Taipei - Taiwan - Day 8 - 9 Days Backpacking

Day 8

I spent my 2nd last day for a full day visit to Yehliu, Keelung & Jiufen. Woke up at 7 and had breakfast before heading out to Taipei Main Station Exit 4 to get to the bus terminal to purchase my NT92 Kuo Kuang bus tickets to Yehliu for the Queen's Head Attraction. The ride takes about an hour and on arriving, had to walk in a little to get to the ticketing office.




Use the youth pass here and get tickets at NT25 instead of NT50. The Queen's Head was not as big as I thought it would be, but still it does make a good photo backdrop. The area is not big either but the view of the surroundings is beautiful. Left the place after an hour and went to the bus stop just outside the convenience store to catch the Keelung Bus (NT45). Its just a short 20 min ride back to Keelung but knowing where to alight is a big problem, so just ask the bus driver or the locals where you should drop to change bus to Jiufen.



The bus to Jiufen costs NT45 and will go up the hills to the tourist spot. The place is filled with teahouses, foodstalls and giftshops paddling a lot of interesting stuff. Its nice to look around and experience this hilltop, seaside town which in the past was a gold mining area. Some of the teahouses offer a good outdoor view of the sea, so don't forget to look around before going into one.




I left Jiufen in the evening and took the straight bus back to Taipei. Alighted after a 2 hour bus ride at Dongxiao Fuxing Station opposite the Sogo mall. Although the journey was rather long, I had a good rest and recovered from walking under the hot sun since morning.

Explored around at Ximending area and had dinner before heading back to the hotel for a good night's rest