OZDUCK
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As the others weren't due to arrive in the late afternoon of Monday we had a day free to wander at will - our favourite way of doing travel. We eventually managed to convince Jackson that we perfectly capable of looking around the city for a day by ourselves. And that we could even use a foreign MRT system on our own.
The first thing we noticed the next morning was the huge number of motorcycle and scooters on the roads. The next thing was how little horns are used. The streets are busy nut not cacophonous - especially as many of the scooters are now electric. Many streets had scooter lanes.
The nearest MRT station was only about 400 metres away.
On the way we passed this street art.
The station we used, Zhongshan, had a large section dedicated to book shops.
There were probably 200 metres of book stores here. Nothing much in Taipei opened until 1000. This photo was taken on our return trip in the
afternoon.
Something I have never seen before - an Umbrella Rental Station. One $A is roughly $20 New Taiwan Dollars (NTD)
The ticket machines are easy to use and there is an English option. However you can only use coins for single tickets - no notes or cards. You nominate which station is your destination and how many tickets you want. We were travelling about 5 stations and it cost $20 NTD.
The platforms have gates. And there are plenty of signs in both Mandarin and English. It really is an easy system to use. The platforms and trains are spotlessly clean. The the inside of the trains are similar to Singapore but the carriages are a bit wider.
We were going to visit the Botanic Gardens not the Liquor Corporation.
The first thing we noticed the next morning was the huge number of motorcycle and scooters on the roads. The next thing was how little horns are used. The streets are busy nut not cacophonous - especially as many of the scooters are now electric. Many streets had scooter lanes.
The nearest MRT station was only about 400 metres away.
On the way we passed this street art.
The station we used, Zhongshan, had a large section dedicated to book shops.
There were probably 200 metres of book stores here. Nothing much in Taipei opened until 1000. This photo was taken on our return trip in the
afternoon.
Something I have never seen before - an Umbrella Rental Station. One $A is roughly $20 New Taiwan Dollars (NTD)
The ticket machines are easy to use and there is an English option. However you can only use coins for single tickets - no notes or cards. You nominate which station is your destination and how many tickets you want. We were travelling about 5 stations and it cost $20 NTD.
The platforms have gates. And there are plenty of signs in both Mandarin and English. It really is an easy system to use. The platforms and trains are spotlessly clean. The the inside of the trains are similar to Singapore but the carriages are a bit wider.
We were going to visit the Botanic Gardens not the Liquor Corporation.
ah fancy people!
