Day 1 in Taipei

After a 4.5 hours flight on Jetstar Asia, I FINALLY touched down in Chiang Kai Shek International Airport Terminal 1.. well it was a pretty small airport, a few shops here and there, not many people around.. oh but it was awfully cold.. wonder why they keep it so air-conditioned =)



Anyway I headed for the bus terminal and got a ticket to Taipei City.. and then it was another hour of travelling the roads to Taipei City.. I remember being quite torn between deciding to sleep or look at the scenary.. so I looked at the scenary for a while, took some photos here and there.. and then got bored.. we were travelling through the more "villagy" part to Taipei so there wasn't too much to see.. I ended up stoning..

Luckily there were more things to see as we neared the city.. buildings, shops selling stuff, people.. but I was more intent of getting to where I wanted to go.. so at last we reached Taipei Main Station and I took the metro to Houshanpi, which is where Aibek and Jane stay.. yup I will be bunking with them for the next few days..

It was good to see familiar faces again after so much travelling.. Aibek kindly took my bag back home while Jane and I headed off for a Tepanyaki style dinner.. I didn’t take any photos of it though.. too busy talking and catching up.. haha.. Aibek was quite amused to hear the more Singlish side of Jane as we chatted..

After dinner, we went for a walk in the area.. 1st we went to Wu Fen Bu.. it’s this wholesale area that sells clothes and shoes and fashion stuff… Taiwanese Fashion is a lot more daring than Singapore I must say.. and the girls have this thing for socks.. hehe.. oh then we went to Rao He Night Market.. at last I had come to this Night Market thing which everyone in Singapore always talks about when you mention Taiwan.. well it was quite like the Pasar Malam here in Singapore.. just that they sell more stuff, and are a bit cheaper.. interesting that so many shops selling similar things at similar prices can survive so long next to each other =)



So we walked around a bit, then took a cab home.. Aibek and Jane stay in a condo (a 5 floor building cramped along the alley) and they were kind enough to host me for these days.. hehe thanks again guys!! and so ended my 1st day in Taipei… =) not bad considering that in one day, I had taken an airplane, a bus, the metro and a cab.. and not to mention having met the infamous housemate of Jane’s mentioned in her blog..