Following the previous entry,
CH201: Taipei Prologue, I woke up very early my second day to fetch my mom from the airport. To get to and fro the airport, the only means of transportation available is by public bus which cost 125 NTD one way from the Taipei Main Bus Station (via Guo Kang Bus). It takes about 40 mins to 1 hour to get to the airport and it was relatively quiet on the roads. Despite not having a train to connect the airport to the main city of Taipei, I have to commend Taiwan though because they had an impressive expressway network - most of which were elevated like the Skyway!
In Summary, for Day 2 and Night 2 of my trip (Day 1 and Night 1 for mom), we did the following:
1. Airport Pickup
2. Stroll and lunch at Ximending area
3. Tour to Wulai to see the Wulai waterfalls and see a show by Taiwan's aborigine youth
4. Go to Taipei 101 Mall to buy my mom's birthday gift c/o dad at Tiffany's
5. Go to Shilin Night Market
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| How to subway generally looks in the morning - not as much people yet |
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| Still very quiet. As you can see, the signs are primarily in Mandarin so it can be quite daunting and confusing |
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| Taipei Main Station - almost reminds me of New York's Grand Central Station ... ALMOST but not really :) |
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| Mom was able to get out early. It took me 30 minutes waiting for my baggage to come out! |
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| At the start of Ximending |
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| Lunch at a place that had sushi and other Japanese delights served on a moving toy train around the restaurant |
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| And then we were picked up by a small van for the tour. The tour group consisted of 7 tourists including us. |
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