abOut our Stay in Taipei

** con't mah Taipei Trip **

this post is about the place we stay during our 5 days trip in Taipei...

台北时尚之星 - it's a new building since 2010...

click here for more photo...

located at 台北市大同區五原路19號 - 雙連站

just 2 station from Taipei Main Train Station... maps here

we booked this homestay/ service apartment tru this website...

however, upon check in, the receptionist just told me TWAngel has just ended the contract with 时尚之星

thus, can no more link to this apartment from TWangel website..

but can direct booking with them...

approximately TWD 1800 - 2000 per nite...

we gotten some discount, thus, paid around TWD 1700 per nite... :P

a suite with living room, kitchen, bath room with jaguzzi bath tub...

once u entered the room...

u see this LCD TV, with 100 channels...

working tables with internet cables and FREE Wi-Fi...

couch that very nice to sleep

( my aunt fell asleep on the couch every nite... as she can't help to flip tru the 100 channels till 3 ish every night... )

walked up the short stair case... to reach the double bed~~~

我爱阁楼~~ :)

the toilet facilities are all brand new...

no more concern for me !! *phew~

I scare of yellowish bath tub and toilet bowl~~ :P
nice thing of this bath room is...

it comes with a Jaguzzi Bath Tub...

I enjoyed my jaguzzi session Every Night... after a long day...

seriously.. it does really help to released the tire'ness of the day !!!

full-equiped Kitchen...

too bad.. we din get a chance to enjoy the facilities...

din even boil a pot of hot water !!

each room comes with washing machine and dryer !!

how nice !

besides all these,

towels, mineral water, hair dryer extra pillow are all in the package too !!! ^^
this is the pic I taken before we left..
we had an extra bed in one of the room, additional paid TWD 450 per nite...

for the extra double bed~~

I like their lift..

so sweet to have a " Delay " button for the passenger to on-hold the lift..

instead of keep pressing the "open door" button...

-- to get here from airport:-

從機場抵達有以下幾種
1.搭乘巴士到台北車站→坐計程車至時尚之星，車資約150元
2.搭乘巴士到台北車站→搭乘捷運雙連站約20元 →走路約十分鐘抵達時尚之星
3.搭乘計程車至時尚之星 約一千元台幣左右

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walk out to the big junction from where we stay...

crossing this road...

u can reach the Train Station within 5 mins...
on da way...

there are alot of foods stall, restaurant and also 7-eleven...

all within walking distance of 5-10 mins...

variesties of beverages available in TW 7-eleven...

all in very cheap prices...

I choosen a Lemon Drinks with huge Aloe Vera + cute comics~ :)

there's a super duper recommended Bakery just along the road...

selling varieties of breads / pastries with very cheap prices...

Mung got this super Eggies Bread for only TWD 30 ( approximately rm 3.20 )

Bun with Chic Floss, very rich Egg Mayo topped with Egg and cucumber

how on earth could we get such a full-ingredients pastries in Malaysia at such a reasonable price...
it's only available at high tea session, around 3-4pm...

they sell only those normal breads during breakfast...

2nd day morning,

we settled our breaky at this Beef Noodle Shop which situated nearby Xuan Lian Train Station..

super love their self-service for this pickles... 酸菜

cuz I can add as much as I want !!! ^^

Beef Glass Noodles

the portion is very generous, each of us hardly finish our meals...

Beef Noodles

Pork Slices and Veggie Noodles

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on the 4th day morning...

we tried out the Teppanyaki Shop nearby our apartment which highly recommended by one of the taxi driver...

a very simple shop with not much decoration...

when we looked at the cheap price...

we did not have any high expectation... just treated it as a fast food teppan...

the portion of veggie are given very generous portion to each of us...
they fried cabbages and bean sprout separately with diff recipe... bit diff with those serving in Malaysia...

the veggie are really sweet and nice !!!

Seriously,
this was the very first time, I had such a nice teppanyaki at such a low price...

Imagine the price of most of the selections is averagely at around TWD 110 ONLY...

all selection served with bowl of white rice, free flow drinks, free flow soup of the day,

very big portion of cabbages and black pepper bean sprout ( which is really a new and fresh recipe afterall ^^ )

Teppanyaki Beef

many Prawns with heaps of Spring Onion

Mushroom with Bassil , this is cheaper, only TWD 80 or 90

Fried Scallop with Bassil and Onion

Grilled Cod Fish

no way to have such a big piece for such a price in Malaysia !!

I had the Lemon Grilled Saba Fish... very fresh and a big piece served !

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along the road, there's a shop selling dumpling !!

seeing them producing dumpling non-stop daily...

must have a try before going home !!

we took away some fried dumpling...

original (pork + cabbage) , Ku Cai (chives) , Kimchi , Curry and etc...

TWD 7 for each...

ingredients generous and juicy !! I miss it so much !!!

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we wanted to try this since the 1st day while we walked to the Train Station from our apartment...

however, we backed home after 1am every nite..

barely got the chance to dine in...

therefore, we took away the dessert and had it at the airport on our last day !!! *weee~

their Home Signature Mochi...

Huge and chewy...

really nice... even their peanut mixed are really yummy too !!

Glutinuous Rice Ball In Red Bean Soup

to be cont'