Ximending | 西門町

Day 07

Ximending is very crowded and most of the stalls are shops instead of the usual night market scene that we are used to seeing. We found an shop selling Fried Oysters as well as…

Tamsui | 淡水

Day 06

We decided to take the MRT to Tamshui. Tamshui is located at the end of the MRT line. Tamshui is known for the old town area as well as the Fisherman Wharf. Alighting at Tamshui…

Jinguashi | 金瓜石

Day 04

It was pouring and we decided to stop at the Gold Museum thinking that the bus would actually stop infront of a museum where we will be able to get away from all the rain. It was…

Raohe Night Market | 饒河夜市

Day 05

Raohe Nightmarket is walkable from the MRT Station. Just follow the directions on the sign board and you should find yourself at the entrance of the night market. If you are…

Jingtong | 菁桐

Day 05

The last station on the Pingxi Line, it was also the smallest of the three places that we visit. Relatively lesser people then in Shifen, this is actually quite a nice place to to…

Pingxi | 平溪

Day 05

Pingxi is yet another town that runs along the line. Also one of the popular spots, this place was not as crowded as Shifen when we were there. A rather rustic town in my opinion.…

Shifen | 十分

Day 05

Sifen is one of the major tourist hotspot along the Pingxi line. It is an old town with shophouses that are literally built along the side of the railway. It was quite a sight…

Ruifang | 瑞芳

Day 05

We bought the Pingxi Day Pass and deposited our bag at the Ruifang train station. We walked around the Ruifang station and stumbled into this food market that is very much like…

Jiufen | 九份

Day 04

We found the legendary tea house (Ah Mei Teahouse) after a while, and even with directions from the owner of the mingsu, we passed by the turning the first time and it was only…

Bitou | 鼻頭

Day 04

Our first stop was at Bitou. We took a look at the places that the bus stopped at and we decided to stop by Bitou to see what the place could offer us. Well this random pit stop…