“A
journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.” – Lao Tzu
…
and that single step led us to Taipei
February
10, 2013 (DAY 1- official)
Unbelievably,
I experienced “separation anxiety” the very first night. No matter what I do, I
just couldn't get myself to sleep! Jcel on the other hand was sleeping like a
baby. When I realized that it was
already 4:15 AM, I forced myself to sleep. The next thing I know Jcel was
already preparing for the day ahead.
We
left the hotel at 10 o’clock – it was later than we have initially planned but the good thing about our hotel’s location is that, the train station was just
around the corner.
Our
first stop was the National
Palace Museum Taipei Asia .
It showcases thousands of antiques that go way back in history of China
The first
thing we did when we arrived was to find a place to eat
because we were starving. Fortunately, the restaurant was not hard to find.
And
here’s what we did after lunch. Yes, we did try to have our “so-called” jump
shot, but as you can see – we have failed!
At
last, we have come up with an idea to video us jumping and later extract the
clip of us up in the air.
 |
| PERFECTION! |
We definitely have to work on our jumps! (hehehe)
Next
in our list was the famous Hot Spring Valley
From Beitou, we transferred to another train which specifically made to go to Xinbeitou. Special because this train only goes to one station and nowhere else. They've decorated it with Bamboo wallpapers and they even have TV screens giving you the gist of its history and famous places to visit in the area.
Thinking it'll be a long walk to the Hot Spring Valley, we decided to have a snack at Taiwan's version of KFC - the T.K.K Friend Chicken
we met a Geisha along the way
Sated,
we headed to Beitou
Park
As you walk you will see sign boards showing where you are and which direction to take. In fact, the Thermal Valley isn't hard to find. You just follow the river alongside the road and it’ll lead you there.
There's an area by the river where you can dip your feet which quite a lot of people did. There are also private and public hot spring baths as you walk along.
As you walk you will see sign boards showing where you are and which direction to take. In fact, the Thermal Valley isn't hard to find. You just follow the river alongside the road and it’ll lead you there.
There's an area by the river where you can dip your feet which quite a lot of people did. There are also private and public hot spring baths as you walk along.
At last, we've arrived at the
The atmosphere was very hard to describe, if you would see in the pictures it still does not do justice. That particular place is one of a kind! But one thing though, the smell of the sulfur was suffocating.
After
Thermal Valley
Next Stop:
After
Beitou, we headed straight to Tamsui which was very convenient because it was
only a few stations away from Beitou. Originally, the plan was to take a ferry
from Tamsui Bay Tamsui Bay Old Street
So
that sums up our Day 1 in Taipei
Other photos will be uploaded in our Facebook account, but we have yet to organize that so... we'll share the link in the next post.
Also we have created a Youtube account (yikes!). Yes us Mixxed girls are about to get famous LOL. All our travel videos will be uploaded there so please check out our first video and give us some lovin' :D
Other photos will be uploaded in our Facebook account, but we have yet to organize that so... we'll share the link in the next post.
Also we have created a Youtube account (yikes!). Yes us Mixxed girls are about to get famous LOL. All our travel videos will be uploaded there so please check out our first video and give us some lovin' :D
Cheers!
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bex =-
