This last day is just a chill day. It's holiday in Taipei so there are not much people in the area. I got up early and did some walking in the area.
First stop, is the temple just near our accomodation. It's near Ximen MRT exit 6.
Taipei Tianhou Temple
Dropped by at a near Family Mart and bought something to consume while burning calories. lol!
Red House
Red House in the morning when there's not much people.
I passed this tree the night before back from Carrefour and said to myself I will check it out in the morning to see if it's a Cherry Blossoms tree, and glad I did!
This tree is just near the Nishi Higashi Remains. There as shown in the 2nd pic.
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| the chaos and the art |
We went to Taipei 101, it was my second time though the first time I was there at night. We have no plans of getting to the top as it was only a few days ago when the strongest quake rocked Taiwan in 25 years. I don't want to be stuck at the top while the aftershocks are still ongoing.
Jimmy's Moon Bus
- This is a cute spot for Taipei 101. If you love Little Prince, then it's a plus. We enjoyed taking pics here as there was no one inside the bus. There are also English quotes on the walls of the bus.
Here's the inside look of the bus, behind the shelves is a spot where you can pose like a celeb
see photo below
We were supposed to chill at Starbucks but it turned out they don't open early so we head back to the Taipei City Hall station and ate our brunch at the fastfood area. This soup is super delish. Funny thing is we are awaiting for others to finish their meal so we can see where to put the bowl, utensils and the tray but it took a while and still nobody has finished their meal. So i went back to where I ordered the food and was told to leave it at the table as someone will get it. We thought it was CLAYGO.
We headed to Tamsui after eating. We did not expect the crowd though. As it was a holiday, a lot of locals were heading to the same direction. Tamsui is a nice to chill, just walking, shopping and trying some local food.
Tamsui Presbyterian Church- Founded by George Leslie Mackay and is said to be the earliest church built in Northern Taiwan.
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| just a cute resto along the way |
Fort San Domingo
- A hilltop Spanish Fort with Scenic view
Former British Consulate Residence
Aletheia University
- was founded by George Leslie Mackay as Oxford College.
Next stop should be the Lover's Bridge but after a long walk, we decided back to go back home.
Longshan Temple
While my friend is preparing to settle for the night, I excused myself to spend all my EasyCard credits. I planned to visit the hello kitty 7-11, but decided to visit Longshan and Bopilliao Historical Block too. It's actually better at night, less crowd and the temperature is just right.
Bopilliao Historical Block
This is a historic street in Wanhua, Taipei, Taiwan. The block is made almost completely of one or two story brick buildings, many dating over 200 years ago and was one of the earliest commercial districts in northern Taiwan. The street houses museums, shops, food options, and art exhibitions. (WIKIPEDIA)
7-11 Hello Kitty
Taiwan has over a hundred customized 7-11 stores and visited this. I visited the Hello Kitty one, not much to see though. Alfort chocolates here are expensive than the regular 7-11. Arggh but since I was already in the store, bought it just to empty my Cooky Ipass Card.
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