going for shopping? scenery? history?

Plan to celebrate v day in Taipei. Any romantic places to recommend? Thanks.

Why Taiwan for V-day? I dun find really romantic setting there wor..

what is V-day ?

If say about Romantic places, Taipei have tons of it
either you want at
hilly place, like Mao Kong
hot spring house at Yang Ming Mountain
Hello kitty shop nearby ZONG XIAO EAST ROAD 4TH SESSION
etc etc...

V-Day = Valentine lor...For me I dun find any romantic restaurants in Taiwan worthwhile lor..Anyway, I think the most famous probably the Lovers bridge at Dansui? Probably restaurant facing this bridge? The skyline of Taipei also so-so nia..KL skyline much better esp V-day on top of Skybar overlooking KL skyline..Taipei sklyline worst than any cities in china
Cities suitable for V-day - Hong Kong, Macau, Venice, Paris & those European cities..not Taiwan wor..

This post has been edited by stimix: Sep 22 2011, 09:35 AM

Really? O Shi~

Thanks bro, just google-ed some info for some romantic places in taipei hopefully it's not outdated

lol....it depends on how u define romantic lah.....if 2 person in love, go anywhere also romantic.....i think jiufen is romantic.

Jiufen...a narrow mountanous walkway and my worst human congestion experience..imagine walking down the slope also can get consgested & cab't even walk forward. Once I kena stcuked standing in stagnant for 10min doing nothing..haha

u went during weekends izit? i'm going there on monday....

gosh flying on sat and i still haven't started packing...

9 fen is romantic meh? Really like Stimix said. Most Taiwanese is nice but one or two barbarian will still try to ride a motorcycle in and out of 9 fen.

I love Taipei but my impression with jiufen is not really nice! Cameroon highland is more romantic lo! But Taipei really have the charm to bring u back even though their skyline is not impressive! It is a kind of feeling that hard to describe!

Jiufen is crowded no matter it's weekday or weekend. worst is when it's raining! romantic places maybe can consider hot spring but as aiyume say, if 2 person in love, go anywhere also romantic one lo...

regret that i din go with my bf. went with my colleague and we have diff interest, so i was quite mehhh throughout the whole trip, come to the last 3 days i was pretty homesick lo! haha.

definitely will go back taiwan again with the bf, hopefully for pre-wed photo shoot

Hi there every1...

Just wanna ask something here....what is the best month/day to visit taiwan next year??Planning for next year......and approximately how many days should I be able to almost finish visit all around taiwan??

TY for reply...^^

This post has been edited by GrandElf: Sep 23 2011, 09:43 AM

Winter is the best (Nov-Feb). Less rain cooler temperature. Nov temp almost like Fraser Hill (~23C)and Dec like CH/Genting (15-18C). Jan/Feb will be cold. (~ 10C)

No of days depending whether you want to round whole Taiwan or only Taipei or Taipei + 1 outstation

If whole island probably a week or 7-8days
If Taipei on;y $ dyas
If Taipei + Huelien (or 1 alternative city) - 5Days

i dun think 8 days are enough for whole island....unless u are going for stop-look-go tour. some of the places takes alot of time travelling...

agreed... min 2 wks to cover the whole island... last time I went for 8 days only managed to cover Taichung, HueLien, Nantou (Cingjing) & Taipei only, and it was so rush.... what more to say if you wanna cover Kaohsiung, Tainan, etc.

I travel to taiwan quite frequently
but i could say "8 days for whole isle?" impossible
Possible only applies for = PASSBY VACATION, e.g. join group lor

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Added on September 23, 2011, 5:03 pmMy own personal recommendation,
go by End Feb /March. You get higher chance to see Sakura

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Added on September 23, 2011, 5:06 pmSkyline at Taipei 101? IMO, i think it's Okay. But Its quite personal...But they do provide Tourney equipment, let you understand each direction of view. I believe KL doesn't have these stuff.
I enjoy the moment in the lift. Guess how many seconds from ground to top?

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Added on September 23, 2011, 5:08 pmYou need to know when is the right time to go JiuFen. Luckily i do, so no need to "Jam" with crowds
If you have good stamina, ride bicycle is a very good idea, as you can enjoy very good view while riding. But... beware for the narrow roads, quite danger sometime

This post has been edited by storm88: Sep 23 2011, 05:08 PM

so when is the right time?

no problem.
but i really do recommend you this shop:
http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/juicy8914/article?mid=3176

if your GF or wife likes cuttie things, you won't be wrong going this place

p/s: beware ur wallet kaboom~

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Added on September 23, 2011, 5:21 pmTry avoid going there by Sat / Sunday, Public holiday
But if you challanging yourself by going there at the stated day, try don't take Bus (however it's cheapest compare to you take Train or HSR *no direct train, need change transit*) and arrive before 11Am.
Crowds start to climb in around 12 / 1pm * from my observation *

Which month you go, also will direct affect the crowd.

Try to go Jiu Fen Old street first, then visit to JIN GUA SHI.

This post has been edited by storm88: Sep 23 2011, 05:35 PM

the hello kitty place is overrated IMO.

i'm going jiufen next monday. staying a nite.

This post has been edited by aiyume: Sep 23 2011, 05:54 PM