This is how i spent 3 full days in Taipei and my overall expenses for a 8 Days 7 Nights trip
We missed Taiwan alot, and its our first time back in Taipei after Covid! We took it slow and try to enjoy as much as possible.
As usual, we stayed at Ximending, which is a popular location to stay for tourists~~
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| Ximending |
Day 1 in Taipei - Hot Spring, Shilin, Ximending
After checking in and storing our luggage, we went to the hot spring resort in Beitou.
Beitou is famous for its hot spring and there are many hot spring resort, public hot spring bath in this area.
We recommend you to try it when you visit Taipei!
We chose this particular resort because the pricing is reasonable and they have private room as welL!
Resort Name: SweetMe HotSpring Resort
It is conveniently located like 5 minutes from Xinbeitou station.
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| We selected the private onsen |
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| It is really clean and nice |
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| The external area of the hotspring resort |
After the hot spring, we went to Shilin night market
It is the closest night market from Beitou!
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| A very nice Japanese styled house |
Shilin night market was nice, it wasn't as crowded as last time, many stalls closed down due to lack of tourists. Hopefully it will recover really soon.
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| Enjoyed the Hao da chicken Cutlet! |
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| Shilin night market |
Back at ximending after enjoying street food in Shilin~
We were just loitering around ximending, the shops closes quite late and they Donki opens 24h
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| This is quite nice! |
Ximending was quite lively at night even after 10pm.
We were just enjoying ourselves, playing claw machines and shopping at Donki (24 hours store)
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| Still quite crowded after 10pm |
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| Cute miniture version of the taiwanese drinks |
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| This mochi is really nice ! |
Day 2 in Taipei - Fu Hang Soy milk, HuaShan 1914, Guang Hua digital plaza, Taipei Main Station, Ximending Hotpot
We had one of the famous breakfast here in taipei.
They sell Soy milk and various food like You tiao, Danbing (Egg pancake), Shao Bing etc..
The queue is always very long, and it is expected to queue for 30minutes or more but i feel that it is totally worth it.
Breakfast spot: 阜杭豆漿 , Fu Hang Soy Milk
MRT: ShanDao MRT Exit 3
Opening: 5.30 am - 12.30 pm , closed on Mondays
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| The queue was really long but moves quite fast |
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| Managed to find a seat |
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| Loving this kind of breakfast |
Next stop, we walked to Huashan 1914 Creative Park which was nearby.
This place is quite interesting, The buildings here were constructed by the Japanese in 1914 as a sake plant and were later re-purposed as the Taihoku Winery.
There are many art galleries, cultural and creative stores, and exhibition here especially on weekends.
It is worth a visit if you like to see new exhibitions and creative stores~!
*We went on a weekday so it is very much less crowded though..
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| Huashan park |
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| There are many exhibition and gets crowded during the weekend |
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| its quite interesting |
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| cute!! |
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| Some exhibition are chargeable |
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| Some old building |
After that we walked to Taipei Main station, it was about 30-40 min walk . Since it was winter, weather is really nice for a walk and enjoying the city life.
On the way, we stopped by Guanghua digital Plaza, which was a mall selling IT products. (Similar to Sim Lim in Singapore).
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| Taipei Main station |
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| nice to see a Xmas tree~ |
Went back to Ximending in the evening for hotpot dinner!Hotpot is a must have in Taiwan, the quality of the meat and other ingredient are very fresh and i feel that it is totally worth the money!We had 無老鍋 Wu lao guo for hotpot, this is an ala-carte hotpot, fresh and delicious ingredient!
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| the famous rainbow road in ximen |
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| Wulaoguo |
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| Also us enjoying supper after hotpot |
Day 3 in Taipei - Taipei 101, 四四南村, Ichiran, Dihua street (CNY market)
In the morning, we visited Taipei 101 area, and walk to this small village (四四南村) which was previously a residential area in Taipei for the military personnel.
Now, cafes and restaurants has taken over the houses and the place has been renovated and it is considered an instagrammable spot! You can see the Taipei 101 from this area as well.
We spent some time taking photos around the area before walking back to Taipei 101.
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| Really love the vibes here |
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| Another instagramable spot |
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| There are some cafes here tooo! |
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| A nice view of Taipei 101 from the village |
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| So nice even without filters |
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| cafe in these old houses |
Next stop will be for lunch, we had Ichiran ramen, which is a famous Japanese ramen chain.
then walked around the 101 area for the rest of the afternoon~!
Dropped by apple store first!@
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| Apple store near Ichiran |
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| Similar to what they have in Japan |
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| Enjoying a bowl of nice ramen in this cold weather |
Since Lunar new Year is in mid January, the CNY market is already open early Jan.
We decided to visit the CNY market !
Before visiting, do check if the CNY market is open.
You can search for:
迪化街年货大街
The CNY market is not close to any MRT station, so we took a train to Daqiaotou MRT exit 2 and changed a bus.
The whole area was very crowded and the street are well decorated with the CNY's vibes.
Many street stalls are selling the Lunar new year goodies.
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| Cool 7-11 store |
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| nice decos |
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| crowd was building up |
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| Making Black Sesame candy |
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| There are many different types of candies |
Walked towards the river, i think it is called the Tamsui riverside park area.
Opposite is the Sanchong district area.
This was our last night in Taipei.
It is not really touristy since we visited Taiwan many times, and would like to keep our itinerary light and enjoy what the locals really do with minimum tourist attractions.
Last but not least, i would like to share our expenses for our Taiwan trip in 2023.
Expenses for 8 Days 7 Nights in Taiwan per Pax (SGD)
