Taipei Easy GO-Xi Men Ding

Yeah, finally back from Taipei last friday. I almost miss my flight from A/S-KL, it such a terrible experience!!! I wont elaborate here, forget it. I finally arrived there safely, yay..
Before go Taipei, 1 thing that you have to make sure is whether you visit there is for shopping purpose or visit the tourism place. But my 4d3n trip is for shopping trip, so pick to stay at XMD area, keke..
My main purpose is to visit Wu Fen Pu Wholesale market & Shilin Night Market

Once you arrived airport, remember to grab some free maps..Pls do not take those with full of ad brochure, although it may included some map, but not that useful enough. If you go there for free and easy or budget traveler, pls choose the Taipei Metro brochure, i got 1 in English version, and also pick 1 Taipei City Maps with Chinese version.

The place i stayed is Xi Men Ding Area (西门町), which is near to metro station and with thousand of shop lots. Shop open from 11am-12pm
Distance from Tao Yuan Int Airport: 40mins by Taxi
Price: TWB1200 for 3 person, yellow taxi
You may choose other option such as shuttle bus, but it takes longer time to arrive although is cheaper. I don't want to waste time find the shuttle bus service, so prefer take taxi.

Xi Men Ding Walking Street (This is small part only)

At Xi Men Ding, there are many shops such as clothing shop, women accessories, outlet, Starbucks, KFC, McD, Watson, 7/11..........
I do not recommend you buy any clothing here from boutique shop, because it cost more expensive. But for women accessories, such as earrings, bracelet & etc, you can buy it here, but must compare price for few shops, you may found that 1 massage comb selling at TWB50, but at next few shop, same comb just cost TWB25 only, earrings 3 for TWB100, but at another shop just cost TWB25 each set...so must think before you buy.

You can find a lot of restaurants that selling variety choices of food. But if you prefer more traditional local food, you have to walk further, far from the centre. Many small stall selling traditional food at cheaper price.

Restaurant selling food at more higher price, exp: a bowl of XXX noddle at TWB100-160, which is really not cheap. But if you still want to eat some food in more clean, comfy area, but at cheaper price, i recommend you go the underground food court next to the XMD Cinema, they sell set meal at competitive price at TWB99 or TWB100 only, cheap right.

Set meal of Deep fried pork chop and small steamboat, w 1 bowl of white rice, cost TWB99 only. If you'r not a glutton, 2 person can share 1 set meal.

At end of the road side (still is XMD area), there are all food stall and restaurant selling at quite cheap price. Such as..small steamboat restaurant

1 set of steamboat include 1 rice, the cheapest cost TWB70, we ordered 2 diff flavour, the picture shown is chicken drop in the soup (落汤鸡) steamboat @TWB70, and another 1 is vege smelly tofu steamboat @ TWB80.

The palm size bowl, recycle bowl. Besides that, it included free drink too, self-service w unlimited refill!!! 3 of us just ordered 2 sets, total cost TWB150 only!!

Before got Taipei, i always saw Astro HHD channel intro many Taiwan food, there are few must try food such as...

Pearl Milk Tea (珍珠奶茶)

Of course this one Malaysia have too, but still want to give a try...yummy..and also ice kacang..great for summer!!




Mum ordered mix nuts ice @ TWB60, mine one is MJ mix w Yam @TWB35 (close up photo: yellow and white one is 粉圆 made by Yam, taste QQ, nice to chew)
Note that all the ice kacang here is very BIG BOWL!!....2-3 person can share 1 bowl...

More food to go......

Dare to try??

Froggy egg?? It just a kind of lemon drink w Ai Yu （爱玉 & 珍珠)

Mee Sua

Ah Mao is that dog.....

Special Hot Dog

Ok, that's all for XMD area, there a lots more food at outside area, i cant finish shop this area for 2 days!!...too big...

At late night start from 11pm, after all shop closed, there will be more small hawker stall come out the walking street selling local food, and also some clothing, accessories, just like small night market.

Next post i will intro Wu Fen Pu Wholesale Market, LongShan Temple, Taipei 101, Shilin Night Market and some other food.