TAIPEI, TAIWAN (PART 5) - Yang Ming Shan, Xin Bei Tou, Dan Shui, Shlilin Night Market

7 Dec 2013:

YANG MING SHAN NATIONAL PARK 陽明山國家公園 

Getting Here:

From exit M1 of Taipei Main Station, take bus 260 to Yang Ming Shan main bus station. From there, get a unlimited bus ride for leisure bus 108 (NT 60)  to go around Yang Ming Shan area.

OR

MRT: Take Danshui (Red) Line to Jian Tan Station 劍潭站 Exit 1 .From the MRT station, walked few minutes to get a bus to Yang Ming Shan (阳明山).

Bus: Red 5 or 126, 127, 128, 129, 130 to Yang Ming Shan Terminal then take leisure bus no. 108, which travels to various Yangmingshan National Park scenic spots. .

  BEI TOU 北投

 Getting Here:

Simply follow the sign board 

From Yang Ming Shan, take bus 230 to Xin Beitou MRT Station.

OR

BEI TOU PUBLIC LIBRARY

MRT: Take Dansuei (Red) Line to Beitou Interchange Station 北投站change to Xin Bei Tou 新北投站

BEITOU HOT SPRING MUSEUM 北投溫泉博物館

 (Monday CLOSED, operating hours: 0800-1700hrs)

Walk: About 10mins walk from Xi Beitou MRT Station
Ticket: Free Entrance
Before we entered the museum, we were required to take off our shoes and changed to slippers provided by the Museum.  This is to prevent scratches or damages to the museum’s delicate wooden floor.

HELL VALLEY 地狱谷

Walk: About 20mins walk from Xi Beitou MRT Station
Ticket: Free Entrance

KETAGALAN CULTURE CENTER 

Walk: About 3 mins walk from Xi Beitou MRT Station

Ticket: Free Entrance

Open: 9am to 5pm, closed on Monday

DAN SHUI OLD STREET 淡水老街

Getting Here:

Turn left as you exit the MRT and then turn right along the river to get the DanShui Old Street.

N$15 x 2

Shi Lin Night Market 士林夜市

MRT: Take Dansuei (Red) Line to Jian Tan Station 劍潭站 Exit1
Location: Around Wenlin Road 文林路 and Dadong Road 大東路
Open: 4pm to Midnight daily


Expenses:
Eat = N$700
Gift = N$300