Monday, July 06, 2015

Ximending + Biking Along Tamsui River

Yesterday I spent the day with my friend hanging around Ximending and then riding the city bikes along the Tamsui river. Ximending (西門町) is a wonderful shopping district in Taipei. Shopping, food, live performance art... and even a whole building of KTV at Partyworld. What else could you want?

It's a bit of a maze. So many people, and lots of shops and restaurants repeat themselves.



It was a hot hot Sunday but that didn't stop loads of people from coming out. It helps that you can cool down easily with a bubble tea/iced tea shop every ten meters.


Taipei has amazing bike and walking paths along the river that go for tens of kilometers. Which is great because biking on the city streets means stopping every 30 seconds for traffic. Taipei also has these amazing "Youbikes" which cost 5-10NT (0.20-0.40CAD) per half hour for rental, and you just charge it to your metrocard. Super convenient. The bikes are also infinitely lighter than the bixi bikes in Toronto and Montreal.




Check out the kites!

All over Taipei and Taiwan you can find amazing murals painted along the walls on the sides of the road. This one is near 文山大学 in the south of Taipei City.


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