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Taipei 2023: 九份十分
posted : Saturday, December 09, 2023
Day 4 is designated 九份 and 十分day!
We debated a bit about hiring a driver for this day via Klook/KKDay which will take us to 野柳 too but I think that is costing us about $40 per pax and I really didn’t fancy interacting with driver much during the journey (even though this is allegedly my mum’s forte and job) so we settled for Uber, which was about an hour drive. Technically still got a driver to interact with so actually I don’t know what I was thinking about ahahah but said driver didn’t talk at all during the ride so. Reached the entrance to 九份老街 at about 10am which is apparently still early. Most stalls are still setting up, but I think the good thing is that the crowd is very thin at this point so we have an easy stroll along the old street and its slopes. And stopping for brunch too for good measure.  The familiar old street entrance  Not exactly crowded  Third time here, still enjoy looking at all the touristy knick knacks  This chicken dish at our brunch spot was really good  老字號shops all surviving the pandemic  Good day for sightseeing too  The 民宿 we stayed in 2012 had changed hands  Artistic attempt  Iconic  First time here, feels touristy but the break was very welcomed  Train shot at 瑞芳 again  Train station  We didn’t set off any, parents don’t buy this gimmick  Never quite get the deal with this bridge Uber-ed back to Taipei, more specifically straight to 饒河夜市instead of dropping off at hotel and depositing day’s purchases first. Parents gave a feel of “let’s get this over and done with then we can go back to hotel for good” vibe haha. 饒河is easily my favorite 夜市now. Paths are wide enough for walking, waiting time for popular snacks are bearable (or maybe coz we went early, like 6pm). And variety of food is great (even if they start repeating themselves as you go along the street).  Dropping off at the temple, which Uber uncle told us we should go in for a toilet break first lol  Entrance  At least got breathing space  I think my favorite item from this market Back to hotel on Uber where parents struck up a conversation with the Uber driver, trying to understand how they work because by this point, every car that we got was in pristine condition, big enough for 4 of us even though we didn’t select the pricier, comfortable option. We thought they had to lease from a standard distributor or something but no, turns out there are just requirements when they signed on and they are quite incentivized to keep their cars in good condition. And that’s it for the day! |
