4 – 13 December 2026

Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan

Ten days built from your three Google Maps lists. Places with the most ❤️ come first.

Start with Day 1 All places by area

The route

Taipei → Kaohsiung (a day in Tainan) → Taipei

  • 1Tap a day at the top. During the trip, the red button jumps to today.
  • 2Every stop has Google Maps and Apple Maps buttons. Show driver puts the Chinese name and address on screen for a taxi.
  • 3❤️ is how many hearts the place got on your lists.
  • 4Opening hours were checked on Google Maps on 3 November 2026. Each day goes one way, without doubling back.
  • 4–7 Dec · Taipei, Zhongshan

    Parkview Taipei ❤️

    Songjiang Nanjing MRT (green and orange lines), about 5 minutes' walk.

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  • 7–10 Dec · Kaohsiung

    JÒHŌ Hotel

    The hotel on your Kaohsiung list, so this plan assumes it. About 5 minutes' walk from Kaohsiung Main Station (MRT red line R11, trains to Tainan).

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  • 10–13 Dec · Taipei, Nanjing East Road

    Les Suites Ching Cheng

    Nanjing Fuxing MRT (brown and green lines), 2 minutes' walk.

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Days 1–3

Taipei: the west side, from Zhongshan

Sleep: Parkview Taipei · 4–7 December

Day1
Friday 4 DecemberToday

Arrive, then Nanjing West Road

Everything tonight is within 1.5 km of the hotel.

  1. Arrive

    Check in at Parkview Taipei❤️

    From Taoyuan Airport: Airport MRT to Taipei Main (about 40 minutes), then a 10-minute taxi. A taxi straight from the airport takes about 45 minutes.

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  2. Evening

    Eslite Spectrum Nanxi❤️

    Books, stationery and design shops over several floors, open to 22:30 on Fridays. Next door: Norns, a gift shop, and Topologie bags.

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  3. Then

    Zhongshan Metro Mall❤️

    The underground mall running from Zhongshan station towards Shuanglian. Open to 22:00.

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  4. Snack

    Shuanglian sweet rice balls

    Hot tangyuan and red bean soup since 1951, near Shuanglian station. Closes 21:00, so go before the night market.

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  5. Dinner

    Ningxia Night Market

    A 10-minute walk west. Taxi back, about 8 minutes.

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  6. At the market

    Fang Jia chicken rice

    Opens 18:00, closed Mondays.

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  7. At the market

    Liu Yu Zi taro balls

    Fried taro balls with salted egg yolk. The queue moves fast.

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SleepParkview Taipei

Day2
Saturday 5 DecemberToday

Soy milk, Snoopy, gacha and Ximending

The day with the most hearts. It moves east to west: Shandao Temple, Taipei Main Station, then Ximending, then one green-line ride home.

  1. 07:00

    Fu Hang Soy Milk❤️

    Taxi to Shandao Temple MRT, about 8 minutes. The Saturday queue starts at 6:00, so expect 45–90 minutes. Order the thick flatbread with egg (厚餅夾蛋) and warm sweet or salty soy milk. Cash only. Closed Mondays.

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  2. 09:00

    7-ELEVEN Snoopy store (紹興)❤️❤️

    About 8 minutes' walk. Open 24 hours.

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  3. 10:00

    Coffee at Simple Kaffa, Huashan 1914

    5 minutes' walk. The café opens at 10:00. Walk around the old winery buildings; the shops inside open at 11:00.

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  4. 11:00

    Taipei City Mall❤️

    20 minutes' walk, or MRT Shandao Temple to Taipei Main, one stop. The underground mall opens at 11:00: anime, figures and the "many kawaii" shops from your list.

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  5. 12:15

    大旺小舖❤️❤️

    Gacha and miniatures in a basement on Huayin Street, behind the station. Opens 12:00 on Saturdays.

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  6. Lunch

    Fu Yuan pepper buns, Huayin Street

    A few doors along: pork pepper buns baked in a clay oven. Saturday 12:00–18:00, closed Sunday and Monday.

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  7. 13:15

    7-ELEVEN Sumikko Gurashi store (塔城)

    10 minutes' walk west, on the way to Ximending. Open 24 hours.

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  8. 14:00

    鼎隆百貨 (Ding Long)❤️

    15 minutes' walk south, or MRT Beimen to Ximen. Shoes; it closes at 18:00, so it comes first.

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  9. 15:00

    Wan Nian Building❤️

    Toys, figures and sneakers stacked on several floors. Open to 22:00.

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  10. Snack

    Ay-Chung Flour-Rice Noodle❤️

    Standing-only bowls of oyster and intestine mee sua; ask for no coriander (不要香菜) if needed.

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  11. Drink

    Star fruit ice, Ximending

    Pickled star fruit juice with shaved ice, from 13:30.

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  12. Dinner

    Tian Tian Li

    Braised pork rice with a fried egg, oyster omelette. Closed Mondays. Home: green line Ximen to Songjiang Nanjing, no change.

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SleepParkview Taipei

Day3
Sunday 6 DecemberToday

A slow morning, Dadaocheng, then Shilin

An early night: tomorrow's train leaves at about 6:20. Pack before Shilin.

  1. 10:00

    kikumo

    Coffee and toast, 5 minutes' walk from the hotel. Opens 10:00 on Sundays.

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  2. 11:30

    A Cheng Goose

    Smoked goose and goose-oil rice, 5 minutes away. Go at opening (11:20) to skip the queue.

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  3. 12:45

    Rikka Stationery

    Taxi 8 minutes west. Planners, collage stationery and Japanese whetstones. Sunday 12:00–19:00, closed Tuesday.

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  4. 13:45

    A Design & Life Project

    10 minutes' walk south through Dadaocheng's old shophouses. Sunday 10:30–18:30.

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  5. 15:30

    Hot-Star fried chicken, Shilin❤️

    MRT from Beimen (green line) to Zhongshan, then the red line to Jiantan, about 25 minutes. Hot-Star opens 15:30: the XXL chicken cutlet, ask for 不辣 (not spicy).

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  6. 16:00

    Shilin Night Market

    Opens at 16:00, so you're there before the crowds. Back to Songjiang Nanjing by MRT, about 25 minutes.

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  7. Evening

    Crunchoco at 樂家康 supermarket

    Open 24 hours, a 10-minute walk from the hotel. Your list says to find Crunchoco here or at the PX Mart on Songjiang Road.

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SleepParkview Taipei

Days 4–6

Kaohsiung, and a day in Tainan

Sleep: JÒHŌ Hotel, Kaohsiung · 7–10 December

Day4
Monday 7 DecemberToday

The Sanrio train, the Snoopy store and Dream Mall

Guaishou Chi Tea and Ruifeng Night Market are closed on Mondays, so today runs down the MRT red line: the Snoopy store in the north, Dream Mall in the south, and the Dome of Light on the way back.

  1. 06:00

    Sanrio train from Taipei Main Station

    Taxi from the hotel, about 10 minutes. The 2025 timetable had the west-coast Sanrio train leaving Taipei at 6:22; use the time on your ticket. It runs Friday to Monday only, so Monday works. Buy breakfast at the station 7-Eleven or eat the train's Sanrio meal.

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  2. Midday

    Drop the bags at JÒHŌ Hotel

    About 5 minutes' walk from Kaohsiung Main Station. If the train ends at Xinzuoying, take the MRT red line from Zuoying to Kaohsiung Main, 5 stops.

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  3. 14:00

    Hanshin Arena Shopping Plaza❤️

    MRT red line Kaohsiung Main to Kaohsiung Arena, 3 stops. The Snoopy store is inside. Open 11:00–22:30. Keep it to about 1.5 hours.

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  4. 16:00

    Dream Mall

    MRT red line south from Kaohsiung Arena to Kaisyuan (R6), about 25 minutes, then a 5-minute taxi or 15-minute walk. Taiwan's biggest mall, with the rooftop Ferris wheel. Monday 11:00–22:00.

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  5. Then

    不二緻果 (Fujiya), Dream Mall B1

    The Fujiya sweets shop from your list, in the same mall.

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  6. Dinner

    Dream Mall food court

    Eat in the mall before heading back.

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  7. 20:00

    Dome of Light, Formosa Boulevard

    Taxi 15 minutes north. The glass dome over the station concourse, best seen at night. Free, open 6:00 to midnight. The hotel is one MRT stop or a 10-minute walk away.

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SleepJÒHŌ Hotel

Day5
Tuesday 8 DecemberToday

A day in Tainan

Tuesday, because Hayashi Department Store closes on Wednesdays and the Kaohsiung harbour shops close on Tuesdays. Tainan's old centre runs east to west, then a taxi out to Anping.

  1. 07:30

    Train, Kaohsiung → Tainan

    Taiwan Railway from Kaohsiung Main Station, about 35 minutes on a Tze-Chiang express, 60 on a local. Tap in with an EasyCard.

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  2. 08:15

    Fu Sheng Hao wa gui

    Taxi 5 minutes from Tainan Station. Steamed rice pudding with pork and egg yolk. Opens 07:00, closed Thursdays.

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  3. 09:00

    Chihkan Tower

    2 minutes' walk. The 17th-century Dutch fort. Opens 8:30.

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  4. 10:00

    Confucius Temple

    Taxi 5 minutes, or 15 minutes' walk south. Taiwan's first Confucian temple. 8:30–17:00.

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  5. 11:00

    Hayashi Department Store

    5 minutes' walk. The 1932 Japanese-era department store, now Tainan-made gifts, and a rooftop shrine. Opens 11:00.

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  6. 12:00

    Du Hsiao Yueh danzai noodles

    Across the road: small bowls of shrimp-and-pork noodles, so you can eat two.

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  7. 12:45

    Dynasty Embroidered Shoes

    The one place on your Tainan list. Handmade embroidered shoes. Opens 12:30.

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  8. 13:30

    Shennong Street

    10 minutes' walk north. Old shophouses with lanterns, small cafés and shops.

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  9. 14:30

    Chou's Shrimp Rolls

    Taxi 10 minutes west, on the way to Anping. Fried shrimp rolls.

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  10. 15:15

    Anping Fort

    The fort and the old street around it. Last entry before 17:10.

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  11. Snack

    Tongji Anping Bean Jelly

    Douhua with peanuts or lemon, by the fort.

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  12. 17:00

    Back to Kaohsiung

    Taxi to Tainan Station (about 20 minutes), then the train to Kaohsiung Main.

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SleepJÒHŌ Hotel

Day6
Wednesday 9 DecemberToday

Pier2, the harbour and Cijin

All four Kaohsiung hearts are open today. The day heads west to the harbour and ends on the island.

  1. 08:30

    Xing Long Ju

    Taxi 5 minutes. Juicy soup buns and soy milk. 04:30–11:30, closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

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  2. 09:30

    Sunfong Temple

    5 minutes' walk.

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  3. 10:30

    Horli Baking❤️

    Taxi 10 minutes west. Pull-apart bread baked and sold inside an old train carriage. Opens 10:30.

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  4. 11:15

    The Pier2 Art Center❤️

    5 minutes' walk. Warehouses turned into galleries and shops along the harbour. 10:00–18:00.

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  5. 12:30

    Duck Zhen

    10 minutes' walk into Yancheng. Duck rice and duck noodles; the queue moves fast. Closed Tuesdays.

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  6. 13:30

    Guaishou Chi Tea❤️

    5 minutes' walk. Wednesday–Sunday 13:00–19:00.

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  7. 14:30

    Ferry, Gushan → Cijin

    Taxi 5 minutes to the Gushan ferry pier. The ferry takes about 10 minutes and runs every few minutes. Tap in with an EasyCard.

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  8. 15:00

    Cijin Old Street❤️

    Seafood stalls, the beach and the lighthouse. Stay for sunset, around 17:15 in December.

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  9. Dinner

    萬三小吃部

    Pick the seafood and how it's cooked. Closes 20:30. Ferry back, then a taxi to the hotel, about 15 minutes.

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SleepJÒHŌ Hotel

Days 7–10

Taipei: the east side, from Nanjing East Road

Sleep: Les Suites Ching Cheng · 10–13 December

Day7
Thursday 10 DecemberToday

High-speed rail back, then around the hotel

The Sanrio train doesn't run on Thursdays, so take the high-speed rail. Everything this evening is within 600 m of the hotel.

  1. 10:30

    HSR Zuoying → Taipei

    MRT red line from Kaohsiung Main to Zuoying, about 15 minutes. The HSR takes about 1 hour 35 minutes nonstop. Tickets open 28 days ahead.

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  2. 13:30

    Check in at Les Suites Ching Cheng

    From Taipei Main: taxi 15 minutes, or MRT blue line to Zhongxiao Fuxing, then brown line one stop to Nanjing Fuxing.

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  3. Lunch

    Lin Dong Fang Beef Noodles

    8 minutes' walk. Clear-broth beef noodles. Open 11:00 to 3:00.

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  4. 15:00

    7-ELEVEN Kanahei store (威克)❤️

    3 minutes from the hotel. Open 24 hours.

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  5. 15:30

    Breeze NanJing

    5 minutes' walk. Your note: the Nishimatsuya (西松屋) baby store.

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  6. Dinner

    蚵之鄉 oyster vermicelli

    Taxi 5 minutes, or 15 minutes' walk west. Your note: fried vermicelli with oyster and egg. Dinner from 17:00.

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SleepLes Suites Ching Cheng

Day8
Friday 11 DecemberToday

Songshan, then the East District alleys

The street-wear shops open at 13:30–14:00, so the morning goes to Songshan first. Then west, closer to the hotel.

  1. 08:30

    Zhen Fang Brunch

    Taxi 10 minutes. Charcoal-grilled toast sandwiches and milk tea. 06:30–13:30.

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  2. 09:30

    Songshan Cultural and Creative Park❤️

    5 minutes' walk. A 1930s tobacco factory with exhibitions and a pond. Grounds open 8:00.

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  3. 10:00

    Design Pin

    Taiwanese design goods inside the park. 10:00–18:00.

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  4. 11:00

    Eslite Spectrum Songyan❤️

    Next to the park. Opens 11:00.

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  5. 12:30

    ICHIRAN Taipei❤️

    Taxi 5 minutes, or 15 minutes' walk south. Tonkotsu ramen in solo booths. Open all day on Fridays.

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  6. 14:00

    Stüssy Taipei❤️

    MRT blue line, Taipei City Hall to Zhongxiao Dunhua, 2 stops. Opens 13:30.

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  7. Then

    INVINCIBLE TPE❤️

    A few minutes' walk west in the same alleys. Opens 14:00. JUICE is next door.

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  8. Then

    Carhartt WIP Store Taipei❤️

    A few minutes further west. Opens 14:00.

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  9. Snack

    Crispy Milk Donuts

    Around the corner. I'm donut? on Dunhua South Road is the other donut option.

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  10. Dinner

    Shin Yeh Taiwanese Cuisine, Zhongxiao

    Classic Taiwanese dishes, dinner from 17:00; book ahead for Friday. Home: 10 minutes by taxi.

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SleepLes Suites Ching Cheng

Day9
Saturday 12 DecemberToday

Jade market, Yongkang Street, Linjiang

The jade market only opens at weekends, so it gets Saturday. Brunch closes at 14:00, so it comes first.

  1. 08:30

    Soft Power, Da'an❤️

    Taxi 12 minutes. Brunch, 08:30–14:00.

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  2. 10:00

    Jianguo Holiday Jade Market❤️❤️

    Taxi 6 minutes north. Hundreds of jade stalls under the Jianguo overpass, with the flower market next door. Saturday and Sunday 09:00–18:00; stalls thin out after lunch.

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  3. 12:00

    Yongkang Beef Noodles

    Taxi 6 minutes to Yongkang Street. Braised beef noodles. Din Tai Fung Xinsheng is 5 minutes away if you'd rather have dumplings (expect a Saturday queue).

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  4. Snack

    Tian Jin Onion Pancake

    The scallion-pancake stall on Yongkang Street. Ask for egg and cheese.

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  5. 13:00

    Sweedom❤️

    Your note: coffee nougat.

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  6. Then

    L'Atelier Lotus❤️

    Your note: nougat crackers for souvenirs.

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  7. Then

    Jia Vin Bakery and LAI HAO

    Coffee nougat crackers at Jia Vin; Taiwanese gifts at LAI HAO, both a few minutes away.

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  8. 15:00

    Rest at the hotel

    MRT from Dongmen: red line to Daan, then brown line to Nanjing Fuxing, about 20 minutes.

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  9. 18:00

    食堂 平浪 Peacewave

    Taxi 15 minutes. Bistro, from 17:00; book ahead for Saturday.

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  10. 19:30

    Linjiang Night Market

    5 minutes' walk. Snacks and dessert. Taxi home, about 15 minutes.

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SleepLes Suites Ching Cheng

Day10
Sunday 13 DecemberToday

Last morning and home

No flight time yet, so this morning stays near the hotel.

  1. Morning

    Last shopping on Nanjing East Road

    Breeze NanJing opens 11:00; the Kanahei 7-Eleven is open all night.

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  2. Leave

    To Taoyuan Airport

    Taxi from the hotel, about 45 minutes. Or the Airport MRT from Taipei Main, about 40 minutes.

Places by area

Zhongshan and Nanxi

中山 · 南西

Ningxia and Dadaocheng

寧夏 · 大稻埕
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  • A Design & Life ProjectA Design&Life ProjectDay 3Google MapsApple Maps
  • Ningxia Night Market寧夏夜市Day 1Google MapsApple Maps
  • 立夏手帳生活 Rikka Stationery 手帳/拼貼文具/日本天然砥石磨刀石立夏手帳生活 Rikka StationeryDay 3Google MapsApple Maps
  • Yuen Huan Pien Oyster Egg Omelette圓環邊蚵仔煎BackupGoogle MapsApple Maps

Taipei Main Station

台北車站

Ximending and Wanhua

西門町 · 萬華

Huashan and Shandao Temple

華山 · 善導寺

Yongkang Street and Da'an

永康街 · 大安

Nanjing East Road

南京東路

East District

東區

Songshan and Xinyi

松山 · 信義

Linjiang and south Da'an

臨江街 · 大安南

Shilin

士林

Kaohsiung harbour

駁二 · 鹽埕 · 旗津

Kaohsiung centre

高雄車站 · 美麗島

Kaohsiung Arena

巨蛋

Kaohsiung south

夢時代
  • Dream Mall/ Uni-president Dept. Store Kaohsiung夢時代購物中心Day 4Google MapsApple Maps
  • 不二緻果(高雄不二家)-夢時代門市不二緻果 夢時代門市Day 4Google MapsApple Maps

Tainan

台南

Too far for this trip

Left out

  • Aiyabungu ❤️: its pin is in Changhua, about 150 km south of Taipei.
  • Too far for this trip: Mitsui Outlet Park (Linkou), Gloria Outlets (Taoyuan), Miramar (Dazhi), Eslite Xindian.
  • Pinned outside Taipei: Liu Shandong Beef Noodle (Nantou), 台客大食館 (Taichung).
  • BFF (BAO Fast Foods) is permanently closed.
  • Other places without hearts are under Places by area as backups.

Book early

  1. Sanrio train, Taipei → Kaohsiung, Monday 7 December: check the departure time and which Kaohsiung station it stops at
  2. HSR Zuoying → Taipei, Thursday 10 December: tickets open 28 days ahead
  3. Shin Yeh Zhongxiao, Friday 11 December dinner
  4. Peacewave, Saturday 12 December dinner

Good to know

  • An EasyCard covers the MRT, trains to Tainan, the Cijin ferry and 7-Eleven.
  • Fu Hang and many night-market stalls take cash only.
  • December is cool: about 15–20 °C in Taipei, 20–25 °C in Kaohsiung.

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