The first destination of day 2 is one of the major attractions in Taipei, 故宮博物館. Before heading out we went to the train station to pick up our train tickets for Taipei-Hualien from the TRA counter.
To reach 故宮博物館, we took the MRT to 士林站 using a 1-day Taipei Pass. We saw a 豆漿粢飯 stall outside the train station and could not resist getting breakfast there! From Shilin, there were severel buses that headed towards the museum (255, 304, R30). As advised by the staff at the train station we took bus R30, which took us right to the entrance of the museum, saving us an uphill walk.
Our delicious breakfast!
The crowd in 故宮博物館 was crazy and there was a line to enter the major exhibition halls, ie 大白菜 & 肥豬肉. If you are interested in Chinese history and culture you can spend a whole day there. For me I thought the jade, ceramics and Chinese painting exhibitions were the best.
The museum and its gift shop
At around 1pm we took the bus back to Shilin, from where we headed to 淡水站 by MRT. 淡水 is a historical town at the mouth of the 淡水河 and had been ruled by almost anyone who passed by, including the Dutch, Portuguese, Japanese, English. Because of its historical background and geographical location it has become a very popular tourist attraction. 淡水老街 was lined up with shops selling street food, local delicacies, souvenirs, accessories and packed with hungry tourists like us!
The crowd in 故宮博物館 was crazy and there was a line to enter the major exhibition halls, ie 大白菜 & 肥豬肉. If you are interested in Chinese history and culture you can spend a whole day there. For me I thought the jade, ceramics and Chinese painting exhibitions were the best.
The museum and its gift shop
At around 1pm we took the bus back to Shilin, from where we headed to 淡水站 by MRT. 淡水 is a historical town at the mouth of the 淡水河 and had been ruled by almost anyone who passed by, including the Dutch, Portuguese, Japanese, English. Because of its historical background and geographical location it has become a very popular tourist attraction. 淡水老街 was lined up with shops selling street food, local delicacies, souvenirs, accessories and packed with hungry tourists like us!
After filling up our stomaches we continued walking down to see 龍山寺, 真理街, 淡江高中, 真理大學, 紅毛城 and Former British Consulate. All the campuses are really nice and spacious and the alleys of Tamshui town made a really nice walk. 紅毛城 and Former British Consulate have been converted into museums focusing on the history of 淡水. Admission is free for both so no reason to miss either!
龍山寺
Streets of Tamshui and school campuses
紅毛城 and Former British Consulate
Display within the Former British Consolate
Display within the Former British Consolate
Snack and dinner
PS Beware of tour groups from China in 故宮博物館! Some of them had absolutely no patience and will try to push people aside and jump queue whenever they can. You may get pushed over if you are not careful!
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