Taipei: enjoy the sparkling night
- Calvin Tu
- Jun 14, 2017
- 4 min read
I believe everyone will choose Taipei to be the first step in Taiwan. Taipei 101 the famous building in Asia, lots of people come to watch the firework in the New Year's Eve. Do you have any idea about the color light of 101 at night? Let me tell you, it represent "date" by the color of rainbow. For example, yellow means Wed.
From 2004-2010 it's the highest building in the world. The height of 101 is 509.2 m, it has 101 floors. The observatory is on 89F open from 9am - 10pm, ticket fare is twd600. You can book from kkday only twd475. If you don't want to spend money on the ticket, there's one place you can go to enjoy the view of Taipei. "Startbucks 101" is on 35F but you have to make a reservation first.
．Taipei metro map
First of all, I won't introduce you each tourist spots because you can easily get information from internet. What I'm going to tell you is how to plan the trip to save your traffic time.
Taipei Travel
．North trip: Shilin→(Beitou)→Tamsui→Jiantan
In the morning, take the metro to Shilin station. then bus R30, 255, 304, 815, S18, S19 to National Palace Museum. After the museum you can choose to go to Beitou taking a hot spring or not. There's a very beautiful wooden library near New Beitou station. The best time to arrive Tamsui is after 2pm. After grab some food from the old street you can go to the Lover bridge to see the sunset. At night, take the metro to Jiantan to visit Shilin Night Market.
．West trip: CKS memorial hall→Yuanshan→Xingtian Temple→Ximen→Longshan Temple
See the changing guard before noon time at CKS, then take the metro to Taipei EXPO park or visit Taipei Fine Art Museum. In the afternoon you can visit Xingtian temple then Ximending, it'll be very busy after 3pm. After that go to Longshan Temple visiting Wanhua night market to try the snake soup.
．East trip: Taipei 101→Xiangshan→SYS memorial hall→Taipei city hall→Houshanpi
You can choose to go to 101& elephant mountain in the morning or at night. It's up to you. After you visiting SYS memorial hall taking the metro to Taipei city hall to visit Songshan Cultural park. You can read some books in eslite bookstore. Then go to Houshanpi station to visit the clothes market, Wufenpu. Then walk to Rouhe Night Market.
．South trip: (Technology Building)→Taipei zoo→Maokong
Somebody would love to visit National Taiwan Uni., near Technology Building Station. If you're not interested, just take metro to Taipei zoo. After visiting zoo you can take gondola to Maokong to enjoy the tea house and night skyline.
．Mt. trip: Taipei Main Station→Youngming Tourist Information Center
North exit of Taipei main station take bus 260 to Youngming mt. Tourist Information Center, then take bus youngming mt. park bus 108 to visit around the national park. The best time to visit here is April because of the flower season. If possible book "The top" restaurant having dinner, they have the best night skyline of Taipei.
．Suburb trip: Yeiliu→Yin Yang Sea→Golden Fall→Jiufen→Hotong→Shifen→Pingxi
If you want to finish this trip in one day, I suggest you hire a charter service. I can help you to arrange it. Otherwise, you have to spends 2 days to finish it all by public transportation.
．Train to Ruifang(Jiufen), Hotong, Shifen, Pingxi.
．Bus 1062 from Zhongxiao Fuxing MRT to Jiufen or Golden Fall
．Bus Muzha-Pinxi from Muzha MRT to Pinxi or Shifen
．Bus 1815 from Taipei main station or Zhongxiao Fuxing MRT to Yeiliu
Local biking riverside tour
Rent a U-bike then biking along the riverside. You can feel the breeze blowing your face at night. You can start from Gongguan, heading to the North or South. If you're good at cycling, biking all the way to the North point: Danshui. It's about 60 KM. You can stop by Wanhua Night market grabbing some foods or drinks. Enjoy your night view of the riverside.
Colorful Night Life
If you come to Taipei you have to experience bars or clubs. That's the way you can know more about the local's life and culture. I always go clubbing when I travel to another country. In Taipei, it's like a modern city life, everybody enjoy hanging out with friends in the weekend. Wed. night is lady's night so lots of people go out on Wed. as well.
The busiest area is around Taipei 101. There's a building called ATT for Fun. There are at least 5 bars or clubs in this building, all are popular and famous (WAVE, Elektro, H, Frank, Pong). The most exciting thing is we have all you can drink club, buy the ticket then you can drink till you puke. Normally the ticket for male is from twd500-1000 female is always a half price. Otherwise, the price for one cocktail is from twd300-500, one beer is twd250.
If you need more information or need me help you reserve a table, let me know because I know all the managers there. If you're interested in some special club. You still can ask me about the information in private.
Let's get the party started.
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