Last day in Taipei and Yang Ming Shan (阳明山) was the only places of interest that was left on the list. Sister requested to start the day slightly later so as to catch up with some sleep - she had the impression that YMS can be conquered in half-a-day. By the time we started our YMS journey, it was around 11am. Trust me, to fully appreciate YMS, cater one day to it. There are many walking trails in each different stop which could lead you to nice scenery.
First in the morning, we went to Yonghe Soy Milk which was walking distance from our hotel. After which, we took the MRT to MRT Jiantan Station (NT20, 17 mins). From there, we transferred to Bus R5 or No 60 Capital Bus which will take us up to the Yangmingshan bus station. This journey is quite long and thus, be sure to take a seat if possible. At the bus station, there is a visitor centre. Do take this opportunity to clear any doubts before embarking on Bus 108 which will take us around YMS. This Bus 108 Bus 108 (NT60 unlimited rides ticket at first stop) is a one-way circle route that serves all the main attractions on Yangmingshan: Yangmingshan Bus Station → Visitor Information Center→ Yangminshuwu → Xiaoyoukeng → Lengshuikeng Service Center → Qingtiangang → Lengshuikeng Service Center → Songyuan Stop → Jyuansi Waterfalls → Yangmingshan Bus Station.
We stopped at only Xiao You Keng (小油坑), Leng Shui Keng (冷水坑), and Qing Tian Gang (擎天冈). From Qing Tian Gang, we walked to Juan Si Pu Bu (绢丝瀑布). I am not sure if this is a wrong move as we took quite a walk and landed at a bus where we were not sure where we were. Heading back was not advisable due to sky turning dark. We manged to find a bus stop and that the bus does take us back to Jiantan station - as it was at around 5pm, there was jam and the whole journey was spent standing on the bus and being squeezed!
First in the morning, we went to Yonghe Soy Milk which was walking distance from our hotel. After which, we took the MRT to MRT Jiantan Station (NT20, 17 mins). From there, we transferred to Bus R5 or No 60 Capital Bus which will take us up to the Yangmingshan bus station. This journey is quite long and thus, be sure to take a seat if possible. At the bus station, there is a visitor centre. Do take this opportunity to clear any doubts before embarking on Bus 108 which will take us around YMS. This Bus 108 Bus 108 (NT60 unlimited rides ticket at first stop) is a one-way circle route that serves all the main attractions on Yangmingshan: Yangmingshan Bus Station → Visitor Information Center→ Yangminshuwu → Xiaoyoukeng → Lengshuikeng Service Center → Qingtiangang → Lengshuikeng Service Center → Songyuan Stop → Jyuansi Waterfalls → Yangmingshan Bus Station.
We stopped at only Xiao You Keng (小油坑), Leng Shui Keng (冷水坑), and Qing Tian Gang (擎天冈). From Qing Tian Gang, we walked to Juan Si Pu Bu (绢丝瀑布). I am not sure if this is a wrong move as we took quite a walk and landed at a bus where we were not sure where we were. Heading back was not advisable due to sky turning dark. We manged to find a bus stop and that the bus does take us back to Jiantan station - as it was at around 5pm, there was jam and the whole journey was spent standing on the bus and being squeezed!
Oh well, back to the start of Yang Ming San, the first stop was at Xiao You Keng (小油坑) - a place full of sulfuric acid and gas. Is really amazing to find such nature phenomenon up there.
Skip Leng Shui Keng (冷水坑) unless you are into free indoor hotspring that are flooded with the elderly - for this, you have to be naked to get into the hotspring. There is also an outdoor foot bath.
Next up is Qing Tian Gang (擎天冈). We had initially intended to skip here as it was well past the lunch hour but luckily Sis said to go ahead. Here is a flat stretch of greenery where the cows are free to roam about. A very leisure and relaxing place to be at - If you want, I suggest to pack some food here, and enjoy the scenery with a picnic. Maybe stay for the sunset, it should be nice!
From here, there was road sign pointing to the waterfall. Well, I followed and the route was up and downhill - my advise, if you are not into trekking, give this walk a miss and take the bus instead.
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| The Beauty of Yang Ming San |
Back at Ximending at 7pm - Still early as we had made reservations for our last dinner or rather supper at 马辣顶级麻辣鸳鸯火锅 before we headed to the airport.
Thus, we went shopping again before going for dinner - This Mala steamboat is a buffet style and the food variety is quite good - choose from seafood like abalone, clams, mussels, prawns, fish fillet and sea cucumber, to fresh vegetables such as lettuce, tomatoes and sweet corn. For the meat slice, ordered from the service crew - I guess this is to ensure the freshness of the meat.
For the beer lovers, the beer are free flow too, so are the drinks and ice cream - free-flow Haagen-Daz and Movenpick ice-cream, can you believe it!?
Oh ya, it is really popular among the tourist and locals, so be sure to make reservations prior to that. We made ours through our hotel!
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| 马辣顶级麻辣鸳鸯火锅 |
Goodbye Taiwan and may we meet again.
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