Honeymoon (April 2008)

Take Blue MRT to Ximen Station.
Area with high crime rates.

Shopping at the Mall.
Dinner at a Restaurant at Taipei 101.
Observation Deck after Dinner (NT$350 for adults)
Dessert at Atrium Area.
Evening drinks at Brown Sugar.

Take Blue MRT to Taipei City Hall Station, then free shuttle bus every 15 to 20 mins from 1100 hrs to 2100 hrs or walk 10 mins;

To the East of Taipei 101, take Blue MRT to Taipei City Hall Station.

The Center is open from 9am to 4:30pm everyday except Monday.

Bus 260 leaves from Zhengzhou Road (the road directly behind Taipei Main Railway Station) for the park every ten minutes, traveling along Zhongshan North Road, and turning right onto Jung-zhen Road in Shilin. The journey from Taipei Main Station takes about forty minutes and costs NT$30. There is no fee to enter the park. From Red MRT station Jiantan, bus Red 5 leaves for park every 15 minutes.

At the top of YangMingShan, you will be awared with a stunning vantage view of it. It is a good place to stop and rest your feet. Also, I recommend finding a tea house up in the hills (there are lots of these) to take a view, sip some tea, and try some of the local yangmingshan delicacies (including the bamboo shoots and local chicken).

The highlight of the trip, QianShan Park (other side of YangMingShan). Qianshan Park is laidback paced, entirely diferent from the bustling city. This park is a hive of activity, with people singing karaoke, enjoying picnics on a spread out blanket or sitting around in fold-up chairs talking or playing cards.

There are a few wandering masseurs offering quick muscular relief, and vendors outside the park entrance sell a number of different snacks, fruit and refreshments.

Definitely go during a weekday to avoid all the city folks trying to get away for some fresh air.

Across the street are public hot spring baths, one for women and the other for men. The baths, while simple, are free and the water quality is superb. ps: bring your own towel and enough immodesty to get natural in front of a bunch of strangers.

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