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 Taipei, Taiwan travel tales
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| J Hardin |
24 December 2004 |
Stayed at Grand Hotel, Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Found Taipei easy to get around in using the MRT. Train stations very clean and lots of helpful people. Recommend visiting Taipei 101 and the Living Mall. Many good places to eat in the food courts.
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| K Hunt |
23 December 2004 |
Stayed at Imperial Hotel Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
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We were only in Taipei for a layover and as such didn't get to see much of the city. We wondered around the area close to the hotel and were very happy to find a restaurant called "Malibu West" right beside the hotel. The food was excellent and the staff very friendly. When we returned to Taipei two weeks later for another lay over there was no question about where we were going for dinner. It really was one of the best meals of our entire 2 1/2 week holiday. The night market that is very close to the hotel had some very interesting things for sale. There were also many variety stores nearby.
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| T Saint |
22 December 2004 |
Stayed at Cosmos Hotel, Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
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We bought a pass for the MRT and then each day it was quick and easy to catch a train to explore (a 2 or 3 minute walk to catch a train.) We had a small map of the mrt system (both english/chinese) and found the signage for the stations very user friendly for english speakers.
There were 2 small supermarkets near the hotel (one in the railway mall) and diagonally across the road was a department store. 2 stations away (on the blue line to Kunyang, alight at Zhongxaio Xinsheng), or about a 20 minute walk down the road running past the hotel was an IT region, with lots of computer shops. 5 stations away, (on the red line to Danshui, alight at Jiantan) was the Shilin night market (VERY crowded, but lots of food stalls).
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| S See |
21 December 2004 |
Stayed at Grand Hotel, Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Shih Lin night market is a fantastic place to visit, particularly if you are staying at the Grand Hotel. For ladies who are shoe fanatics, you will enjoy the wide range of shoes you get at the market with each pair going for only NT$390 at various stores.
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| E Ahtuck |
02 December 2004 |
Stayed at Landis Taipei, The - Taipei, Taiwan.
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We purchased 3 different tours such as -- 1/2 day city tour which covered main tour points which is must, National Palace Museum houses many acheological items over 4,000 years old and many more art work; folk craft tour covered one of oldest temple with beautiful carvings, pottery place Ingee, old town and shopping; Pitou, rock formation and Jifun, town on the peak of the mountain which apperes in many movies and pass by the abandoned gold mine. We took MRT to cental city visited few more temple, night market, department store but seeing worthy is Taipei 101, world's tallest building standing on the land known with most frequent severe typhoon and earth quake. City center is very hi-tech and modern. We visited one end of MRT station Dunsui. Nice town with Red Castle turned into college and cathedral, mall like shop street, beautiful waterfront walk paved and many shops along the walking park.
People were very helpful and many spoke English so well. Taxi ride is very reasonable but most of the driver did not understand English. Many restaurants we tried were on the guide book and they were better than hotel restaurants. Any type of wraps filled with various ingredients, soup, noodle dish, meat & seafood dishes both Taiwan and Shanghai style are everywhere and good. Coffee shops are very nice both atmosphere and what they serve.
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| O Mentzel |
30 November 2004 |
Stayed at Santos Hotel, Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
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It was not a relaxing 4-day-stopover, but the food was excellent, the people are friendly, and there are some top-notch sights. You can visit the National Palace Museum and it's worth visiting the Huashi Night Market to see snake handlers playing with live cobras, to sample snake soup or a cup of snake bile, or to pick up an aphrodisiac made from powdered cobra's gall bladder. The Taipei 101 (the highest building in the world) is good to make some photos.
There are also a lot of very big and cheap department stores for computer and computer-accessories.
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| P Millett |
29 October 2004 |
Stayed at Santos Hotel, Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Formosa Aboriginal Museum (right near National Palace museum) is HIGHLY recommended, and covers Taiwan's pre-chinese arrival history as a tribal nation of the Polynesian group of Islands.
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| B Corbishley |
24 October 2004 |
Stayed at Landis Taipei, The - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Taxis are probabley the best and easiest way to get around but for value, the MRT is excellent. Many temples to visit and parks are in abundance. I never realised the city was so advanced. If you are into buildings, Taipei 101 is a must. Check out the basement HYPERMARKET.
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| C Spencer-smith |
20 October 2004 |
Stayed at Landis Taipei, The - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Taipei 101 is pretty impressive, although it's not possible to get to the top yet. Most of the centre of Taipei is rather dreary, so it's worth taking the train to Danshui and stopping at the Shilin night market on the way back.
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| C Chow |
08 October 2004 |
Stayed at Riviera Hotel, Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
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TPE is a relatively a more expensive city amongst Asian cities. It is a very convenient city if you are able to converse in Mandarin or have your destinations written down in Mandarin for you. Despite being a Metropolitan, we find the people friendly and warm. We went to an alfresco night food market near the hotel and the stall operators even insisted that we bring back leftovers of a dish we barely touched. I am an avid traveller and past experience is normally that they would be glad if you vacate your seat as soon as you finished your food! The Shilin Night Market is a good experience and Yangming Shan was a breathe of fresh air. Transportation around TPE is conveniently served by its good MRT coverage and efficient bus services. Even the bus company staff are extremely helpful to travellers. I am a Mandarin-speaking person but I would suggest that all carry your hotel names and addresses in chinese as the names are very different in chinese (not direct translation from English).
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