Wed
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2240H (10:40 PM)
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Ninoy Aquino
International Airport Terminal 3
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Cebu Pacific 5J 310
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PhP 1,415.35 airfare,
PhP 1,620 travel tax Php 550 terminal fee |
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Thu
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0040H (0:40 AM)
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Taiwan Taoyuan
International Airport Terminal 1
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0120H (1:20 AM)
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NiHao@Taipei
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No. 41, Section 1,
Zhōngxiào West Rd, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, Taiwan 100
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City Air Bus No. 1601
Daily from 05:50-01:10, every 20-30 minutes, travel time 70-90 minutes. |
DAY 1
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THURSDAY
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0700H
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Wakeup call
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Colder with periods of
rain
16° Lo 11° |
0800H
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breakfast
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Buy EasyCard
100 ntd deposit 100 ntd consumable |
200 NTD
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0900H - 1200H
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Chang Kai-Shek
Memorial/
National Taiwan Museum |
From Ni Hao walk to
Taipei Main Station (0.1km)
Take red line; stop at chang kai shek 2 stations away |
20
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1200H - 1300H
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LUNCH
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1300H
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Go back to Ni Hao;
transfer to Banana Hostel
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Take red line from
Taipei Main station, southbound, go to Dongmen station 4 stops away
Take the MRT from Taipei Main Station bound for Xiangshan (red line) and 3 stops to Dongmen Station. |
Ticket fare NT$20.
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1400H
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Taipei 101
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Go to MRT Xinyi Line
in MRT Dongmen Station, alight at MRT Taipei 101/WTC Station
MRT Xiangshan Station (elephant mountain) is one stop away |
MRT: NTD 20 (single
journey)
16 (EasyCard) Entrance 450 NTD; trip to top floor 500 NTD |
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Alternative Route:
Take the Blue Line MRT to Taipei City Hall Station. If you go out of Exit 2
there is a free shuttle bus, but the line is often long and it is an easy
walk. To walk from the MRT take Exit 3 and follow the sidewalk past the park
on one side. You will cross a bigger pedestrian walkway and continue south.
On the next block you will cross Songgao Rd. and the sidewalk will lead you
past some department stores. At the next block you will have reached Songshou
Rd. and you will see the former Warner Village across the street. Cross over
to the Warner Village side of the street and turn right. You will come to New
York New York and you will see the Statue of Liberty on the corner. Turn left
here and keep walking until you see Taipei 101 on the opposite side of the
street from New York NewYork. The Mall Entrance is clearly marked.
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1600H
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Elephant Mountain
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From Taipei 101 it
takes about 15 minutes to get to the start of the hiking path. Starting from
the side of Taipei 101 by Xinyi road there is the word LOVE in the squared
shape display. If you stand directly in front of the love display, turn the
other direction and walk for a couple blocks till you reach a big
intersection at Songren road. Make a right at Songren road and walk for about
10 minutes till you reach a Mcdonald's on your right, should also be a
7-eleven across the street. Cross the street towards the 7-eleven and go down
the street straight ahead just to the right of 7-eleven. This is a small
street with an uphill slope and you should see some signs that point towards
a trail. The walk up is not exactly straight, but keep going as straight as
you can without making any turns, there is one part where it forks off, stay
on the right side of the street. If you managed to navigate this street
correctly you will see the yellow archway to the entrance of the trails.
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Getting to the trail
head of the hiking trail is an easy 15 minute walk from Taipei 101. Start at
Xinyi Road - Section 5 adjacent to the Taipei 101 office building. From the
Taipei 101 shopping center this is in the opposite direction of Taipei City
Hall. Go left and walk along Xinyi Road until you reach Songren Road (about 2
minutes walk). Keep walking straight and cross the street. At the corner you
will see a sign for a residential complex called "Jasper Villa
Xin". If you look on the adjacent building you will also see the New
York Bagels store. Turn right and walk along Songren Road and past the Xinyi
Junior High School across the road on your right. After about a 7 minute
walk, look for the McDonald's Restaurant across the street on your right and
the convenience store on your left (see photo). This is Zhuangjing Road.
Directly in front of the convenience store there is a large street sign that
says "Xiangshan Hiking Trail - 270m" with an arrow pointing down
Lane 215. Walk down the lane in the direction of the arrow. At the next
street, turn slightly right, cross the street, and continue walking in the
same direction down Xinyi Road Lane 150 Alley 22 (a small green sign is
posted on the wall). Continue walking for a few minutes until you see the
sign " Xiangshan Hiking Trail - 70m". You're almost there! Follow
the arrow and keep walking until you see the entrance to the trail head (see
photo).
Start walking up the stone path. When you reach a fork in the path, stay to the LEFT and keep walking until you reach the rest stop. Past the rest stop the trail will fork again. Stay to the RIGHT. When the trail intersects with another trail, turn LEFT and keep walking. Shortly you will see a large rock with a painted white background and some Chinese characters. Just beyond the rock is the scenic viewing area. Once you arrive you will be glad you made the trek! |
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MRT Dongmen Station
(for Xinzhuang Line)
Xiangshan Station - open nov 2013 - malapit lang daw to Elephant Mountain |
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Shilin Night Market
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2000H
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DINNER
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2200H
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LIGHTS OFF
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