Day 1 - 29.12.2014
Visited Place:
Around Taipei Main Station
*While waiting to board at KLIA12, out of boredom it's time to snap some photos.
*Reach Taoyuan Airport around 3pm and we're ready for our journey.
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| Touching down at Taoyuan Airport |
*After collect our luggage, we went to purchase phone sim card at arrival hall.
(Chunghwa Telecom: 7 days unlimited data & $150 airtime for $500 at airport only)
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| Packages by Chunghwa Telco |
*Next is to exchange our free bus voucher given by Taiwan Tourism to bus ticket.
(Kuo-Kuang Transportation bus ticket from airport to Taipei Main Station cost $125)
***before your trip to Taiwan remember to get freebies
from Taiwan Tourism KL located at Wisma Goldhill.
***you just need to
bring your boarding pass and hotel booking confirmation to show them
then they tell you what freebies they have.
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| Bus voucher by Taiwan Tourism KL |
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| Kuo-Kuang bus ticket (airport to Taipei Main Station) |
*We went to bus station and Q up at the respective line to our destination.
*Our journey from airport to Taipei Main Station lasted for an hour.
*Our journey from airport to Taipei Main Station lasted for an hour.
*** yes, it was crowded that day and we waited almost an hour for our ride.
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| Q-ing up at Line 5 |
*When we reach Taipei Main Station bus stop, we walk to our hotel.
*Our hotel (Say Love Hotel) is just 400m or 5mins walk from Taipei Main Station.
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| Taipei Main Station Bus Station |
*Say Love Hotel: 3F No 72, Sec 1, Chung-Hsaio West road, Taipei.
http://www.slovehotel.com.tw/about_en.php
(there will be lift to 3rd floor & only 400m/5mins walks from Taipei Main Station)
*The location is great, around the hotel there are eatery, snacks, 24hrs shop & etc.
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| Say Love Hotel - Downstairs |
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| Say Love Hotel - Entrance |
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| Say Love Hotel - Backpack House |
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| Say Love Hotel - Room |
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| Say Love Hotel - Room |
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| Say Love Hotel - Bathroom |
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| Say Love Hotel - Toilet |
*After check in hotel, we rest awhile and then proceed to dinner nearby our hotel.
*Had our first dinner at beef noodle restaurant nearby our hotel.
*We choose 2 types of noodle which is thin noodle and thick noodle.
***thin noodle like tan tan noodle and thick noodle like the thick pan mee.
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| Varieties of appetizer at the glass cabinet |
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| Cabbage Side Dish (took from the glass cabinet) |
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| Cucumber Side Dish (took from the glass cabinet) |
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| Soup Dumpling |
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| Beef Noodle with Tomato Soup (thin noodle) |
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| Beef Noodle (thin noodle) |
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| Beef Noodle with beef veins (thick noodle) |
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| Beef noodle with Tomato Soup (thick noodle) |
*Walk a few doors down and went into a convenient shop to have a look and purchase Easy Card (yoyo card) $500 to use it for the MRT service.
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| Pig's blood, fish ball, hotdog, bean curd. |
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| Varieties of reheat food |
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| Cup/Bowl Noodles |
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| Easy Card / Yoyo card - $500 |
*We walk around and found the famous Black Pepper Pork Pie (hújiāo bǐng, 胡椒餅)
*The pie is crispy, the meat is tender and juicy.
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| Black Pepper Pork Pie - hújiāo bǐng, 胡椒餅 |
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| Black Pepper Pork Pie - hújiāo bǐng, 胡椒餅 |
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| Black Pepper Pork Pie - hújiāo bǐng, 胡椒餅 |
*While we walk back to hotel, I grab a drink from convenient shop.
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| Papaya Milk Juice |
*Lastly I force to take some antibiotic and fever medicine due to high fever during midnight.
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End of my day
