Queen's Command: Taipei' 2014 Day 1

Friday, May 16, 2014

Taipei' 2014 Day 1

I'm back & finally have some time to talk about my getaway!

It's really a short trip of just 5 Days. I frequent Taipei, every year once at least

One of the year I went twice.. so actually I kinda know the places inside out.

However, there should always be some new things I get to try in during different trips.

This year, I got to try new hotel, new food & new shopping mall.

I'm still complaining that it's too short, usually I go for at least 6-10 Days, haha but no choice, the boys' school is starting. Well better than nothing. (:

My flight was at an unearthly hour, 12:45AM. But first, let me take a selfie.

no idea why this time round we didn't sleep on the plane.

We were kinda awake and when we reach Taoyuan Airport it was only 5:30AM.

By 6.00AM, we arrived in our hotel in Taipei.

This time round, I finally managed to book in-house Hotel which is always fully booked.

After the stay, I finally could reckon why its always fully booked.

It's way too awesome. Let me put you on hold for the hotel first because check-in time was 2.00PM.

Left our luggage, as usual it's too early, even XimenDing only opened around 11.00AM!

Went for Breakfast at Yong He (XiMenDing), just a turn from our hotel.

Chinese menu, when you ask what's nice, they will tell you: "everything".

So we got the most basics.

by now it was only 9.00AM~ till long way to go.

We decided to hop on the train towards Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall.

We looked at our watches & sighed, only 1-2 hours passed.

We still have a good 3-4 hours before our tired bodies can rest.

We took a train back to XiMenDing, had a drink at Starbucks.

Google "where can you go if you reach Taipei early?".

MASSAGE~YES!

So we google for massage parlour around XiMenDing.

Royal Bali seems well recommended, so we GPS our way there.

Made an appointment at 12.00PM and went back XiMenDing to have Ah Zhong Mian Xian.

* ding dong ding dong~ *

Back to the parlour for massage.

Relaxing ambience. Awesome too just sleep in.

We had a 2 hours massage package for TWD 1499 (SG$63.40).

A little overpriced but yea, we just wanna kill time.

It's finally 2.00PM~ check in hotel.

In-house hotel.

Their toiletries are from L'Occitane.

In-house hotel is really awesome, although I'm not as lucky as my girlfriend whom got free room upgrading.
But my room is still good.
Comfy and beautiful.
Most importantly, they change our bedsheet everyday!
Some Taiwan hotel just make your bed and that's it.

Finally we got to nap.
After nap, we went Shilin Night Market!
To get there, please alight from Jian Tan Station and not Shi Lin Station.
Food.