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 Taipei, Taiwan travel tales
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| A Sanderson |
12 December 2002 |
Stayed at Fortuna Hotel, Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
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MRT is great.
Chinese palaces and museums of limited interest.
People very friendly.
Will return to Fortuna, Taipei and Taiwan.
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| J O'neill |
10 December 2002 |
Stayed at K Hotel Taipei 3 - Taipei, Taiwan.
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If you like museums the National Palace Museum is a must see. It has the world's largest collection of Chinese art spanning China's 5000-year history. I also visited the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall and the Taipei Fine Arts Museum. Both made for very interesting and enjoyable afternoons.
For getting around I used a combination of the MRT subway system, taxis, and walking. Before leaving for the National Palace Museum I had the hotel clerk write down on a file card my destination in Chinese characters. That trip proved to be very easy.
Some of my other trips proved to be a bit more of an adventure. I am a vegetarian and I had a list of vegetarian restaurants I wanted to check out. Unfortunately directions were either non-existent or sparse. But I did have phone numbers, which I found saved the day for me. Even though most taxi drivers cannot speak English, almost all of them have cell phones. They were very willing to call the restaurants and get directions.
One particular incident was rather humorous. After searching up and down the length of one long road for a particular restaurant I gave up and asked a taxi driver for help. He used his cell phone, got directions, and with a big smile on his face asked if I wanted him to take me there. I said yes and agreed to a $70 price. He drove me half a block and said "we here". We both started laughing. It would have been faster to walk.
The vegetarian restaurant I ate at was: Tang Tang Vegetarian Foods - near Liuchang Li MRT, 2 Lo Li Road, Lane 42, tel: 2732-1243, 2378-4358. Excellent food, moderately priced.
The subway system is outstanding. Very easy to figure out.
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| T Wei phua |
10 December 2002 |
Stayed at K Hotel Taipei 3 - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Had some cold and uncooked dim sum from a roadside stall. Felt sick for a few days and avoided roadside stall foods like the plague now.
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| O Hatsugai |
09 December 2002 |
Stayed at Fortuna Hotel, Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
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My best experience was a relaxing time at a water-side cafe in Tamsui. If you walk from Tamsui station, go along the water-side path passing by busy shopping streets, and at the very end of the path there are 3 cozy cafes. You can feel the breeze from brackish water under the shade in a tranquil and peaceful air.
40 min. from the city center to Tamsui by MRT.
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| N Swamy |
09 December 2002 |
Stayed at K Hotel Taipei 3 - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Hotel staff is very helpful in arranging local tours. English in not generally spoken and poses a problem. North shore area and the National Park are worth visiting. I recommend the hot springs bath. Very enjoyable.
The distance between the airport and downtown Taipei is quite long and the taxis cost nearly fifty dollars. The best alternative is to take the AirBus from the airport to the train station in downtown and take a taxi from there to hotel. This works very economical - less than ten dollars.
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| D Wilson |
01 December 2002 |
Stayed at Fortuna Hotel, Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Don't miss the Palace Museum - absolutely fantastic. You need to show taxi drivers destinations in Chinese. The hotel staff are very obliging in this respect.
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| T Tang |
01 December 2002 |
Stayed at Cosmos Hotel, Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Being by the Taipei Main Station made getting around very easy.
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| K Chien ming |
27 November 2002 |
Stayed at K Hotel Taipei 3 - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Great place for shopping and food. Many shopping areas and night markets to visit. Most convenient means of transport is the MRT.
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| G White |
22 November 2002 |
Stayed at Cosmos Hotel, Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
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MRT is an excellent transportation system.
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| C Pan |
04 November 2002 |
Stayed at K Hotel Taipei 3 - Taipei, Taiwan.
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The museum in Taipei is great.
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