22-26 Aug 05 Taipei

Last updated: 04 Sep 05

Cold War I + Cold War II 之後終於拍板
不跟團去首爾而自遊行去台北
永安長榮 package 五日兩晚春天兩晚天成 (兩人 package 連稅 etc = HK$6,668)

Day 1 Aug 22 (Mon) 11:10 長榮 BR852 (遲了 40 分鐘才起飛) --> Terminal 2 國光客運機場巴士(NT $120) --> missed 圓山站終於在下一「站」富都飯店下車冒雨走了五分鐘到民權西路站 --> 北投站轉乘的士 (NT$85) 到春天酒店 (big room :) ) --> 乘的士回北投站 --> 芝山站等免費接駁專車到大葉高島屋 --> dinner at 芝山站過橋米線 --> 北投站免費接駁專車 --> 新北投站金石堂打書釘 --> 免費接駁專車回春天酒店		bits and pieces: 「台北旅遊全攻略」 -- 好! 悠遊卡 is a must for 自遊行 --> have 20% off for each ride! while the weather forecast say it will rain for 10 days, we got 2.5 no-rain days :) 去程時全機 (747) 沒分頭等／商務位 and we were on the 5th row :) the leg-rests on 長榮 planes are superb, and all their planes are pretty roomy. btw, 長榮集團 has its own orchestra with female conductors, but their attire is... -_-" 機上的 classical music channel 有 castelnuovo-tedesco 的作品! 可惜兩程航班都無緣聽到 :P unless you are getting off at the final stop, else, remember to TELL THE 車長 where you are going to get off WHEN YOU GET ON THE AIRPORT BUS!... (we didn't, so...) really impressed with the 捷運 logistics -- have screens on platforms, at gates (and even once i saw in one of the tunnel!) that shows the approx. arrival time of the next train - down to 5 seconds invertal! at certain stations, they even show the approx. arrival time of the next bus at the entrance! nearly got into a car accident -- 橫路切出車輛差十公分左右便撞上我們所坐的計程車 wonder what hotel culture it is in Taiwan... both at 春天酒店 and 天成大飯店 the house keeping maids would actually come into the room to clean up despite the 'do not disturb' sign. pretty annoying :( interesting lunch at 海豚灣餐廳 -- the waitress randomly brought the different big bowls of dishes over at intervals and served the portion to us :) do not order sandwiches at 淡水紅樓 3/F -- really one of the yukkiest sandwiches i have had in my life... btw, 世界博物館商店 is gone from 京華城 (don't know where it is now) after much effort, finally 'found' 福記雲香蛋! ;) 貫徹始終，在台北街上都會有人拉著我問路 @_@ -- 但竟然兩次我也懂 wor! 第一次在 0:00 前去誠品敦南店 -- 很多人! 很吵耳! esp quite a few HK people and some HK 師奶 who CHAT across the displaying tables!!!!!!! :( much better after 22:30 though... didn't take much photos, and yet somehow, all 3 DC batteries went dead before we go up to 101 tower! wwwwoooooeeee... haha -- next time, if i really learn a mandarin pop song, should go make a CD at 士林夜市! :P thanks to the 磅 in 天成大飯店 room, i know i've bought (my own portion): music books = 9kg; 'normal' books = 6kg; cd/vcd/dvd = 4kg; meat sauce = 5kg; other food =5kg; misc items = 1.5kg record! -- no internet / computer access in the whole 5 days (and actually did not crave for it except on thursday night but was really too tired already...) 遺憾: didn't get to go to 故宮 and 鼎泰豐 this time... must remember to take both small AND medium size suitcases next time going to taipei... ai... guess i have pulled my neck / upper back muscles (and trigger some old wounds) -- now need to go do 針炙 and 拔火罐...
Day 2 Aug 23 (Tue) after 9am breakfast sleep again till 12noon --> 13:10 免費接駁專車到北投站 --> 石牌站 --> 紅12公車到天母廣場 semi-buffet style lunch at cafe Dolphin Bay 海豚灣餐廳 --> walk to 三越 --> 免費接駁專車回芝山站 --> 淡水 --> NT$40 (per person one way) boat trip to 漁人碼頭 --> 紅26公車回淡水 area --> dinner at 紅樓 3/F --> 21:50 北投站免費接駁專車回春天酒店
Day 3 Aug 24 (Wed) after 9am breakfast sleep again till 11:30 --> checked out and used their outdoor onsen pools --> 13:30 免費接駁專車到北投站 --> 台北車站天成大飯店 (room is quite small, exactly the same 'position' as the one i had last time by myself...) --> 忠孝敦化站 yummy 牛爸爸牛肉麵 --> walk thru 東區地下街 to Sogo then to 微風廣場 for HANDS 台隆手創館 (cannot find 免費接駁專車 bus stop in the rain) --> 免費接駁專車 to 京華城 --> 誠品 + dinner at surprisingly good 燒肉屋 on 10/F + 誠品 --> 22:55 免費接駁專車 to 忠孝敦化站 --> 台北車站天成大飯店
Day 4 Aug 25 (Thu) vee: 新光三越台北站前店買板禾香菇拌醬 (放回酒店) --> 中正紀念堂站中國音樂書房 9kg scores (放回酒店) --> 忠孝新生站光華商場DVD --> 龍山寺站李錦利原個八仙果 (放回酒店) --> 重慶南路書局街 --> 西門町港記酥餅＋老天祿鴨舌＋黑橋牌黑豬腸 --> 台北車站 (放回酒店) dee: --> 中正紀念堂站 (thunderstorm, didn't get to even walk close to 中正紀念堂 -_-" ) --> 西門町 --> 忠孝新生站光華商場 (買了不應該在台灣買的韓劇DVD!) --> 台北車站新光三越 foodcourt --> 重慶南路書局街 --> 誤打誤撞去了總統府先折返台大醫院站 --> 台北車站 platform 會合 together: --> 劍潭站士林夜市 --> 忠孝敦化站誠品敦南店 --> 11:30pm 台北車站天成大飯店
Day 5 Aug 26 (Fri) check out at 11:45am --> 國父紀念館站 --> walk to Tower 101 --> 觀景台 --> lunch at foodcourt --> 15:30 免費接駁專車 to 市政府站 --> 台北車站 --> 16:05 NT$800 taxi to airport --> 16:55 arrive airport --> 18:10 BR857 flight back to Hong Kong

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