{"id":55141,"date":"2023-03-17T10:41:24","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T02:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/?p=55141"},"modified":"2023-04-14T00:37:03","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T16:37:03","slug":"things-to-do-with-kids-in-taiwan-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/things-to-do-with-kids-in-taiwan-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Taiwan with Kids 8 Days &#8211; Itinerary and Cost Breakdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"55141\" class=\"elementor elementor-55141\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6dd9a29 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6dd9a29\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3e9fa8\" data-id=\"a3e9fa8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9730f59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9730f59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This trip to Taiwan was a family vacation, visiting our baby sister who lives in Taiwan now. Travelling in a big group of 10 with kids (and a toddler) was not easy but fun! My brother in-law rented a Volkswagen 9-10 seater van, with 4 rows of seats to Yilan, Ximending, Shilin. It was really nice of them to plan the vacation spots, the room in Yilan, Just Sleep Hotel has a private onsen tub and facilities in the room. Also for two days, we had a wonderful driver\/ tour guide \u5c0f\u5289 who brought us to Shifen, Jiufen, Little Ding Dong Science Theme Park in Hsinchu and Shihmen Dam (\u77f3\u9580\u6c34\u58e9).<\/p><br \/><p><iframe title=\"Taiwan 3 day Itinerary and Cost, New Taipei City, Shifen, Jiufen, Hsinchu, Taoyuan, Taipei\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zgE2mVIU900?start=32&feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><br \/><h4>Transport<\/h4><ol><li>Rental of Volkswagen 9-10 seater van, with 4 rows of seats for 3 days &#8211; TWD14,700\u00a0<\/li><li>Driver + tour guide &#8211; Volkswagen van (3 rows of seats) for 2 days &#8211; TWD12,000\u00a0<\/li><li>Uber Airport &lt;-&gt; Taipei &#8211; TWD1,500 one way<\/li><\/ol><br \/><h4>Accommodation<\/h4><ol><li>The Grand Taipei Hotel &#8211; TWD2,800 per night for the Classic Room from trip.com<\/li><li>Just Sleep, Yilan &#8211; 1 night &#8211; TWD5,900\/ night (including breakfast) with private hot spring<\/li><li>Linkou, New Taipei Airbnb 3 rooms + 2 bathrooms &#8211; TWD 10,000 per night (Sleeps 6 pax)<\/li><\/ol><br \/><h2>Itinerary<\/h2><p>Many restaurants have the minimum spending rule, for example each person must order a drink or a main.\u00a0<\/p><h3>Day 1\u00a0<\/h3><h4>Breakfast<\/h4><p>Let&#8217;s Eat Breakfast \u65e9\u65e9\u4f86\u5403, Linkou &#8211; TWD105 per person (signature noodles NT$70 + milk tea $35)<\/p><h4>Shifen Waterfall\u00a0<\/h4><p>Our first stop is the Shifen Waterfall, one of the most stunning natural attractions in Taiwan. The waterfall is 20 meters wide and 40 meters high, the widest in Taiwan, but not the tallest. I recommend taking a leisurely hike across the bridge, pass some old coal mining rail tracks, through the lush forest, and neat trails to reach the waterfall and taking in the stunning scenery along the way.<\/p><h4>Shifen Old Streets<\/h4><p>Next up is Shifen Old Streets, a bustling street lined with traditional shops and restaurants. You can take a stroll down the alleys and admire the quaint architecture, which dates back to the Japanese colonial period. Don\u2019t miss the opportunity to try some traditional Taiwanese snacks, like roasted squid, peanut ice cream and stinky tofu (or not). Here visitors write their wishes on lanterns before releasing them into the air. Watch out for trains that still run through these old streets.<\/p><h4>Jiufen<\/h4><p>We then headed to Jiufen, a charming old mining town located in the hills of northern Taiwan. Jiufen is famous for its narrow alleys, old tea houses, stunning views of the ocean and hill side houses. Shop for tea leaves (have to buy the Alishan high mountain Oolong tea) snacks, yam (taro) balls ~$50, fried squid $150, etc. Lunch at Zhang Ji Traditional Fishballs \u5f35\u8a18\u50b3\u7d71\u9b5a\u4e38, Jiufen \u2013 Braised pork rice 40, fishball noodles, fishballs ala carte 60, tofu, vegetables, eggs, cold steamed chicken 200. Total: Around TWD80 per person. Don&#8217;t eat too much as you as you must sample the famous street food at Jiufen<\/p><h4>Dinner\u00a0<\/h4><p>Chun Shui Tang \u6625\u6c34\u5802, Mitsui Outlet Linkou &#8211; cost around $200 per person, there are many branches all over Taiwan. It primarily focuses on tea-based drinks, popular Taiwanese snacks and comfort food.<\/p><br \/><h3>Day 2\u00a0<\/h3><ol><li>Breakfast &#8211; McDonalds: About TWD60 per person<\/li><li>Travel to Little Ding Dong Science Theme Park &#8211; Entrance ticket at TWD300 per person. Lunch &#8211; Little Ding Dong Theme Park Cafe: TWD150 per person<\/li><li>Shihmen Dam (\u77f3\u9580\u6c34\u58e9) &#8211; Coffee and cakes at \u5c3c\u723e\u74e6\u7279 NEAR WATER caf\u00e9: TWD200 per person<\/li><li class=\"qrShPb kno-ecr-pt PZPZlf q8U8x PPT5v\" data-dtype=\"d3ifr\" data-local-attribute=\"d3bn\" data-attrid=\"title\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi6r4vGoeP9AhUY4HMBHdPeCEoQ3B0oAHoECAoQAQ\">Dinner &#8211; Daluan Indigenous Theme Restaurant, Linkou \u6253\u9e7f\u5cb8\u539f\u4f4f\u6c11\u4eba\u6587\u4e3b\u984c\u9910\u5ef3\u300a\u6797\u53e3\u5e97\u300b- TWD2,800 for 9 pax, about 300 per person<\/li><\/ol><h3 data-dtype=\"d3ifr\" data-local-attribute=\"d3bn\" data-attrid=\"title\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi6r4vGoeP9AhUY4HMBHdPeCEoQ3B0oAHoECAoQAQ\">Day 3\u00a0<\/h3><ol><li data-dtype=\"d3ifr\" data-local-attribute=\"d3bn\" data-attrid=\"title\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi6r4vGoeP9AhUY4HMBHdPeCEoQ3B0oAHoECAoQAQ\">Breakfast &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=linkou+planet+cafe&amp;rlz=1C5CHFA_enMY1016MY1016&amp;oq=linkou+planet+cafe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Planet Cafe, Linkou<\/a>, TWD200 per person<\/li><li data-dtype=\"d3ifr\" data-local-attribute=\"d3bn\" data-attrid=\"title\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi6r4vGoeP9AhUY4HMBHdPeCEoQ3B0oAHoECAoQAQ\">Linkou Park<\/li><li data-dtype=\"d3ifr\" data-local-attribute=\"d3bn\" data-attrid=\"title\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi6r4vGoeP9AhUY4HMBHdPeCEoQ3B0oAHoECAoQAQ\">Early Dinner &#8211; New Mala Hot Pot Hanzhong Branch Buffet \u65b0\u99ac\u8fa3\u7d93\u5178\u9ebb\u8fa3\u934b \u6f22\u4e2d\u5e97, Ximending: TWD698 per pax on weekdays before 4pm. You don&#8217;t need dinner after the hotpot and ice cream!<\/li><li data-dtype=\"d3ifr\" data-local-attribute=\"d3bn\" data-attrid=\"title\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi6r4vGoeP9AhUY4HMBHdPeCEoQ3B0oAHoECAoQAQ\">Ximending Red House and street shopping<\/li><li data-dtype=\"d3ifr\" data-local-attribute=\"d3bn\" data-attrid=\"title\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi6r4vGoeP9AhUY4HMBHdPeCEoQ3B0oAHoECAoQAQ\">Dr Sun Yet Sen Memorial Hall, park and take photos of Taipei 101 tower<\/li><\/ol><h3 data-dtype=\"d3ifr\" data-local-attribute=\"d3bn\" data-attrid=\"title\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi6r4vGoeP9AhUY4HMBHdPeCEoQ3B0oAHoECAoQAQ\">Day 4\u00a0<\/h3><ol><li data-dtype=\"d3ifr\" data-local-attribute=\"d3bn\" data-attrid=\"title\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi6r4vGoeP9AhUY4HMBHdPeCEoQ3B0oAHoECAoQAQ\">Brunch &#8211; Beef noodles with drink and side dish, TWD120 per person<\/li><li data-dtype=\"d3ifr\" data-local-attribute=\"d3bn\" data-attrid=\"title\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi6r4vGoeP9AhUY4HMBHdPeCEoQ3B0oAHoECAoQAQ\">Travel to Yilan and check in: Just Sleep Hotel Jiaoxi<\/li><li data-dtype=\"d3ifr\" data-local-attribute=\"d3bn\" data-attrid=\"title\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi6r4vGoeP9AhUY4HMBHdPeCEoQ3B0oAHoECAoQAQ\">Walk around Tangweigo Hot Spring Park<\/li><li data-dtype=\"d3ifr\" data-local-attribute=\"d3bn\" data-attrid=\"title\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi6r4vGoeP9AhUY4HMBHdPeCEoQ3B0oAHoECAoQAQ\">Yilan Dinner &#8211; Chinese dishes like steamed fish, vegetables, tofu, meat, etc. TWD2,200. About 240 per person<\/li><li data-dtype=\"d3ifr\" data-local-attribute=\"d3bn\" data-attrid=\"title\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi6r4vGoeP9AhUY4HMBHdPeCEoQ3B0oAHoECAoQAQ\">Yih Shun Shiuan Jiaoxi Store &#8211; You have to buy their pastries, very fresh and delicious.\u00a0<\/li><li data-dtype=\"d3ifr\" data-local-attribute=\"d3bn\" data-attrid=\"title\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi6r4vGoeP9AhUY4HMBHdPeCEoQ3B0oAHoECAoQAQ\">Private hot spring in the room<\/li><\/ol><h3 data-dtype=\"d3ifr\" data-local-attribute=\"d3bn\" data-attrid=\"title\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi6r4vGoeP9AhUY4HMBHdPeCEoQ3B0oAHoECAoQAQ\">Day 5\u00a0<\/h3><ol><li data-dtype=\"d3ifr\" data-local-attribute=\"d3bn\" data-attrid=\"title\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi6r4vGoeP9AhUY4HMBHdPeCEoQ3B0oAHoECAoQAQ\">Breakfast &#8211; Just Sleep Hotel Breakfast<\/li><li data-dtype=\"d3ifr\" data-local-attribute=\"d3bn\" data-attrid=\"title\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi6r4vGoeP9AhUY4HMBHdPeCEoQ3B0oAHoECAoQAQ\">Zhang Mei Ama\u2019s Farm, Yilan &#8211; TWD200 per person. Lunch &#8211; Scallion pancakes and snack at Zhang Mei Ama\u2019s Farm, Yilan (included in the entrance fee)<\/li><li data-dtype=\"d3ifr\" data-local-attribute=\"d3bn\" data-attrid=\"title\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi6r4vGoeP9AhUY4HMBHdPeCEoQ3B0oAHoECAoQAQ\">Travel back to Taipei<\/li><li data-dtype=\"d3ifr\" data-local-attribute=\"d3bn\" data-attrid=\"title\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi6r4vGoeP9AhUY4HMBHdPeCEoQ3B0oAHoECAoQAQ\">Shilin Market Dinner &#8211; TWD1,290, about 140 per person<\/li><\/ol><h3 data-dtype=\"d3ifr\" data-local-attribute=\"d3bn\" data-attrid=\"title\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi6r4vGoeP9AhUY4HMBHdPeCEoQ3B0oAHoECAoQAQ\">Day 6\u00a0<\/h3><ol><li data-dtype=\"d3ifr\" data-local-attribute=\"d3bn\" data-attrid=\"title\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi6r4vGoeP9AhUY4HMBHdPeCEoQ3B0oAHoECAoQAQ\">Breakfast at Aquatic Taipei &#8211; TWD1,700, about 190 per person<\/li><li data-dtype=\"d3ifr\" data-local-attribute=\"d3bn\" data-attrid=\"title\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi6r4vGoeP9AhUY4HMBHdPeCEoQ3B0oAHoECAoQAQ\">Cycle at Taipei Riverside Bike (Dajia)<\/li><li data-dtype=\"d3ifr\" data-local-attribute=\"d3bn\" data-attrid=\"title\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi6r4vGoeP9AhUY4HMBHdPeCEoQ3B0oAHoECAoQAQ\">Lunch &#8211; Second Floor Cafe &#8211; TWD3,200. About 360 per person<\/li><li data-dtype=\"d3ifr\" data-local-attribute=\"d3bn\" data-attrid=\"title\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi6r4vGoeP9AhUY4HMBHdPeCEoQ3B0oAHoECAoQAQ\">Dinner at Shilin Night Market &#8211; TWD100 per person<\/li><\/ol><br \/><h3>Shifen Waterfall<\/h3><p>A calming and relaxing walk across a bridge, along the beautiful nature with neat trails and some former coal mining tracks, we reached the widest waterfall in Taiwan (it&#8217;s not the tallest though).\u00a0<\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-55163 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/874b7013-3be7-482a-82ce-ffea9fd0ca02.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/874b7013-3be7-482a-82ce-ffea9fd0ca02.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/874b7013-3be7-482a-82ce-ffea9fd0ca02-300x224.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/874b7013-3be7-482a-82ce-ffea9fd0ca02-768x575.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/874b7013-3be7-482a-82ce-ffea9fd0ca02-600x449.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><br \/><h3>Shifen Old Streets\u00a0(\u5341\u5206\u8001\u8857)<\/h3><br \/><h3>Jiufen<\/h3><p>A long stretch of street on the hills with shops selling local snacks, tea leaves, specialty products and restaurants. You will not get lost as there&#8217;s only one Main Street.\u00a0<\/p><br \/><h4 class=\"BDkzx\"><span class=\"\">\u5f35\u8a18\u50b3\u7d71\u9b5a\u4e38 Zhang Ji Traditional Fishballs<\/span><\/h4><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-55168 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/food-jiufen-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/food-jiufen-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/food-jiufen-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/food-jiufen-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/food-jiufen-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/food-jiufen-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/food-jiufen-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">The cold steamed chicken dish is very flavourful and not too spicy. Ru ro fan (braised minced pork rice) is good but there&#8217;s too much fat! The star of the shop, fishballs amazing. Some of them have juicy pork meat fillings, like Fuzhou balls.<\/p><br \/><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-55165 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/jiufen-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/jiufen-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/jiufen-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/jiufen-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/jiufen-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/jiufen-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/jiufen-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">The view at Jiufen took our breath away<\/p><br \/><br \/><p>Day 2<\/p><h3>Little Ding-Dong Science Theme Park\u00a0<\/h3><p>Little Ding-Dong Science Theme Park Hsinchu which is 40km from Taoyuan International Airport. It&#8217;s cheaper to get tickets from Klook. The children were really fascinated by the outdoor interactive and hands-on activities.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-55172 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ding-dong-speaker-1024x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ding-dong-speaker-1024x675.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ding-dong-speaker-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ding-dong-speaker-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ding-dong-speaker-1536x1012.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ding-dong-speaker-600x395.jpg 600w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ding-dong-speaker.jpg 1934w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><p>My son loves the tilted room which is an optical illusion where a room is designed to trick the brain into thinking that the objects in the room are slanted in a certain way but are actually sloped in the opposite direction. It can make you wobble. There is a Ski Resort is inside the Theme Park. There are no extra charges to enter Ski Resort but there&#8217;re fees for rental of winter gear like jacket, gloves, etc.<\/p><br \/><h3>Shihmen Dam (\u77f3\u9580\u6c34\u58e9)<\/h3><br \/><h3>Taipei Riverside Bike Rental (Dajia)\u00a0<\/h3><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-55173 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cycle-taipei-1024x562.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cycle-taipei-1024x562.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cycle-taipei-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cycle-taipei-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cycle-taipei-1536x844.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cycle-taipei-2048x1125.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cycle-taipei-600x330.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><p>You can choose from cabins filled with bicycles of different sizes Rental from TWD15 for one hour Located at a lovely park in Taipei. You get to cycle on dedicated bicycle lanes along the Keelung River with gorgeous view. Remember to ride on the right side of the road.\u00a0<\/p><br \/><h3>Zhang Mei Ama\u2019s Farm, Yilan<\/h3><p>Well-kept animal farm but crowed as the place is quite small.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-55185 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/farm-yilan-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/farm-yilan-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/farm-yilan-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/farm-yilan-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/farm-yilan-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/farm-yilan-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/farm-yilan-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><p>Feed and pet the cute animals. The sheep&#8217;s wool feels like carpet! The farm is very clean. Entrance fee includes snack after the visit; scallion pancake, and other pastries\u00a0<\/p><br \/><h3>Shilin Market and Night Market<\/h3><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-55183 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/shilin-market-food-1024x568.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/shilin-market-food-1024x568.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/shilin-market-food-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/shilin-market-food-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/shilin-market-food-1536x852.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/shilin-market-food-2048x1135.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/shilin-market-food-600x333.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Shilin Market Food Court at B1<\/p><br \/><p>Shilin is a popular tourist destination, tourists go there particularly for their street food and night market. The Shilin Market houses stalls that serve popular local dishes as well as games, Taiwanese products and snacks.<\/p><br \/><h2>Places We Stayed<\/h2><h3>Linkou Airbnb<\/h3><p>Stay &#8211; Linkou Airbnb 3 rooms + 2 bathrooms &#8211; TWD 40,000 for 4 nights<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-55154 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/linkou-house-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/linkou-house-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/linkou-house-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/linkou-house-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/linkou-house-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/linkou-house.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><br \/><h3>Just Sleep, Yilan<\/h3><p>Comfortable spacious room with two double beds and a cute bathroom with a hot spring tub made of stone. You can adjust the temperature of the water. The private onsen experience was incredible, very relaxing, and rejuvenating.\u00a0The warm water and minerals in the spring can have a soothing effect on the body, helping to relieve tension and ease sore muscles and joints as well as therapeutic benefits for the skin, helping to promote hydration and reduce inflammation.<\/p><br \/><p>The hotel provides complimentary snack and drinks for guests at the common area. The breakfast was good, nothing fancy, but we got to taste simple Taiwanese breakfast options such as porridge with a wide variety of condiments, pork bun, soya milk, fried tomato eggs, etc. The Taiwanese fruits were really delicious.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-55159 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0376-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0376-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0376-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0376-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0376-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0376-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0376-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">The apple is not your typical apple, it has a texture similar to pear but more crunchy. The blackcurrants were amazingly sweet.<\/p><br \/><p>1 night &#8211; TWD5,900\/ night (including breakfast)<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-55155 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/just-sleep-tub.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/just-sleep-tub.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/just-sleep-tub-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/just-sleep-tub-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/just-sleep-tub-600x400.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p><br \/><h3>The Grand Hotel Taipei<\/h3><p>This is one of the oldest and most remarkable landmarks in Taipei, situated on a hill, you can see the magnificent red structure from many places in Taipei. This luxurious 5-star hotel, known for its\u00a0traditional Chinese architecture has undergone several renovations and expansions to meet the modern-day needs of its guests. Each room is beautifully designed with a blend of traditional Chinese and modern decor, in fact the room we stayed at was really clean and new, equipped with universal electric wall socket convenient for travellers from other countries.\u00a0<\/p><br \/><p>We got a good deal from trip.com. We paid TWD2,800 per night for the Classic Room.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-55156 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/the-grand-hotel.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/the-grand-hotel.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/the-grand-hotel-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/the-grand-hotel-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/the-grand-hotel-600x400.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-55157 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grand-hotel-economy-1024x571.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grand-hotel-economy-1024x571.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grand-hotel-economy-300x167.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grand-hotel-economy-768x428.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grand-hotel-economy-600x334.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grand-hotel-economy.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><br \/><h2>Transport<\/h2><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-55149 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/volkswagen-9-seater-1024x570.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/volkswagen-9-seater-1024x570.png 1024w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/volkswagen-9-seater-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/volkswagen-9-seater-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/volkswagen-9-seater-600x334.png 600w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/volkswagen-9-seater.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><br \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This trip to Taiwan was a family vacation, visiting our baby sister who lives in Taiwan now. Travelling in a big group of 10 with kids (and a toddler) was not easy but fun! My brother in-law rented a Volkswagen 9-10 seater van, with 4 rows of seats to Yilan, Ximending, Shilin. It was really [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":55165,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,479],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kid","category-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55141"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55141"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55141\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}