Travel: Taiwan - Taipei

[BigDevil]

For those going in Dec...


http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/12/11/16/n3731567.htm%E7%8C%AB%E7%BC%8612/3%E8%B5%B7--%E4%BF%9D%E5%85%BB15%E5%A4%A9.html

台北捷运公司今天表示，因应年底跨年、寒假及春节等假期，猫缆自12月3日起进行15天的年度保养，预定18日恢复载客服务。

[S-H]

KiasooLaupa:

S-H:

Hi Kiasoolaopa,


Is the converse shoe in XMD cheap? My son likes converse shoe too. If it is cheaper than S'pore, I will like to grab a pair for him too. Anyway, did your son enjoy his trip in Taiwan bcos my son, also 15 yrs old, said Taiwan seem quite boring to him, and we are travelling there next wk.

Hi S-H,
Converse shoe in XMD selling price lower than local. abt $8-10 nia.
can ask for discount abt10%. i bought 2 pair for my son at one shopping complex at juction of Emei st and xining south rd(XMD).
another 2 pair at shilin night mkt near How-Ta chicken cutlet. the best one so far i had tasted in taiwan

Hi Kiasoolaopa,

That's really cheap!!! I'll go and take a look. Thank you for your info.

[KiasooLaupa]

SarChar:

KiasooLaupa:

the maokong cable car inside the zoo(2nd stop) also MUST take. it take you to top of the mountain=990m.you can choose to take the see-thru type below your foot.damn soick! price also less than 60NT :rahrah:

hello,

I like to understand is it we must pay to go into the zoo before we can take the cable car from the 2nd stop. We like to go to the zoo and also take the cable car but I thou these 2 places are separate. I also understand we can take a NT5 tram or some kind of transport in the zoo to reach the higher point. So from this higher point, we can travel down slope instead of walking up around the zoo.

tHaNks!

Hi Sarchar,
You can enter the zoo first,tour around until you tired than take the cable car up to the mountain and have a good tea up there. and coming back can re-enter the zoo again(get your hand with stamp).
or you can try the Maokong cable at first stop outside the zoo(5min walk). after the return cable ride exit at zoo,pay zoo ticket to tour arround the zoo.
hope to clear your doubt

[SarChar]

thanks KiasooLaupa! A little disappointed that the panda will be on \"sick leave\" for 2 wks from 3rd Dec to 18th Dec. But we will still make the trip to the zoo.


Actually I am flying off this Sat but we have not changed a cent.

The current exchange rate is $ 23.20-23.25. I called DBS Taiwan. Their exchange rate is $23.56 today. As we have not fully paid up our hotel/minsu and also the driver, we need to change quite a bit of money for our 16D15N trip. So will change most $$$ in Taiwan.

http://www.dbs.com/tw/zh/location/Pages/index2.aspx
If you are near XMD, 大同分行 is the nearest but I will check with hotel for confirmation of nearest DBS bank. Daily opening hrs from 9-3.30pm. Not open on weekend.

Have fun!

[Toyminister]

I still have 2 booklets left

[ter_wen]

Toyminister:

I still have 2 booklets left

hi Toyminister,
thks alot for passing 1 to me. will be sending u a sae.
rgds.
wendy

[ter_wen]

Toyminister:

I still have 2 booklets left

hi Toyminister,
thks alot for passing 1 to me. will be sending u a sae.
rgds.
wendy

[ter_wen]

it’s the ‘cat cable car’ that’s on maintenance, not the pandas lei…

[SarChar]

cable car under maintenance?!..i dont know which is worse, not seeing the panda or not riding the cable car…LOL

[lilipitz]

SarChar:

... A little disappointed that the panda will be on \"sick leave\" for 2 wks from 3rd Dec to 18th Dec. But we will still make the trip to the zoo. ...

Hi, is it true the pandas enclosure in Taiwan will be closed in Dec?