Taipei Story House181-1, ZhongShan N. Road, Section 3, Taipei 10461, Taiwan886 (02) 2587-5565admission: 50NT ——————–Taipei Story House was built in 2003 by a tea trader as a museum dedicated to Taiwan life culture. The building was said to be inspired by a building a tea trader saw during his visit on the 1900 Paris Expo….
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Taipei Fine Arts Museum
Taipei Fine Arts Museum181, Section 3, ZhongShan N. Road, Taipei 104, Taiwan886 (02) 2595-7656admission: 200NT ——————–You know what I find sad? That there was a place that I visited in Taipei that I could only appreciate because I saw it for myself but am unable to share it with you. See, we were not allowed…
Confucius Temple
Confucius Temple275 Dalong Street, Datong District, Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C.886 (02) 25923934admission: free ——————–This is a very famous temple in Taiwan that replaced the original 1879 temple that was damaged during the Japanese occupation. Confucius is known to be China’s greatest educator & you could see all his teachings at this temple. Reconstruction started in 1925…
ä¿å®‰å®® Pao-an Temple
ä¿å®‰å®® Pao-an Templeå°åŒ—市大åŒå€å“ˆå¯†è¡—61號886 (02) 2595-1676admission: free ——————–ä¿å®‰å®® Pao-an Temple is by far the best temple I have visited in Taipei. It had such beautiful design, painting & carvings in the building. People do go there for a certain purpose & is one of the leading religious places. Upon entering, you will be able to see…
公館 Gongguan
公館 Gongguan is a popular shopping district in Taipei. 公館 Gongguan caters mostly to students as this place also houses the 國立臺ç£å¤§å¸ National Taiwan University. When we visited, I think about 80% of the people walking & shopping around it were students. I kinda liked the place! Sadly, I was in a hurry as I…
寶è—å·– Treasure Hill
寶è—å·– Treasure HillLane 230, Sec. 3, Dingzhou Rd., Taipei886 (02) 2364-8105 ——————–Beside Taipei Water Park is the 寶è—å·– Treasure Hill. I really wished we entered because I missed a whole lot! Apparently, Treasure Hill was once a village full of unauthorized houses. It then formally became a village featuring buildings as if it was in…
Taipei Water Park
è‡ªä¾†æ°´åœ’å€ Taipei Water ParkNo. 1, Siyuan Street, Taipei Taiwan886 (02) 8369-5104 ——————–After lunch, we were walking around the area when we noticed the “Taipei Water Park”. However, when we entered, it seemed like it was abandoned or closed. The pool had no water. There were no attendants by the ticket booth. There were no…
ä¸å’Œå¸‚興å—觀光夜市 Zhong He Night Market
After dinner, my mom and I went ahead and walked around the ä¸å’Œå¸‚興å—觀光夜市 (Zhong He night market). The luggage that I brought with me to Taipei at the time wasn’t big enough to put the PS3 that I brought. So I was set to buy an additional luggage for the machine. As what other night…
國立臺ç£åšç‰©é¤¨ National Taiwan Museum
國立臺ç£åšç‰©é¤¨ National Taiwan MuseumNo. 2, Siang-Yang Road, Taipei, Taiwan886 (02) 23822566admission: FREE ——————–Right after our visit to Taipei 228 Memorial Museum, we went straight to 國立臺ç£åšç‰©é¤¨ National Taiwan Museum w/c is located at the same park. 國立臺ç£åšç‰©é¤¨ National Taiwan Museum is the oldest museum in Taiwan. Established in 1908, it is the only museum still…
å°åŒ—二二八紀念館 Taipei 228 Memorial Museum
å°åŒ—二二八紀念館 Taipei 228 Memorial Museum#3 Ketagalan Blvd., Taipei, Taiwan886 (02) 23897228Entrance: 20NT ——————–å°åŒ—二二八紀念館 Taipei 228 Memorial Museum was built to remember the historical tragedy that happened on February 28, 1947. It was established to educate the people about the massacre that happened on that day, and to allow the people to be conscious of Taiwan’s…
