Beitou 北投

Beitou 北投, Taipei

http://english.taipei.gov.tw/ptda/index.jsp?categid=4809&recordid=477

1) Xinbeitou station 新北投站 (Pink line). Change train from Beitou station 北投站 (Red line).

Residential buildings:-

2) Tourist spots:-

Open the link and point your cursor to the green spots for information.

http://www.taipeisprings.org.tw/english/scenic/beitouscenic.htm

3) Hot springs:-

Open the link and point your cursor to the yellow spots for information.

http://www.taipeisprings.org.tw/english/hotel/hotel.htm

Some of the resorts provide free transports from Beitou station (red line).

Some of the many hotspring resorts:-

4) Restaurants:-

Open the link and point your cursor to the orange spots for information.

http://www.taipeisprings.org.tw/english/hotel/repast.htm

Wulai 烏來

Wulai 烏來, Taipei

http://www.wulai.gov.tw/wulia_en/index.htm

1) Xindian station 新店站 (green line).

2) At the station entrance, you see the Visitor Information Center.

3) Behind the Visitor Info Center is the bus-stop, look for the bus-stop sign that says 'Wulai Xindian".

4) The trip cost NT$40 per person and travel all the way to Wulai bus terminal.

5) Once you alight, just follow the crowd and you will reach main entrance to Wulai old street.


Tips: Try to sit on the opposite side of the bus driver on the way to Wulai so that you can view the beautiful mountain scenery. Journey takes about an hour.


Wulai old street 烏來老街:-

Some of the Wulai hotsprings:-






Other Sightseeing places:-
-Wulai waterfall 小烏來瀑布
-Cable car

Daiso

Daiso Departmental Store, Taipei

It is a NT$49.00 departmental store that sells all Japancese products for NT$49.00 each. Products ranges from households to fashion to stationeries to pets etc etc etc...... Good buy!!!

Taipei branches:-

1) Taipei NanHsi Store

Address: 1~2F., No.1, Nanjing W. Rd., Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

Alight at Zongshan station 中山站 (Red line), near Royal Inn Taipei Hotel.


2) Taipei MingYao Store

Address: 11F., No.200, Sec. 4, Zhongxiao E. Rd., Da-an District,
Taipei City 106, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

Alight at Zhongxiao Dunhua station 忠孝敦化站 (Blue line), exit 3.

3) Taipei GuanQian Store

Address: 5F., No.12, Guanqian Rd., Zhongzheng District,
Taipei City 100, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

Alight at Taipei Main station 台北車站 (Red & blue lines intersect), opposite Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Mall 新光三越百貨.

Underground Metro Mall 地下街

1) Zhongshan Metro Mall (中山地下街)

http://www.trtc.com.tw/c/private.asp?catid=%E5%B0%88%E6%A1%88&small=%E4%B8%AD%E5%B1%B1%E2%80%A7%E6%9D%B1%E5%8D%80%E5%9C%B0%E4%B8%8B%E8%A1%97

From Taipei Main station 台北車站 (Red and blue lines intersect) to Shuanglian station 雙連站 (Red line).

Please note that from Taipei Main station, you have to walk pass an underground carpark before reaching the mall.


2) East Metro Mall (東區地下街)

Between Zhongxiao Fuxing station 忠孝復興站 (Blue and brown lines intersect) and Zhongxiao Dunhua station 忠孝敦化站 (Blue line)

http://www.trtc.com.tw/c/private.asp?catid=%E5%B0%88%E6%A1%88&small=%E4%B8%AD%E5%B1%B1%E2%80%A7%E6%9D%B1%E5%8D%80%E5%9C%B0%E4%B8%8B%E8%A1%97


3) Taipei City Mall (台北地下街)

It is a very long underground mall. It has 27 exits. You can start from the Taipei Main Station (Red and blue lines intersect).

http://www.taipeimall.com.tw/


4) Taipei New World Shopping Center (台北新世界購物中心)

http://www.taipeinewworld.com/eng/eng2.asp

At Taipei Main Station (Red and blue lines intersect), basement 2.


5) Station Front Metro Mall (站前地下街)

At Taipei Main Station, basement 1. Besides Taipei New World Shopping Center. Street level is the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Mall 新光三越百貨.

http://www.sfmm.org.tw/

Miramar 美麗華百樂園

Miramar (美麗華百樂園), Taipei

http://www.miramar.com.tw/main.php

1) Jiantan station 劍潭站 (red line).

2) Free shuttle bus service to the mall at Jiantan station. 10:50 ~ 22:30.

At the bus stop, look for the bus sign that says "美麗華百樂園". Else, show chinese characters to the passerby for directions.

Sogo Shopping Mall 太平洋百貨

Sogo (太平洋百貨), Taipei

http://www.sogo.com.tw/

1) Zhongxiao Fuxing station 忠孝復興站 (Blue and Brown lines intersect). There are 3 malls there.

2) Zhishan station 芝山站 (Red line). Walk 5 to 10 mins to reach there.

Yang Ming Shan 陽明山

Yang Ming Shan (陽明山國家公園), Taipei

http://www.ymsnp.gov.tw/HTML/ENG/index.asp

Directions: -
1) Take bus "Red 5" from Jiantan station 劍潭站 (red line). Bus-stop is facing the Shinlin food center.

2) When you reach Yangmingshan's bus terminal, take the Leisure Bus 108.

It is a loop service that brings you to every major spots in Yangmingshan. However, do note that you have to pay whenever you alight and board the bus. So it is best to buy the Taipei Pass MRT card beforehand and you can alight as many stops as you like.

http://taipeitravel.net/user/Article.aspx?Lang=2&SNo=04000651

Oh yes, there are no proper bus-stop signs in Yangmingshan. Just tell the bus driver where you want to go so that he will stop at the correct bus-stop for you.

3) Bus 108 route following the loop journey:

a) Bus terminal --> b) Visitor center -->
c) YangMing Study --> d) ChuZiHu Village
--> e) Mt.ChingSing --> f) Butterfly corridor

--> g) XiaoYuKeng --> h) ZhuengHu

--> i) LengShueiKeng --> j) CingTianGang

--> k) LengShueiKeng --> l) SuengYang

--> m) JuanXi Waterfall --> n) Bus terminal

Garden behind bus terminal:-

CingTianGang 擎天崗:-

LengShueiKeng 冷水坑:-

Free hotspring bath place. However they have stoppped the foot-soaking pool (below) service.