"Amazing Taipei!" Taipei by Don_Wright


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The museums and architecture!

Taipei is just amazing! So much stuff to experience!

I just returned from a three week trip there, my first overseas trip and it was wonderful!

From the fantastic museums and monuments, to the ultra cosmopolitan shopping malls, and the down home funkiness of the neighborhoods and outdoor traditional markets, Taipei has it all!

shopping district!

you can take the MRT, get off at most any station and just walk down the street and see this action!

people, shopping, and food everywhere!

This is just outside the Taipei MRT Main Station, looking down Guanqian Road!

MRT

Taipei has great transportation!

The MRT will take you around greater Taipei, it's very convenient!

The many city buses cover Taipei and also connect to MRT stations!

And, at the Taipei MRT Main Station, you can connect with the Taiwan Railway main station which will take you around the island of Taiwan!

Pros and Cons
  • Pros:amazing!
  • Cons:don't want to go home!
  • In a nutshell:wonderful!
  • Last visit to Taipei: May 2004
  • Intro Updated Jul 21, 2004
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    Yaqui May 8, 2009 at 8:52 PM Report Abuse

    Congrats! Lovely country and good tips!

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    MikeStarr5 Dec 9, 2007 at 7:04 PM Report Abuse

    Excellent 5 star tips and pics - Well Done - Mike in London's forgotten historic suburb namely "Barking Town"

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    angiebabe Oct 24, 2007 at 1:19 PM Report Abuse

    Thanks for the tour and sharing your experiences of your first overseas trip - always very exciting! - have you been back again yet.

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    SLLiew Aug 14, 2007 at 6:58 PM Report Abuse

    Cool page of Taiwan. Bring back fond memories. I went to Mitsukoshi Department stall too.

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    makiro Jul 25, 2007 at 5:13 PM Report Abuse

    Hi, Great pix of Taiwan. I hope to visit there on my next trip to Asia. Thanks, Rob

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    Wild_Orchid Mar 28, 2005 at 10:45 PM Report Abuse

    a lovely place, interesting when seen through your eyes! loved the local customs:)

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    starship Feb 15, 2005 at 8:34 AM Report Abuse

    Best wishes to a beautiful couple! Nice look at Taipei and all the great scenary!

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    alza Oct 15, 2004 at 5:43 PM Report Abuse

    Don, I love your pics of traditional family life in Taipei! So very much like the China I found, in remote Yunnan! You make me dream of going back, and I will soon! :-)

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    yumi53 Oct 9, 2004 at 3:24 AM Report Abuse

    Hey! You absolutely did a Great job on your Taiwan Pages! Happy to know you had a wonderful time here! Wish you and Jane All The Best!! :)

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    allikat Aug 23, 2004 at 6:13 PM Report Abuse

    Glad you had a cool trip Don. I never knew that about the cat waving its paw in the food stores, I always wondered what it was about!

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