Taipei Travel Forum

hi all!

my flight from osaka arrives in taipei at around 2pm, and i travel onward to manila the following day at 1pm. for sure, i want to check out the city during my limited time in taiwan. my questions:

-they have lockers/left luggage services at the airport, right? shouldn't be a prob if i leave my luggage overnight, right?
-how much time should i allot to travel from the city to the airport?
-must-sees and not to be missed in these few hours..
-where can i go in the morning?
-suggestions on souvenirs that are not found anywhere else ;)

thanks so much!

cheers,
michelle

Hi Mitchi, hmm what a pity that you only have about one day in Taipei. There should be lockers at the airport - you can check out their website for more info. From the airport to the city by those big express coach is about an hour. Take Fei Go (Freego) or Guo Guang. man, I really don't know where you should go. Where are you staying for the night? then it's easier to plan your itinerary around your location. If you wanna shop, it's Wu Fen Pu. Stop at the Hou Shan Pi MRT. http://www.trtc.com.tw/e/

Souvenirs? Well, foodstuffs are great actually. Then there's the usual touristy stuff... :)

thanks so much for your reply! well, i will definitely stay at the city but i don't know where exactly yet. can you please recommend a good location? i don't plan to go to bars and stuff...maybe i can go to these food places? hehe

Hi Michelle,
You are finally going to make it over here!!
Try this Hotel in Town: Freego Bus should take you directly to the Hotel. Its in Ximenting-Food, shops e.t.c. 2 Mins from MRT that takes you anywhere.
Will post more later.Are you arriving on a Weekday or Weekend??
http://www.tshotel.com.tw
Their Single room does not have a window but is nice and comfortable. I think it is around NTD1080 Nett with Breakfast. Safe Hotel, My Folks stayed there Last october.

hi!! thanks for the recommendations!

i will arrive on a friday afternoon and I'm thinking of departing on sunday after lunch. doing that would give me at least a day and a half in taipei :)

need more tips please :)

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Arrive Taipei 2pm
Arrive Hotel 3.3o pm
Checkin freshen up 4.00pm
Wxplore Ximenting - Shops, food, Youth culture till about 6.30pm .
Take MRT from Ximen to Jiantan and then Exit on the right and take the Free
Miramar Shuttle to Miramar Complex For the Ferris Wheel. They have 2 Hypermarket behind Miramar Carrefour and Geant. Lots of Discounts here for clothes, shoes e.t.c. Then take the same shuttle bus back to Jiantan and do a bit of Shihlin Night Market. ,eat shop till about 11.30 then take MRT back to hotel.

Day Two: Wake up,have breakfast get ready by
8.20 and head for CKS Memorial Hall.(Democracy hall)Get photos taken, then head for Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall(SYS MH MRT) 9.45.Spend about half an hour or so there and watch the changing of the Guards .Then head for Taipei City hall (MRT) Since most of the stores open between 10 am to 11 am. Do the 101 first- take outside pics e.t.c.until it opens.
After you finish there,take a slow walk down the road pass the TWTC Hall 3, to Vieshow Cinemas, NYNY, Neo19, and opposite the road to Singkong Mitsukoshi e.t.c. have lunch in that area (Basement of Singkong Mitsukoshi) and at about 4pm head for WuFenPu depending on what you want to do by bus 611 or 284,you can spend a couple of hours here till about 6.30 or 7 pm and then exit WuFenPu on the side of Songshan Railway Station cross the overhead bridge to Raohe St market. Here you can have your dinner of a great variety of Taiwanese food.
There are also Shoe , bags, trinkets,Fung Hsui items,Jean Shops here.When you finish here, take a TRAIN not MRT back to Taipei Main Station,change to MRT Ximen to go back to Hotel.

Wake up, have breakfast and head for Airport.