Shilin Night Market Taipei

I was allowed a short vacation of 9 days after I completed Basic Military Training in the Singapore Armed Forces and I decided to travel to Taiwan with 2 of my bunk mates.

I settled with flying by Cathay Pacific as they have already won me over when I went to Hong Kong 6 months ago. This time we would be transiting through HKIA and I knew …

I would like to start off today's travel blog by stating that my legs have never been put to the test like these past few days. We basically have been walking non-stop from 7am in the morning until 11pm at night. I am laughing as I write this, as I find my "battle wounds" (I used about 9 bandaids on my feet yesterday), almost as a souvenir of my …

All I really have to say is: I <3 Taiwan. At first I was hesitant about leaving Shanghai... it became my home of sense (sorry Texas). And as I was leaving little did I know I just made my first mistake... only brought enough close for 3 full days for a 6 day trip... yeah. After being laughed at by the customs person (apparently my passport …

Our first full day in Taipei, Taiwan and it is starting off perfectly. After getting a total of seven hours of sleep over the last two days, we ended up racking up nine hours of quality sleep. By quality, we mean in a nice soft bed with great air-conditioning, not on a hot and sweaty train. Those days are all behind us now. After freshing up from …

Time is of the essence, so we were trying to squeeze in as much as possible today. We had a full day planned - jade and flower weekend market, the Guang Hua market (electronics market), the National Palace Museum, and the Shilin night market. Our first stop as always was food. We stopped by and tried out a little almond tofu snack and then hit the …

It's been a very busy weekend in Taipei. We had 6 hours of rehearsal yesterday and another 6 today. The group sounds fantastic. They were exceptionally well-prepared before I arrived, and we have been working hard these last several days. So, Wednesday's concert should be terrific.

Even though we've been in rehearsal a lot, I've still had …

Day 2 in Taipei brought us to Taipei 101, the skyscraper with 101 floors above ground that was the world's tallest building from 2004 when it was completed until 2010 when a taller building in Dubai was finished. After a lunch of french fries from Ireland Potatoes (not so much) and some tasty ice cream, we were off to the observatory on the 89th …

After a quick breakfast at the hostel, I headed back to the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall since it was closed by the time I arrived yesterday. When I got there this time, the doors had just opened and an honor guard contingent was performing a ceremony similar to what I saw at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall. They perform a series of gun handling …

Upon our return from Hualien, we quickly dropped our belongings off at our hotel and took off towards the Taipei 101 building. There was no way to get lost in Taipei with the 101 staring at us from every part of the city. Near the 101, in the park, there was a large stage and performers rehearsing for the next night's New Year's Eve celebration. We …

... a pleasant hour strolling around and taking photos, and it was nice to feel the sea breeze. We ended the day back at Shilin Night Market which somehow managed to be even busier than two days previous. It was amusing to see a couple riding along on their ...

... Anyways, I'd definitely recommend a quick sweep around the museum if not longer. After the museum, we got the bus back to Shilin night market area had something to eat and back to the hotel as it was Saturday night and we were headin aff tae the ...

... night market really is a delightful part of Taiwanese culture. I'm off to another one right now, as a matter of fact. The Shilin Night Market. It happens to be the biggest and most famous of the night markets, and it is right in TianMu. Tonight I'm ...

... -mentioned visitor. We spent the first week in Taipei, where, in between classes, I schlepped him to the Grand Hotel, the Shilin Night Market, and Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall. On his own, he found his way to the National Palace Museum, the Taipei ...

... other AIESECers, who took me and three other trainees to the famous Shilin Market, the largest night market in Taipei (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shilin_Night_Market). It is ONE MASSIVE MARKET - I can't even tell where it began and ended it just seems ...

... that housed a gigantic monument inside, complete with armed soldiers looking ominously on. I followed this up with a trip to the Shilin Night Market, although I did manage to get lost en route...easily done in a city of Taipei's size. Still, it was ...

... I had not mastered public transportation in foreign countries as well as I thought I had. Dinner that evening was at the Shilin night market where we encountered stinky tofu (it lives up to its name) and strange new vegetables (one looked like a white, ...

... to Hong Kong we decided that we needed to focus more on seeing the sights in Taiwan.  Looked on the map and in travel books.  These are the pictures we took at the National Palace Museum, Shilin Night Market and the beach at the Danshui ...

... , including Corn on the cob, Stinky Tofu, Oyster Omelet, Deep-fried buns and other favorite local (Taiwanese) dishes. At times the market is so crowded you can hardly move. It's the disorder that makes Shilin Night Market so unique, crowds and ...

... ollaan kayty katsastamassa Ximendiningin mieleton ostoskatu keskittyma (kaikkea vaaleanpunaista, kumista ja muovista) seka Shilin Night Market (Taipein laajin) josta ostetaan kaikkea kalsareista rynnakkokivaareihin... Ja niinhan siina taas kavi etta ...