Taipei 8D7N Free and easy - Itinerary (Day 5)

Day 5-Taiwan Itinerary -6/10/12- (Saturday )

8:30 am -  Breakfast at Din Tai Fung鼎泰豐

Little info:

Address :
台北市大安區信義路二段194號 (永康街)194 Xinyi Rd., Section 2 Taipei, Taiwan(Original shop)

Tel : 02-2321-8928 Fax : 02-2321-5958 
Mon-Fri 10:00~21:00 
Sat & Holidays 09:00~21:00 
Metro Taipei： 
Daan Station(Muzha line)

DinTai Feng (Xin yi map)

10:00 am- EsliteBookstore

11:00am - Taipei 101

Direction : By Taipei MRT:

Take Taipei MRT-Bannan Line (捷運板南線) to MRT Taipei City Hall Station (捷運市政府站). From there, walk towards Xinyi Road (信義路) from exit no. 2 to Taipei 101 (台北101購物中心).

1230 / 1 pm - Lunch @Hello kitty restaurant
Little info :(Got 2 Branch) - *** please make reservation before you go

地　　址：台北市大安路一段90號

電　　話：02-2711-1132
席　　位：1樓24席˙2樓56席
營業時間：11:30～22:00（週一到週日）
交通方式：捷運板南線忠孝復興站3號出口步行3分鐘

地　　址：台北市忠孝東路三段300號B1
營業時間：11:00～21:30（平日）
                    11:00～22:00（例假日前一天）
交通方式：捷運板南線忠孝復興站2號出口

website : http://www.hellokittysweets.com.tw/

After Lunch - Rest at hotel or Shop @- Zhongshanshu Jie ( underground book shop) or Taipei underground mall  or East Metro Mall(refer to list)

4 pm - Walk @ Taipei WufengpuShopping District

 LittleInfo:

Wufengpu Shopping District is anaffordable shopping paradise in Xinyi District of Taipei City, Taiwan. (Opening hours:  Weekdays: 11:00am ~   12:00am / Weekend: 11:00am ~ 09:00pm)

Direction : By Taipei MRT:
Take Taipei MRT-Bannan Line (捷運板南線) to MRT Houshanpi Station (捷運後山埤站). Walk towards Zhongpo N. Road and Yonji Roadintersection (中坡北路永吉路口). 

6pm – Dinner @ 鬍鬚張 Formosa Chang
Address :台北市永吉路 533號 No. 533 Yongji Rd. (NearestMRT: Houshanpi 後山埤)

Recommended Dish :

古早味瓜仔肉 NT$80極品仙梅湯 NT$30中秋烤肉禮盒 NT$399金針排骨湯 NT$65
鯖魚一夜干便 NT$80 歡樂兒童餐 NT$60鹹豬肉便 NT$90鯖魚一夜干 NT$50玉米濃湯 NT$49龍髓湯 NT$75貢丸湯 NT$40魯肉飯禮盒 NT$520豬腳禮盒 NT$499鬍鬚張大學 NT$350綠竹筍排骨湯 NT$70石板鹹豬肉便 NT$90龍髓湯 NT$75

8 pm - walk @ Rao He Night Market

10 +pm – Back and Rest at hotel

Taipei City Mall (Taipei Main Underground Shopping Street)台北地下街

The Taipei City Mall, (also known as Taipei Main Underground Shopping Street) is located at the intersection of Daan and Zhongzheng District of Taipei city. It is one of the biggest underground shopping malls in the world 
(Website: http://www.taiwan-taipei.com/info_about_taipei/taipei_metro_mall.php)

Direction:

By Taipei MRT (台北捷運):
Take any Taipei MRT line to Taipei Main Station,take escalators down to the next floor and follow the signs (about 1 minutewalk from Exit 1 North (北一門) of Taipei Main Station (台北車站)).

Thing to BUY:

Here, you can buy clothes,try shoes, play UFO machine, buy beauty products and many many more. Taipei Underground Mall have a few different sections. One shop that was recommended by blogger  which is above the underground mall there is 光南大批發, it sells all kinds of stuffs electronics, stationaries, beauty products, CDs and many more, the items are relatively lower than other places.

(TIP: Highly recommend the t-shirts in the underground mall. Around NT$80~100+, it seems to be cheaper than Wufenpu.) 光南大批發 許昌店, 台北市許昌街40號, 在新光三越后面的那条街 [EXIT 6]

Taipei ZhongshanMetro Shopping Mall (中山地下街) 

Littleinfo :

Zhongshan Metro Mall (between Taipei MainStation / Shuanglian Station). Known as underground book street.

It is an extensiveunderground shoppingmall in Zhongshan District and Datong District, Taipei,Taiwan. It is located at Changan West Rd., No. 52-1.The mall stretches from Taipei Main Station in the south to Shuanglian Station in the north

Website http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhongshan_Metro_Mall

Direction :

By walk

You can enter the shopping mall not far from Ximen Ding district (Hsimen) and walk your way underground all the way to Zhongshan MRT station. On your way there you'll pass Nova, XinGuang San Yue department store, and Taipei main train station overhead.

After you passed Taipei main train station the walk gets you either through the main station above ground or through a parking lot below ground. From here you can walk straight to Zhongshan MRT station. If you Enter at Chong quing North road near Taipei Ximen district then walk your way to Taipei MRT. Straight ahead is Taipei Main station

Littleinfo:

Nova is big computer store that hosts many different smaller companies who sell their products. Many of them manufacture desktop computers and sell them at very low prices. Most Locals however buy their PC in Ba-Der Road (Pa-Te Lu) sec 2. 

EastMetro Mall 
(Between Zhongxiao Fuxing / Zhongxiao Dunhua Stations )

This is a little-known "accessory, bag and cute stuff Wufenpu", if you will, frequented by retailers and "in-the-know" locals--it's more of a wholesale area. The main shopping area is within Civic Blvd., Chong qing N. Rd., Chang an W.Rd. and Taiyuan St., including the maze of lanes, streets and alley ways within this block. To get there, use the pedestrian overpass behind the train station or Taipei Metro Mall Exits 4, 5, 6 or 7 (please note, that's Metro Mall Exit,not MRT Exit). As the stores cater mainly to retailers, many are closed on weekends, so it's preferable to go on a weekday.

Houchezhan 後車站 is oneblock NW of Taipei Main Station, the alleys and lanes within the block of CivicBlvd Elevated Expressway, Chongqing N Rd, Changan W Rd and Taiyuan St. Popular shopping place for bags and wallets, scarves, socks, costume jewelry, hair clips, accessories and cute "small items".

Little info:

1. On the west side of Congqing N. Rd. (between Metro Mall Exit 4 and that gray "20"), there's a big white multi-story store selling cute stuff (such as Disney) and accessories. Leave large bags in a locker outside the store; the $10 will be returned.

2. On Changan W. Rd. facing north, there's a Hello Kitty shop(one of several in the area) and a Peter Rabbit shop.

3. On the corner of Changan W. Rd. and Taiyuan St., there's aDoraemon shop.

4. On Changan W. Rd. facing south, there's a "101 ToyKingdom" (kinda cluttered)

5. On the corner of Congqing N. Rd. and Changan W. Rd. there's ashop selling some kind of honey health food with very good business! (Don'tknow what it is, though...)

It's good to do this area along with the Metro Malls connected to Taipei Main Station, as they're all in the same area. And if you still want to shop, Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Main Store is across the street!