Yesterday we went to the final day of the Dragon Boat Carnival in East Tsim Sha Tsui. Together with thousands of other dragon boat enthusiasts we went to the East Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront and watch the dragon boat races. They had already started on Friday, went through Saturday and finished today - so it… Continue reading Dragon Boat Carnival 2011
Our last stop in Taipei was to visit the Dr. Sun Yat-sen Historic Events Memorial Hall. We had walked passed it already on Monday, but it was closed. So we came back on a Tuesday to have another look, as the garden looked so peaceful and beautiful. This spot located near the Taipei Main Station… Continue reading Taipei: Sun Yat Sen Historic Events Memorial Hall
On our final day in Taipei, we decided to visit Taipei 101. This skyscraper was the world’s tallest from 2004 until the opening of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai in 2010. It’s 101 floors tall (hence the name) and it’s often covered in clouds. Unfortunately on the day we decided to visit, it was a… Continue reading Taipei: Taipei 101
The Longshan Temple is one of the most famous worshipped temples in Taiwan. In 1738, settlers from Fujian, China constructed a temple in Wanhua, Taipei on the site where a man left an amulet of Guanyin (Goddess of Mercy) hanging from a tree. Legend has it that the amulet gave off a bright light, even… Continue reading Taipei: Longshan Temple
Located near Longshan Temple, the Bopiliao Old Street is recently one of the most popular attractions in Taipei City. The street has undergone different period of the Qing Dynasty from 1644 to 1911, Japanese colonial period from 1945 to 1949, and after World War II period. It retains the looks from two hundred years ago… Continue reading Taipei: Bopiliao Old Street
This temple, also known as the Divine Progenitors Temple, is well hidden away from a main street. It was constructed in 1787 when seven images of Divine Progenitors were brought over by immigrants from Anxi. The most powerful of these is believed to be the Penglai Divine Progenitor, also called the "Nose Dropping Divine Progenitor".… Continue reading Taipei: Qingshui Temple
We found the Hotel QUOTE online and booked four nights in a ‘T’ room – and it was such a fantastic hotel, that I have to write this blog post about it. Location: The location is perfect, very close to MRT station Nanjing Road East (and the Evergreen bus from the airport stops there), surrounded… Continue reading Taipei: Hotel QUOTE
Next to the zoo is the Maokong Gondola station.Opened on July 4, 2007, the Maokong Gondola runs between Taipei Zooand Maokong. The total length of the line is 4,030 meters. The line has four stations: Taipei Zoo outside the Taipei Zoo Taipei Zoo South the Taipei Zoo Zhinan Temple Maokong When operating, the fares are… Continue reading Maokong Taipei: Gondola and Muzha Tea Plantations
When visiting another city for a couple of days, I always try to go and see the local zoo. So of course, we had to go to the Taipei Zoo, which is in the South from the city. We took the MTR from Nanjing Road East and stayed on the line to the South, till… Continue reading Taipei: Zoo
Dihua Street is one of the oldest streets of Taipei, built in the 1850s. It is located in Datong district, where it's part of the Dadaocheng community. The sections of Dihua Street just north and south of Minsheng are among Taipei's best-preserved streets. This was the core of the original settlement area, and has been… Continue reading Taipei: Dihua Street
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