danshui. While waiting for sunset, we played with the self-timer mode in our cameras. Fun was what I can say.
Danshui's one of my favourite too! I tasted Ah Gei there! See! All of us had our chopstick drawn towards Ah Gei!
Danshui is a little like Clarke Quay/Boat Quay to me. It's like a long stretch of path filled with street food, arcade and souvenir shops instead of pubs and bars.
We tried hotspring at Beitou. I didn't know we have to be fully naked if we go to those public hotspring. Being conservative and yet we do not wish to give hotspring a miss, we booked a private room instead.
Sorry, no pics of us in bikinis. Hehehe~
We took a stroll in Yang Ming Shan Park. Actually, we took a bus ride hoping to stop at the peak of the mountain. But we have no idea where to stop, and the bus came down without us knowing. I remembered feeling very cooling at one point. It feels like we're in the clouds. Were we? But I'm quite happy still la, the bus ride was like a roller coaster ride instead. Think most of the drivers in Taiwan are quite reckless. They don't slow down at turns you know?!?!
One of the day was spent at Leofoo Village, a themepark. It feels like disneyland. I'm proud to say that I'm someone who is game for all the thrilling rides. Hehehe. The theme park wasn't crowded, so the queue cleared quite fast. Therefore, we managed to play most of the rides!
In the evening, a milder version of what we had in the day - Miramar Ferris Wheel.
At Raohe NM. I love Raohe NM because it's one of the easier NM to walk.
We visited the campus where Jay Chou filmed his Secret movie. The place in real isn't as pretty as what was shown on screen. I think Jay Chou did a really good job capturing the beauty of this school in his movie.
Dinner at Jay Chou's restaurant. I feel like a Jay Chou fan now. Surprisingly, the food was not bad. I was expecting a far worse one because the first night when we had our dinner at a theme restaurant, the food was lousy. Price was reasonable too. : D
How can we give Shilin NM a miss? We went Shilin NM three times and it's only on our third try, we managed to find the food area. I feel so stupid. Really thankful to have Stacy, Cherie's Taiwanese friend to show us around.
Hehe~ 2 ladies who can't stand the stench of Chou Toufu!
Taipei 101 on our last day of our itinerary.
Our last meal in Taipei - Steamboat! They got weird food like cheese in mua chee. Yes, dipped inside steamboat somemore. 
I have to upload this pic because the milk tea from 50 wan is really nice! You can choose how sweet you want your drink to be. I ordered my usual, milk tea with mini pearls. Sigh~ missing it now.
And that marks the end of my Taipei trip. I would love to go there once more. The next time I go, I shall visit the more exotic part of Taipei. Awaiting my next getaway trip. To BKK right?!?!
