Taipei is such a fascinating city. There are tons of different stuff that one can do here. the combination of metropolis city with touch of nature is really breathtaking.
Back to Nature
the first thing that we did on our first day in Taipei was climbing the 7 star mountain (yangmingshan). Were not totally prepared to do mountain climbing, we thought we would be using somekind of transportation to get to the top. Turned out we need to climb the mountain ourselves through thousands of staircase up to 2.6km.
me and vifo at yangmingshan.. this one is before the climb (read : happy face)
Though didn't really make it to the top, we did see a breathtaking view of Taipei city. The weather was cool and windy, didn't feel like it was summer.
The Night Market
There are a lot of night market in Taiwan. Lots of them selling considerably cheap items and yummy food! To be honest, most of my spending in Taiwan was on food! from mee sua, crispy chicken (this one is super good), snow ice (my fav), and spaghetti hotdog.. taiwan is like a haven for food-lovers!!! Visited the famous Shihlin night market and ximenting night market..
love the snow ice! the best dessert ever!
spaghetti on a hotdog with taiwanese sausage! EPIC!
although my feet were sore and about to fall off, still able to walk through the whole market and found the best food there!
The Taipei 101 + sightseeing
Used to be the tallest building in the world, better to see it at night when the lights are on. Though not much to see except for the exterior (it's an office building!!). The Chiang Kai Shek memorial hall was a wonderful place and the national museum was amazing.
Isaac, me and vifo
these dogs are not dead.. they are up for adoption.. just too cute!!
the limited time i spent in Taipei really felt very short. next one will be about my traveling to Hsinchu, a city one hour away from Taipei! More photos are/will be available through my facebook account (mostly uploaded by my friends ^^)
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