Taiwan Day 8: Sunny sunday in Taipei Main Station - Sept. 8, 2013
It was a hot and sunny Sunday in Taipei. I was suprised when I woke up that it was already 10:19am. As usual I bought two sandwiches for my breakfast. I just ate one and then reserve the other since in just 100 minutes it will be lunch time. I went out of the dorm to eat in my favorite taiwanese "turo-turo". Unfortunately, they are closed. Here in Taiwan, normal opening hours (Monday to Friday) of "turo-turo" restaurants are between 11am-2pm for lunch and 5-7pm for dinner. Beyond those time the restaurants are closed. This is their way of life and I have to deal with it. But not all restaurants are closed. There are some that are open. Thank God, one is near the dorm. It is called KLG, the logo is a spoof of KFC and just like KFC they sell chicken. Their menu is written in Chinese but they have an English version in a cardboard. I ordered fried chicken steak and it cost NTD 65. My budget for lunch is NTD 50 but I don't have any choice but to eat here. I just have to make some adjustments during the weekends so that I will not overshoot in my budget plan. I thought the chicken was small but I was wrong. It was big and delicious. I was the one who surrendered eating that chicken. I just realized that KLG is the Mang Inasal of Taiwan for my protein needs after my workout. In the afternoon, I decided to visit Taipei Main Station. I rode Bus 212 and I get off at Taipei Main Station. Unlike my first few days in Taipei, this is my first time that I rode a bus alone. Usually I have a senior student tour guide or have the help of a fellow Filipino. I was first nervous that I will get lost in Taipei because the LED screen flashing the bus stops are not in English but in Chinese. Good thing I have with me my Taipei Metro Tourist Map. I just realized that the route the bus was taking was parallel to the MRT Blue line. I was able to keep track my location by looking outside the bus and finding the MRT exits. The MRT exits have large signs telling what MRT station it is, so I never got lost. Taipei Main Station is considered as the heart of Taipei City becuase this where the MRT Red line and MRT blue line cross each other. Aside from that, it is also a station of the Taiwan's bullet train, the THSR or the Taiwan High Speed Rail. It is also station of the TRA or Taiwan Railway Administration. In addition, it is also a major bus station, as almost all buses have a stop at the Taipei Main Station. I walk around the station to familiarize my self with this major transport hub. One of my Filipino friends said that Taipei Main Station is very tricky and you will easily get lost. At first I was hesitant to accept that information, so I decided to go there for me to believe. I walked around the station and it is connected to many underground malls. I visited the Taipei City Mall as well as the K Mall, there is another underground mall that I have not checked but I am already too tired walking. As I find my way back to the main exit of Taipei Main Station, I saw a store with a Philippine flag in its store sign. The store is called EEC and it sells products from Malaysia, Vietnam and Philippines. Since my colgate is running out and I am looking form Master Eskinol and Gatsby gel which I could not find in 7-eleven, Hi-mart and Family Life here in Taiwan I decided to buy some stuff there. I could not find any Master Eskinol. I just bought the ordinary Eskinol with a beatiful woman in its label. I dont't have any choice but I think it will do the same work as what Master Eskinol can do. It is true that I really got lost in Taipei Main Station. After finding the exit, I cross the street and it was already 6pm. Neon lights are already shining in different buildings as Taipei shows its true beauty. The streets near Taipei Main Station have so much offer and I will just go there some other time. I decided to go home and wait for Bus 212. Total cost of my travel cost NTD 30. My stuff from EEC cost NTD 211 with the 225 ml Eskinol as NTD 60.
Sakura Series - Taiwan
2026 Forecast
Taipei 101 first flowers
Tianyuan Palace backyard
Taipei Flower Test Center
Pingjing St. Lane 42
Broadwood Park
Sunshine Sports Park kawazu sakura
Wuling Farm (武陵農場)
SYS kawazu sakura
Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village
CKS Memorial Hall
Shibafen Yoshino Sakura
Hope River
Dongfang Temple
Tianyuan Palace
Neicou Stream Trail
Orange Garden Cafe
Yangming Park Visitor Information Center
Yangming Park Service Center Bus Stop
Huashan Road
Qianshan Park
Zhongshan Hall Entrance
Tenglong Sakura Farm
Flower Test Center Shōwa Sakura
Neihu Creek Trail
Shulin Land Office
Xióng Kōng Cherry Blossom Forest
Lung Yen Sakura Forest
Yangming Park cherry stream
Yangming Park fountain
CKS Memorial Hall Tairyō sakura
Wugu District Tianyi Road
CKS Memorial Hall yaesakura
Loving Farm
Yong Long Farm
Zhongbaling Sakura Road
Sun Link Sea
Tai'an Police Station
Cherry Hill Slope
Hsinchu Park
Taipei 101
Kāng Gào Kēng Creek
New Garden City
Broadwood Park
Tianyuan Palace backyard
Pingjing St. Lane 42
Alishan Ranger Station
Alishan House
Alishan Police Station
Alishan Forest Railway
Alishan Station
Alishan Entrance
Alishan Gou Hotel
Alishan Magnolia Garden
Wulai tour
Wun Chang Elementary School
Bishanyan
Sanzhi Sansheng Trail
Sakura Series - Taiwan
Nei Cuo Stream
Orange Garden Cafe
Sansheng Trail
Tenglong Sakura Farm
Yangming Park Cherry Stream
Yangming Park Fountain
Flower Test Center
Broadwood Park
New Garden City
Yinghua Park
Pingjing St. Lane 42
Yangmingshan Visitor Center
Taipei 101
Tianyuan Palace backyard
Sakura Series - Japan
Kamonyama Park
Near the Nippon Maru Memorial Park
Shinko Park
Minato-mirai 21 area
Tokyo Tech Suzukakedai Campus
Onda River
Tenryuji
Byodoin
Kiyomizudera
Himuro shrine and Yakushi-ji Temple
Hōryū-ji Temple
Nara Park attractions
Tokyo Tech Ookayama Campus
Sumida River
Tsuruma Park
Gion
Maple Series
Taipei Aowanda
Shimen Dam
Alishan
Aowanda
Shanlinxi
Taoyuan Valley Garden
Fushoushan Farm
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