Taiwan Trip Day 4 - Taipei 台北 Shopping Day

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Our first day in Taipei is shopping day!

Day 4 
Taipei Main Station (台北車站) >
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Train Station (國父紀念館站) >
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (國立國父紀念館>)
Taipei 101 (台北101)> 
Eslite Bookstore (誠品書店 - 信義) >
Shinkong Mitsukoshi (新光三越 - 信義) >
Taipei Main Station (台北車站) >
Ximending (西門町) >
City Inn Branch 3 (新驛旅店台北車站三館)

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Start of the day
Breakfast is not included in our hotel package, hence we went around to hunt for breakfast.
Seemed like shopping mall has lesser option or maybe we didn't explore further.
We went for the shophouses stall instead. (I was looking forward for fan tuan (飯糰) + soya bean drink but can't find)

Here's what we had for breakfast:


And it was shopping time after breakfast (with a short break). We headed straight to Taipei Main Station. Taipei Main Station  is actually Taipei Station (台北車站), and also called as Taipei Railway Station (台北火車站). We didn't know but it wasn't a bit problem. Anyway, so we walked (10-15 mins) to the train station. Taking the train is a breeze. What we didn't realize was we could have opted for the card which would have been cheaper since we had a bit of travelling via the Metro trains. Anyway, we used the RFID token instead.


Our first location was to Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (國立國父紀念館) which is a walking distance from Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Station (國父紀念館站). Just follow the sign and you will reach Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (國立國父紀念館) . 
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (國父紀念館)

It started drizzling a bit when we reach Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (國立國父紀念館) . We were in time for the formal changing of the guards (sorry no videos taken as it was too crowded)

From the memorial hall, you will be able to see Taipei 101 (台北101). That day the clouds gathered around Taipei 101 (台北101) so half of it was covered.

We spend some time in the various shopping malls and bookstores, stopping by for some food and drinks all by foot.

Saw this along the way.

Found this oustide shin kong mitsukoshi (新光三越)

Food for lunch 



Cold Stone Creamery for Dessert

We went back to our hotel for a short break (and also refresh ourselves) before heading out again. 

We walked to ximending (西門町) from our hotel and the walk is tedious (for me). When we got there, I was already hungry and worn out. We had the Chicken Cutlet and continued walking around thinking of snacking for dinner. But after shopping a while, it was too much for the feet so we headed for a Japanese restaurant since we can't decide what to have.

(No picture for my dinner since as the photo was quite blur) After dinner, we continued exploring and found Rose Records. I finally found Joe Hisaishi's CD. At the end of our shopping, we hopped on a cab back straight back to hotel for a good rest for tomorrow long day.
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