11.5 Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall 中正纪念堂, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall 国父纪念馆, Taipei 101, 永乐市集

Second last day at Taiwan. It's quite a rush day as "I" would like to go for more shopping and "he " would go for more tourist attraction.

Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall (中正纪念堂)
We took the MRT to the CKS Memorial Hall Station (中正纪念堂捷运站). Several buge building around the area. We was too lazy to walk in and just shot some photos from far.

Next we reach the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (国父纪念馆). We took the MRT and stop at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Station (國父紀念館捷运站).

TS love this place so much, we spend quite some time reading the exhibitions on the Hall.

Taipei 101 (101大楼) is a landmark skyscraper located in Taipei.
It is reachable via MRT Taipei City Hall station (市政府站)， and there are free shuttle bus to Taipei 101.

Taipei 101 shopping mall is something like shopping at KLCC. We didn't went up the tower to view the skyview rather then just walking around to catch a beautiful picture of the tower.

Next, we headed to 永乐市集 which is a paradise of fabric and patch work lovers. It is near the ZhongShan MRT station 中山站. But you will need to walk more then 20 minutes to the market. Detail map and directions please refer to here.

It's a whole building of fabrics, ribbons, trims and many more sewing materials that we Malaysian dream of owning them. There are so many to choose and I just manage to bring back some.

Spend my last shopping again at Wufenpu and Shi Lin Night Market.

11.4 Taipei City Mall 台北车站地下街, Wufenpu 五分铺, Raohe Street Night Market饶河夜市

Today is a shopping day for me~!

I wonder around the Taipei City Mall 台北车站地下街. It is the most famous underground shopping markets in Taipei and it is located at Taipei Main Station.

We stumble upon this mutton soup shop on one of the street around Taipei Main Station. The mutton soup has over 10 years and was very delicious.

It is an very big and long underground market



While I was busying shopping, TS hang around at the Mr. Brown coffee shop to surf online.

Around 4pm, we reach the Wufenpu 五分铺- one of the largest fashion markets in Taipei. Remember to visit Wufenpu at the late evening because the next day I reach Wufenpu at 1pm but non of the shop open yet.

Wufenpu is reachable via MRT - Houshanpi station (后山碑捷运站) OR by train Songshan station (松山火车站). We took the MRT and we need to walk 5 minutes to reach the Wufenpu.

Omg~~ shopping paradise for ladies!~

Lots of latest fashion and the price is so much cheaper compare to Malaysia.

There is so much to see until I am pening on don't know which to buy. There are rows and rows of streets all on clothes, shoes, handbags, children clothes .....

The SA is not as friendly as those in the night market as they are targeting more on wholesale customers.
I come back the next day to do my final shopping on my last night at Taiwan.

We asked around and walk to Raohe Street Night Market(饒河街觀光夜市). It's around 10-15 minutes walk from Wufenpu.

The famous pork rib soup. TS enjoy it so much. I think it taste much alike as our Bak Kut Teh.

Chinese facial using strings and powder on the night market ~

There is a temple beside the Raohe Street Night Market. It is beautifully decorated with lanterns.

11.3 DanShui Old Street 淡水老街 , Fisherman’s Wharf 渔人码头

After the whole day visit at the National Palace Museum, we headed to DanShui Old Street 淡水老街. We took the MRT to the northern end at Danshui Station. The DanShui Old Street is just beside the MRT station.



This night market is smaller compare to Shilin Night Market in terms of shopping and food. We walk around and quickly headed to the Fisherman’s Wharf 渔人码头.

We took a bus from the Danshui MRT Station to the Fisherman’s Wharf. There are boat/ferry service available too, but not at that day.

Finally we reach the famous Fisherman’s Wharf aka the "Lover's Bridge". Many people say it's a romantic place for Pak Tuo (dating).

It was very cold that night, with the cold sea breeze wild blowing toward us.

Enjoying the night view of the Fisherman’s Wharf. Around the river, there are a boardwalk, chic coffee shops, foods, and some seafood restaurants. Suddenly there came a huge number of primary school kids. I think there are 100 of them. The romantic fell of the bridge suddenly gone with all the laughter, jumping and screaming of the kids ~ They were so noisy!

11.2 National Palace Museum 國立故宮博物院

Finally we are back to Taipei City.

The next morning, we took the MRT to Shilin Station and took a bus to the National Palace Museum(國立故宮博物院). It is the world’s largest and finest collection of Chinese art; and was part of China museum. During the world war, China have move lots of the most valuable pieces out of the city to prevent them from falling into the hands of the Japanese Army.



Entrance Fee was NT$80 for the Youth Travel Program. We took almost the whole day to walk the whole 3 story building. There were many things on displayed such as jades, paintings, calligraphy, weapons, handicrafts, literature and many more. The most famous one and must see items are the "Jadeite Cabbage", the "Meat-shaped Stone", "Return Clearing" painting (more than 30 meters in length long painting) and many more....

There are no much selection of lunch at the national museum. We have no choice and this was the most expensive meal we have in Taiwan.

There is a traditional Chinese garden beside the museum called Zhishan Garden (至善園). It is just a place to relax after viewing the treasures at the museum.

It consist a beautiful landscape of mountains, lakes, garden and building.





Too bad, we are not allow to take any pictures in the museum. Therefore no pictures to show off. But we manage to snap of pictures at the MRT station where there are promoting the museum.

The above is a part of the paintings and the below are some jades.

11.1 Yehliu GeoPark 野柳地质公园

After several hours wondering at Jiufen Old Street( 九分老街), we took the bus back to RuiFang Station 瑞芳車站, and get our luggage. From RuiFang Station we took an 30 minutes bus(fare around NT$50) to Keelung Station (基隆火车站).

We then deposit or luggage at the Keelung Railway Station. From the Keelung Railway station, just take a 40 minutes bus to Yehliu GeoPark (野柳地质公园). Entrance Fee NT$50.

The bus stopped at the main road and we have the walk 15 minutes to the actual entrance of the park.

Yehliu GeoPark is a park full of rock that are was formed by the sea erosion.. Each of the rock has been given imaginative names based on their shapes.

The only one that I could easily recognize is The Queen's Head (女王頭)

There are other rocks, such as "The Fairy Shoe", "The Bee Hive", "The Ginger Rocks" and "The Sea Candles", but none of them are that easy to recognize.

Some beautiful landscape around the park.

The day is getting dark and we quicken our steps to catch a bus back to Keelung Station.

The Famous Keelung Miaokou Night Market 基隆庙口夜市 is nearby the Keelung Station. With all the luggage and I wasn't feeling that well, we directly headed back to the Taipei Homestay for the rest of the day.

11.0 Jiufen Old Street 九分老街

After our Mc Donald's breakfast, we took a 1 hour train from Jiaoxi Station (礁溪車站) to RuiFang Station(瑞芳車站).

RuiFang Station is a small railway station without proper facilities... Poor TS have to carry the luggage up the slop.

We deposit our luggage at the railway station.

We took a 30 minutes bus (fare around NT$50) and head over to Jiufen old street ( 九分老街). Jiufen is a small town in north Taiwan. It was once a famous gold mining town but now a tourist attraction.

Entrance of the Jiufen Old Street

Yummy snacks

What I like on this town is I love the building and structure of the the area.




An cultural museum full of ancient goodies and childhood goodies







Old cinema


There is so much interesting stuff to see and walk at Jiufen~!

Some other snacks at Jiufen

18XX sweets

And some lovely things that are so cute and unique.





Jiufen is a wonderful place to visit if you love the architectural of old buildings and old street markets