Basic Taipei - Day 4

Day 4 - Our last day in Taipei. Shopping-center-hoping-in-the-blue-line. 😃

I actually did not put anything in our itinerary for our last day in Taiwan because I just want it to be a "free" day. Fortunately (and unfortunately), it was raining that day so we had more reasons to just stay in our hotel. But in the morning, we still went outside because I was looking for a money changer. 😅

TIPS: If you are staying in Taipei for or until the weekend, it's best to have your monies exchanged to Taiwan Dollars. Why? because only the banks in Taiwan can change your currencies and they are only open during weekdays. Good thing though, there are some authorized money changers in the malls that are open even on weekends. One is in the Banqiao Global Mall, but they can only change selected currencies such as of course, the US Dollar. 

TIPS: If you are looking for souvenirs, aside from the night markets, you can also try the K Underground Mall located in the Taipei Main Station.

Since our flight back to Manila was at 01:00AM, we still had enough time to check out the Ximen Walker.

Ximen Walker is like Myeondong of South Korea where shopping and food meet. It's very popular for locals and tourists because of the wide selection of shops. We bought souvenirs again, this time, we bought the famous mochi and pineapple cake. 😄

Smelling something weird? Oh, that must be the stinky tofu. I'm not a fan but my brother liked it so much. 😆

HOW TO GET THERE: Take the Bannan / blue line and get off the Ximen station.

I never thought I'd appreciate my Taipei trip this much. 😲 I know that we only visited the common or the main attractions but this is definitely one for the books. Locals are really, really nice, they would help you in any way possible. Our hosts in Sleep Taipei were really nice as well and they would give us tips about where / how to go even prior the trip - because we were already talking via Messenger. I somehow felt at home maybe because even the transportation is easy to understand. lol. And of course the people are just very accommodating. I'll surely come back to Taiwan someday (maybe sooner rather than later *hint hint* 😜) 

To give you an idea on how much budget you need for your upcoming Taipei Trip, click HERE.