 Xiangshan
Taipei
Today I��m taking you hiking. We��re going up Xiangshan,
which has one of the best views of Taipei.
I'm Michella. I grew up in the Silicon Valley and
was a journalist in Taiwan for ten years. I like to
run, grow hydroponic food and travel. I��m going to
show you around the Taiwan that I know. I hope you��ll
enjoy it as much as I do.
So we��re at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall station
and we want to take the red line all the way past
Taipei 101 to the last stop on the line: Xiangshan.
The fare is NT$25.
Can I have an Easycard, please?
If you��re going to be in Taipei for at least a couple
of days, you��ll probably want to get an Easycard,
which you can add credit to, and even get back what
you don��t use up before you leave. And you get a discount
on every ride, too.
The entrance to the trail is that way, about a 7 minute
walk.
Xiangshan literally means ��Elephant Mountain.�� From
a distance, it looks like an elephant��s head and trunk.
You have to use your imagination. Try really hard.
The loop is about 2.8k, which you can walk in 2 1/2
hours.
That's a squirrel! A huge storm just passed through
yesterday so the air is especially clean today. There
are a lot of nice things about Xiangshan. It��s practically
downtown, right outside of an MRT station, and (the
trails) are paved with slabs of stone, which makes
it friendly for hikers of all ages.
At night, the view is even better. This is where people
come to take pictures of the new year��s eve fireworks.
The crazy ones camp out here for days for the ��best��
angle.
Back on the red line, this is Dongmen Station - a
place that has some famous Taiwanese food.
I��ve lived in San Francisco, LA and Tokyo. Now I call
Taipei ��home,�� and I really like it here. The food
is good, (and have) really reasonable prices. I feel
safe. The metro, busses and public bicycles in the
city make getting around really, really easy. It��s
convenient, it's nice. You should come.
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