26 December --- Woke up at 7am and prepared ourselves for the day's event. It was a windy day. Took the train to Taipei Main Station and because there are like 8 exits there, we were a bit lost. While looking at the map and figuring where to go I decided to take some random shoots of the station.
me and Sarah in front of Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
me, Sarah and Jowyn taking a shot
i always find kids cute when they are at this stage cause the way they walk is so cute
the interior of the hall
the words of life in the hall
see the colour of the sky? But luckily it didn't rain that day
When we were there, there was a marching procession. We didn't know if it was alright to walk when they were marching but we still went ahead and after that we took the train to National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall.
the different stamp designs available in the hall
At 12 plus we made our way to Taipei 101 since it was just a 10 mins or so walk from the Memorial Hall. Just as we were about to reach we saw that the workers were already starting to build the stage beside the building for the countdown party which was 5 days away.
Taipei 101 from a distance 
the constructing of the stage
We didn't spent much time walking around in the Taipei 101. Instead we made our way to the counter located at level 4 to buy our tickets to go up to level 88 and 89 of the building. Spending NT400 for the tickets was rather worth it because the view up there was splendid. You can see the mountains/hills and the sea.
Sarah with the profile of 'Wind Damper', the protector of Taipei 101
the special mailbox at the 89th floor of Taipei 101
the Wind Damper and me
the displays in the building
We made our way to the train station after spending like an hour in the building so that we could catch the train to Keelung. Since it was quite a walk from Taipei 101 to the train station, Jowyn's friend bought donuts for us from Mister Donut. I got to admit the donuts taste so much tastier compared to the ones in Singapore. Hehe... maybe because it isn't that sweet.
Took some photos along the way and also during the wait for the train.
the 'Tiffany & Co.' christmas tree
New York New York and the tent of the delicious 'Mister Donut'
Warner Village Cinemas Centre
the biggest bookstore in Taipei which I really like
the timings of the train departing the station at Taipei Train Station
the ticketing machine available at the station
the cartons of the drinks S.H.E endorsed =P
At 2pm or so, we took the train and started out our 2 hours journey to Keelung Train Station.
passing sceneries of Taipei in the train
When we reached, it was raining and we didn't really know what to do. However in the end we took the cab to Yehliu Geopark. The drive took us around 30mins and the driver was going so fast that I felt like puking since I didn't had my lunch. But the view of the sea when we were in the car was beautiful.
Upon reaching the entrance of Yehliu Geopark we bought our tickets and made our way in. Although the wind was blowing strongly that day but it was really nice. The sounds of the waves crashing onto the rocks, the beautiful colour of the skies and the feel of the wind on the skin, everything about the place is indeed special.
it feels good to have the wind in the hair sometimes
the famous queen rock at Yehliu
At 5pm we made our way out of the park and walked to the bus stop to catch a bus to Danshui. Although the route looked short on the boards but it took us at least 3 hours to get there. I was chatting with Sarah on the bus but I was really tired that I dozed off =P
All of us rushed to the bathroom immediately after we alrighted because our bladder were busting after not going to the loo for a long time. After the toilet break we went to Danshui Old Street to have a taste of the local food. I had a cup of fried mushroom, a stick of barbequed bird's eggs, ice-cream popiah and ah gei.
a random shot of Danshui
a large block of peanut for the ice-cream popiah
the ice-cream popiah that we had but seriously the ice-cream wasn't that fabulous
the famous ah gei store in Danshui
the menu in the store
ah gei
a cup of tea after all the food eaten
a shot of Danshui old street
After having our ah gei, we shopped around for a while more before we hopped up the bus to get to get to Tamshui Fishers' Wharf. The night view there was indeed nice. We crossed the bridge and walked around the jetty as we listened to the melodic voice of the singer singing in the cafe nearby.
the bus ride from Danshui to Fisherman's Wharf
see how strong the wind was on that day?
At around 10pm we made our way back to the hotel. We alighted at Taipei Train Station along the way to purchase the High Railway tickets to Kaohsiung the next day. Seriously I didn't expect the ticket to be so pricey.
I'll stop here for today cause it will take ages to load the photos. I will be working on part 3 soon.
Just another thing before I end.
HAPPY 23rd/24th BIRTHDAY TO JUNG YUNHO!!!
I wanted to do a blog entry just for him but haha... look at the number of outdated posts I have to do. Forget it. But anyway I still have to wish him a happy birthday
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