What to do in Taipei?
 

We will be in Taipei for a couple of nights. I am having a difficult time finding a travel book on Taiwan. What suggestions do you have? We appreciate all serious responses. Thanks.

The museum there (I think it's called the Palace Museum) is very worthwhile.

After the museum,you can go to the Yungmingshan where is nearby.Then go to Peitou enjoying the hot spring.At night,Shi-lin night marketis worth to see.If you like the chinese tea,Mao-kon is a mountain where collects all kinds of tea houses. <BR>

Thank you for your replies. We will be leaving in about a week and are getting quite anxious. Thanks.

I am in asia at the moment and found an article by the Asian Wall Street Journal: Tell the concierge or front desk to call up and and write down the specials on a paper and you can bring that with you, since these places are chinese only-no english. Top fave restaurants in Taipei are: <BR><BR>Hong Yu, #19-1 Lane 77, Chung Shan North Rd. Sec. 2, Tel 886-2551-6358 open daily 5-9pm lobster is $53, other dishes are $7. cash only-peasant food + Signature dish lobster with garlic US$53, comes in 3 courses, soup with chunks of lobster and tofu, lobster in brown sauce, and home made noodles, the article says decor is small, bare bones and crappy wallpaper.<BR><BR>Han, halfway down the arcade of Snake Alley or Huazi St. (Look for a display case of seafood and a rack of smoked goose in front) Tel: 886-2308-8046 hors 12-11pm price, 4 people $60 cash only- Best Taiwan seafood-whole red snapper steamed w/ ginger & scallions. squid stir-fried in ginger, Taiwan oyster omelet topped with tomato sauce-Taiwan provincial cooking, smoked goose, just point to what you want in the seafood case or vegetable or meat- typical decor <BR><BR>Peng Yuan, 2F 380 Lin Sen North Rd. Tel 886-2551-9157 Hours 11:30am-2pm and 5:30-10pm price around $25 if minus expensive seafood-crab and whole fish-credit card accepted. Hunanese food: hunan famous honey glazed ham with deep fried tofu skin and rolled in wheatflour pancake<BR><BR>Kiki Sichuanese #28 Fushing Southrestaurant Rd Sec 1el:886-2752-2781 hr 11:30am-3pm and 5:15 t

I am in asia at the moment and found an article by the Asian Wall Street Journal: Tell the concierge or front desk to call up and and write down the specials on a paper and you can bring that with you, since these places are chinese only-no english. Top fave restaurants in Taipei are: <BR><BR>Hong Yu, #19-1 Lane 77, Chung Shan North Rd. Sec. 2, Tel 886-2551-6358 open daily 5-9pm lobster is $53, other dishes are $7. cash only-peasant food + Signature dish lobster with garlic US$53, comes in 3 courses, soup with chunks of lobster and tofu, lobster in brown sauce, and home made noodles, the article says decor is bare bones <BR><BR>Han, halfway down the arcade of Snake Alley or Huazi St. (Look for a display case of seafood and a rack of smoked goose in front) Tel: 886-2308-8046 hors 12-11pm price, 4 people $60 cash only- Best Taiwan seafood-whole red snapper steamed w/ ginger & scallions. squid stir-fried in ginger, Taiwan oyster omelet topped with tomato sauce-Taiwan provincial cooking, smoked goose, just point to what you want in the seafood case or vegetable or meat- typical bare-boned decor <BR><BR>Peng Yuan, 2F 380 Lin Sen North Rd. Tel 886-2551-9157 Hours 11:30am-2pm and 5:30-10pm price around $25 if minus expensive seafood-crab and whole fish-credit card accepted. Hunanese food: hunan famous honey glazed ham with deep fried tofu skin and rolled in wheatflour pancake<BR><BR>Kiki Sichuanese #28 Fushing Southrestaurant Rd Sec 1el:886-2752-2781 hr 11:30am-3pm and 5:15pm-1am $10 per person credit card accepted<BR><BR>Taipei Eastern, #2 Alley 3, Lane 217, Chung Hsiao Rd Sec 3 tel:886-2772-1708 sun-thurs 11:30am-1am fri sat 11:30am-3am moderate prices 3 person for $40, visa mastercard accepted. Steam fish fillet, sweet and sour pork -Guadong province food<BR><BR>Dalian, 175 Fushing South Rd, Sec 2(next to Technology Bldg MRT stop)tel 886-2325-4877 open 11am-2:30pm and 5-9:30pm $10 for a find meal for 1, visa and mastercard mu shu pork style dish, steamed dumplings<BR><BR>Din Tai Fung #194 Hsin Yi Rd, sec 2 tel 886-2321-8927 or #218 Chung Hsiao East Rd Sec 4 tel 886-2721-7890 open 11am-2pm and 4-10pm 2 people $35 cash only<BR>Best dumplings, shao mai, steamed pork dumplings, xiao long bao shanghai por stuff dumplings, hot and sour soup, fried rice w/ shrimp<BR><BR>Shin Yeh, 34-1 Shuang Cheng Rd., near Chingshan North Rd sec 3 tel 886-2596-3255 open 11am-am regional taiwan dishes<BR><BR>Shao Shao Ko, intersect.Jin Shen South Rd and Ren Ai Rd Tel:886-2351-7148 close mon. 11:30am -2:30pm 5:30-10:30pm price $15 visa mastercard xi'an food with great family style service<BR>

You can explore the night markets, there are huge ones such as Shihlin (get off at the stop before Shihlin on the underground railway MRT) and follow the throngs. Its good for browsing and checking out local cuisine.

Take the MRT,you can get to many places easily in Taipei.Also,You can get some local maps in the airport and the hotels.I am a Taiwaner ,trust me.It,s easy to have fun.