Taipei Day 2: Beitou, Danshui and Shi Lin Night Market

I had initially planned for a trip up to Yang Ming Shan on Day two but due to weather conditions, we gave it a miss and decided to head out to Beitou for our skinny dips instead. We took the train to Xin Beitou station, which was about 30-40 minutes journey from Taipei Main Station. Over there, it was like a congregation of hotspring hotels, offering day stays as well as overnight stays.

We decided on this hotspring hotel, which looked quite high-class and decent.

The interior of the hotel room, which looked so much better than the one we were staying at East Dragon Hotel. But we had a change of mind after discovering trails of ants at the side table!

After Beitou, we headed to Danshui, which was a few stations away from Beitou. It was a flurry of activities there too, with rows of shops selling an array of food, toys and sourvenirs. We didn't realise that evening was approaching but luckily we got the last ferry to Yurenmato.

At night, we braced ourselves to the Shi Lin Night Market, half expecting the crowd to get crazy as it was on a Sunday night. Indeed, it was so crowded that it felt more like the crowd was pushing me than me walking on my own! Nonetheless, for the food and shopping, we went along with the crowd. As the saying goes, if you can't beat them, you join them!