I went to Taipei, NOT Taiping

Ingat lg x cite Meteor Garden, cerita zaman kite 'muda remaja' dulu. cite tahun 2000 (tgok kat CD dia keluaran thun 2000, so thun 2000 la kot. means 11 thun lps pye cite??). Sgt2 suke tgok Dao Min Shi & San Chai tu. kan best klu dpt jumpe terserempak pon jadikla they all time aku ke Taiwan, last March 2011.

Naik flight MAS, 5 hrs journey adehhh saket badan!

Since Tsunami & Earthquake hits Japan a week before my departure, agak seram sejuk jugak la. even dah apply insurance, tp rase takut tu is still there. Alhamdulillah sume selamat~~

Arrived TAIPEI, Taiwan dlm kul 2pm. Taipei ngan M'sia NO time different. so, tak payah betolkan jam. kluar2 airport jek, "grrrrr sejukkkk!!!!" gile kuat angin kat sane. mmg cooling.


Attractions:
Martyr Shrine, tgok marching: part tukar shift  mmg menarik. especially tgok abang2 hensem yg smart

Abg encem tgh berkawal

Yehliu Geopark, hakisan batu yg sgt unique carved by wave-cutting over years

ramaiii giler org beratur sbb nk b'gmbo dgn ini:-

Queen's Head

aku lak sbb malasss nk queue, so duk melangok jek

apart from Kepala Permaisuri tu, ada jugak Fairy's Shoe, Mushroom Rock, Tofu Rocks, Elephant Rocks and plenty of potholes. forgot to mention, a lot of walking at this Geopark. NO high heels, pleaseeee

Taipei 101 Mall, tower plg famous kat sini. ade 101 tingkat. i went up to the Observation Deck

 

within less than 40 second dah smpai 101th floor

"phone" yg brief sume view kat bwh tu

Makan Time!!

1) Indonesian Cuisine @ Milano Restaurant

yum yummy!

2) Indian Cuisine @ Ali Baba Indian Buffet  (1st floor)   Nanjing E. Road

simple dr luar, tp mknn dia PERGH!! byk n sdap.
smpai aku lupe nk amek gmbo

ade 2 Thai Rstn ktrg pegi. tp tak menarik. so , aku tak de nk amek gmbo cause NOT recommended~
** in Taiwan, besides ada Chinese Rstn, they all pon ada rstn India, Thai & Indonesian.**

Halal restaurants (certified Muslim) in Northern part of Taiwan : 
Yuntai (Wenzhou St.), Yunus / Tai Xiang Yun (both at Beining Rd.), Aaleja Pakistani & Indian (Yanji St.), Ai-Jia Qingzhen Beef Noodle (Zhongxiao E. Rd.), Kunming Islamic Food (Fuxing N. Rd.), Enjoy Kitchen / Tai Huang (both at Roosevelt Rd.)
Fullon Hotel Shenkeng (2 outlets - one can fit up to 200pax in one time), Chateau de Chine Taipei, Guan Xiang Century Hotel Yilan, City Suites Nandong, Pause Landis Wulai (nearby Taipei)


 Shopping Time!!

Wufenpu Fashion Street

too fashionable. too sexy to wear. more to women's attire

Shihlin Night Market

cheap sport shoes available here. sini ada byk items for guys

Xi man ding & Jiu feng (or Jiufen) old street - aku tak amek picture cause i was too excited for the leisure walk and window shopping

other INPUT:-

1. A modern Capital city
2. have a plenty of beautiful Bridges
3. Lingkaran jalan raya yg menarik, organized & no traffic jammed
4. 3 masjid in Taipei (Grand Mosque, Cultural Mosque & Long Gang Mosque). prayer time minus 1 hour from KL time.
5. a lot of 7eleven outlet
6. all cab/taxi is in yellow
7. most building & transportation i.e bus are green color
8. Eslite mall (dkt 101 tower) have a big book store
9. Taipei is at Northern part of Taiwan (ada 4 parts in total, includes Central, Southern & Eastern). besides Taipei, North part also includes Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Yilian & Keelung.
10. i stayed at Riverview Hotel, not too far from Xi Man Ding. Fortune Hyatt fullybooked that time

Next time must visit:-

CKS Memorial Hall

1. The Fishmanwharf (Tamsui) - Meteor Garden filming
2. Lover's Tower
3. Damshui Old Street / Jinshan Old Street / Tamsui Old Street / Raohe Night Market / Keelung Night Market
4. Chiang-Kai-Shek (CKS) Memorial Hall & Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall
5. National Palace Museum (4th rank in World)
6. Bulaubulau Aboriginal village (Atayal people)
7. Huashan 1914 Creative Park / Songshan Cultural & Creative Park
8. Zuming or Juming Museum
9. Ta Shee Blooming Oasis
10. Maokong Gondola in Muzha
11. Taipei Zoo (filming place of Life of Pi movie)
12. Shangrila Leisure Farm, Yilan (Halal + Surau)
13. Leofoo Village Theme Park (Aladdin restaurant @ Arabian Kingdom - Halal)
14. Window in China Theme Park (Ferris Wheel restaurant - Halal)
15. Jiaoxi (or Jiau Shi) Hotspring
16. Beitou Library + Hotspring (heat valley)

if you plan to stay longer in Taiwan, you can travel to the Central, South and East part of Taiwan

maybe you can try their Rapid Train from North > South for only 2 hours journey

Central (Taichung / Nantou / Miaoli / Changhua / Yunlin):-

1. Sun Moon Lake (best for cycling & cable car - peak season on Oct) + Wen Wu Temple + Lalu Island
2. Ching Jing Farm
3. Lukang old street + temple and historical sites
4. Sitou Forest Recreation area
5. 921 Earthquake Museum
6. Formosan Aboriginal Cultural Village
7. Jiji Railway branch
8. Moncoeur
9. Flying Cow Ranch Miaoli + small Swiss Garden (the cow doesn't actually fly)
10. Fingjia (Feng Jia or Fong Jia) Night Market
11. Halal restaurant : Little India Muslim Rstn (Boguan 3rd St.), Bollywood Indian Rstn (Xitun Rd.), Tai Yi Ecological Leisure Farm Nantou. Mosque in Taichung

Southern (Kaohsiung / Tainan / Chiayi / Pingtung):-

1. Kenting National Park + snorkeling + Eluanbi Lighthouse (island tip)
2. Alishan National Forest recreation area - sakura cherry blossom & bamboo grove + Yuyupas Tsou Culture Tribe & Tea Garden
3. Taijiang National Park + sampan ride
4. Anping Tree House Tainan + Old Street
5. Chiku Lagoon + raft tour
6. Ten Drum cultural & creative park (1st international art village in Asia)
7. Cochin Arts, Chiayi
8. Pier-2 Art Center
9. Marine Biology & Aquarium
10. sunrise in Zhushan
11. night tour to Kaohsiung Love River
12. Spring & Autumn Pagoda, Lotus Lake, Kaohsiung
13. Liuhe night market
14. Dream World shopping Mall - largest mall in East Asia
15. Halal restaurant : Warung Sate Muslim (Jianjun Rd.), Nice Prince Hotel Chiayi, Tayih Landis Hotel Tainan, Queena Plaza Hotel Tainan. Mosque available in Kaohsiung & Tainan

Eastern (Taitung / Hualien):-

1. Taroko National Park (marble canyons along Li Wu River + waterfall & temple)
2. Luzon Island
3. Cingshui Cliffs
4. Long Tian bicycle trip
5. Luan Shan forest museum
6. Lanyang Museum
7. Toucheng leisure farm
8. Geese Mountain Tea Garden (oolong tea)
9. Chishingtan Beach
10. Chao Feng Ranch (not advisable for skin allergy tourist)
11. Lin-Tian Shan Mountain
12. Cloud Village
13. Jade Carving workshop
14. Taitung hotspring
15. Seasonal Hot Air Balloons
16. Halal restaurant : Naruwan Hotel Taitung, Farglory Hotel Hualien - have 2 Halal restaurants (nearby Ocean Park)