Day 3 - 9 Feb 2009 Monday

Day 3 is a Hotspring day. We took the MRT to Xinbeitou Station to visit one of the Hotspring. We found one SpringCity Resort on the net and decided to visit there. Decided against walking up because it is too far so we waited for the shuttle bus instead.

XinBeitou MRT. Need to change train at Beitou MRT

Wait for the shuttle bus here. When you exit the station, you must turn around and walk back to find it.

The hotspring costs NT600 per pax per hr. So 1 hr for 2pax is a staggering NT1200. This is because we opted for private bath. If you dun mind public baths, there are much cheaper alternatives all along the beitou hotspring area.

Our private hotsrping bath!

After our bath, we wanted to take the shuttle bus back but it is fully registered already, and the next one is still quite long away, so the counter staff called a cab for us. Surprisingly, there's no extra charge to call cab. We asked the cab to bring us to Tianmu shopping district which is near Shipai MRT.

In our opinion, do not waste your time to come here to shop. There is seriously nothing. Even the cab driver said that this area has died down. Come here only for the PS Bu bu. The car-themed restaurant where we had our lunch.

we ordered set meals

PS Bu Bu
The Entrance



Some interior shots of the restuarants

Pumpkin Soup: Nangua Tang

Fresh Vege Salad

Buffalo Wings

Grilled Sirloin Steak (6 Fen Shu)

Chicken Pasta

Warm Banana Cake

Cheese Cake

This is the toilet

Verdict: Not a bad place, nice atmosphere, nice food, but it is quite pricey. 2 set meals costs about NT1100. Still cheaper than similar themed restaurants in SG though.

After our lunch, we spent some time in the tianmu district which has nothing. Then we tried to take a bus back to Shipai MRT but took wrong bus and ended up at Shilin MRT instead. Haha.

Next we took MRT to Danshui. A very nice place!

Look at this scenery, just like a painting

Long Ice cream
Potato chips on a stick!

Shops along danshui

Setting sun...beautiful!

Had fishball soup at one of the many fishball shops in danshui

We decide not to go to Yu Ran Ma Tou because it is still bright and the bridge would not light up. Thus, we took MRT to Jiantan to go to Miramar Entertainment to sit the Ferris Wheel.

Directions: Just take shuttle bus to Miramar from Jiantan Station. The bus stop is just outside the station, you can see the sign at one of the many bus stop poles.

Ferris wheel!

After the ferris wheel, we went to the famous Shilin Night Market just beside Jiantan MRT. But somehow it is a quite disappointing place! This night market is just like a food court with rows of food stalls. I think the original Shilin is not like that right?

Da Chang Bao Xiao Chang. By far the suckiest taiwanese food I ever ate. And the only food I truly dislike! it is just glutinous rice wrap one xiang chang. the glutinous rice got those ba chang type of flavouring and when eaten with the xiang chang, it tastes truly disgusting to me. haha.

Guan Chai Ban. This is much better. Toasted bread with chicken fillings and some white sauce.

We did not eat much because i was not feeling well and had to go back early to rest. Guess the chilly weather and too much unhealthy fried food took its toll on me.

Thats the end of Day 3!