Day 14 : 250508 Taipei

that day seems to be of goodweather as forecasted.. we decide to explore those attractions that are mainly outdoor..

We took 捷运to Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Station to visit the memorial hall and were just in time to catch the guards changing ceremony @ 9am..can see Taipei 101 from there and I tried to "push" it down with the slightest effort as possible haha
We went to CKS Memorial Hall after that.. there was no guards changing ceremony.. but we took pics in front of the famous monuments.. it's a huge park indeed..also with exhibition halls displaying the story of Chiang Kai-shek..very famous tourist attraction..the weather that day was very very hot for some reason.


our next stop was to Martyr's Shrine忠烈祠..we went to catch the guards changing ceremony as well.. and this time was more of a 看头.. the guards are very tall and handsome.. but it muz be harsh on them to stand under the hot sun for hours..and being viewed by many tourists everyday..
After that, we made our way to National Palace Museum (故宫）, where the national treasures were kept. The museum is very informative on historical treasures.. it was an eye-opener.. i think those who are very interested will have to spend an entire day there.. but we only spend 2h..so you can guess how interested we are haha.. but still the layout of this museum is worth commending.. what I learn from here is that last time man has to give 青菜 as one of the items before asking a lady to marry him.. this is to symbolise that the lady is very 清白..an interesting lesson.. there is also an animation film to explain more on the national treasures..I find it very interesting while watching in an auditorium while someone beside me just dozes off on the comfy seats -_-

National Palace Museum

we then made our way to Danshui in the afternoon.. it was reallie hot when we 1st arrived at Danshui.. The MRT station is red in color.. looks like Sg's RedHill Station.. there are various ways to go about exploring Danshuei..

1. Walk from Danshui MRT out to the Danshui Lao Jie and Continue walking all the way to Fisherman's Wharf to catch the sun set.( this is what we took)
2. Take a bus from Danshui MRT Station that delivers you direct to Fisherman's Wharf
3. Walk from Danshui MRT Station to Danshui Lao Jie and take a ferry which brings you to Fisherman's Wharf

Since that day was a Sunday, many people queued up for the ferry ride.. we forego it and jus walked to explore the shops that Danshui Lao Jie has.. and yup..it's a food-haven as well..im not sure if is considered expensive but they are definitely yummy.. there were also many game stalls and each of us won a bubble-like 小米酒 and 乌龙茶 from our gunshots of those balloons..
we encountered some shops sellng those reallie tall Icecream.. very suitable to eat in a hot day.. and it definitely takes skill to produce a good icecream like that.. most importantly.. it is very tasty...probably cant find it anywhere in singapore..

Him with the 巨无霸 icecream！

the weather seem very unstable after we finished the icecream.. we were afraid that it would rain.. so we practically "run" towards Fisherman's Wharf asap.. praying at the same time for good weather.. and finallie we reached!we received another unexpected surprise at the wharf when we see many people crowding around a stage.. looks like there is a concert.. and then.. there he is.. 品冠comes out to sing!... this was reallie a great surprise.. to catch a concert.. somemore is 2h.. and his voice is great~...i tink usuallie on weekends.. celebrities will come to Danshui to sing.. since the setting is very good.. with sea by the side and a beautiful 情人桥nearby..he looks slim in person..quite suave too.. and he even sang hokkien song "要拼才会赢！" and his new songs and old songs like "掌心".Very nice~

we didnt stay thru the concert.. after about 40min.. we walked to the bridge to enjoy the seabreeze and the sunset.. most importantly is to take pics of the famous bridge seen at the Fisherman's Wharf.. the view was spectacular.. and there is this 民革餐厅..the lady who sang sound like Tanya Chua.. voice very special.. very pretty and very good in singing unplugged music.. had dinner over there to enjoy her songs.. very relaxed...

the day ended with our tired feet back to hotel..and watching variety TV programmes!i love such life haha..