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Taipei Day 3

The weather was perfect & sunny in the morning & we decided to do some serious sightseeing. We set off to Yang Ming Shan which is a muz go for tourists visiting Taipei. We dropped off at Shilin station & took our 1st bus in Taipei to Yang Ming Shan. The bus journey took abt half an hour to reach the terminal. From the bus terminal, we had to walk a fair bit to Yang Ming Shan Garden. There was quite a crowd probably becasue it was a sunday & the weather was excellent. The view there was breathtaking & the air was very fresh. Although the afternoon sun was shining, we did not feel hot at all from all the climbing & walking. We took many pictures & felt adventurous enough to walk further into the hills. We soon came across a nice water fall with a number of locals soaking their feet in the cooling water. Seeing such a gd opportunity to soothe our tired feet, we wasted no time in taking off our shoes & socks & joining them!! We left Yang Ming Shan ard mid-noon & took the same bus back to Jiantan station. From there, we took a long train ride to Danshui.

Danshui is a coastal town with a spectacular view of the ocean. We strolled along Danshui Old Street which was filled with many shops & kiosks selling food & souvenirs. We bought some local foodstuffs & souvenirs to bring back to S'pore. Rain suggested we should take a ferry to Yu Ren Ma Tou (fisherman's harbour) which was quite near to Danshui & I agreed. We bought the ferry tickets but had to wait quite a while due to long queues of ppl taking the ferry. Yu Ren Ma Tou, as the name suggests, is a small harbour with many small boats & sampans. There is also a nice bridge called the Lover's Bridge which connects a small island to the main isalnd. The place was exceptionally windy & cold & we were almost freezing. Had a quick dinner there & took the return ferry back to Danshui Old Street. We stepped into the nigth market again & had more food & shopping.

We returned to the hotel late at night, feeling tired & sleepy. However, we feel that it was the best day of our stay in Taipei coz we really enjoyed the sightseeing at Yang Ming Shan & Danshui. Really glad that we had a eventful & memorable trip today with lots of photos to bring back.

posted by Dezer @ 9:06 PM