🏙️🌄【I stayed in Taipei (Taipei 101), Jiufen and Pingxi for two days and one night🎈】

A spontaneous mini-escape 💼
✔️ City skyline ✔️ Old street food ✔️ Mountain city in the mist ✔️ Train + sky lanterns
I didn't want to miss anything, so I almost packed myself back home too 🎁

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📍Day 1: A short city trip 💫

Starting from Taipei 101!
🚀 The elevator was almost down, but my eardrums were still on the ground, and my heart was already soaring into the clouds!
From the observation deck, Taipei looked like a miniature, and I thought to myself:
"Don't worry too much. From this high up, life is just like this~"

At noon, I headed to Dihua Street. 🥢 Herbal tea + Gua Bao (steamed buns) + the aroma of Chinese medicine = a Taiwanese culmination!

Hidden in the old house is a stunning cafe. I took so many photos that I almost forgot I was there to eat 📸

🧧 A walk around Lungshan Temple for a moment of reverence. I silently wished, "Please don't oversleep my train tomorrow 🙏!"

The night market is over! Shilin oyster omelet + stinky tofu + fried chicken cutlet...
My stomach said, "Miss, this isn't dinner, this is a challenge 😵💫"

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📍Day 2: 18-bend mountain road and sky lantern tour 🌫️🎈

Took the train to Ruifang early in the morning, then took the bus to Jiufen.

The mountain city was shrouded in mist, and walking down the old street felt like stepping into another time.

Lots of stairs, lots of tourists, and lots of taro balls 🍠✨

☕ Sipping hot tea in a teahouse, gazing at the misty mountains in the distance, my heart slowly calmed.

Who says travel requires an itinerary? Just sitting and daydreaming is also a form of check-in.

I took the Pingxi train to 10:00 this afternoon. The train swayed gently.

The scenery along the way was incredibly relaxing, instantly making me think, "I feel like I'm free of worries now!" 🎶

The highlight is here🎊: releasing! Sky! Lanterns!

I wrote, "I hope my future will be more bouncy than taro balls and soar higher than sky lanterns🌟."

Watching them take off, my worries flew away too (I hope it's not just the sky lanterns).

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🎒My hidden tips:

🚇 Taipei City is easily accessible by MRT. Remember to bring your EasyCard!

🚂 I recommend buying a one-day ticket for the Pingxi Line; you can skip stops as often as you like, which is awesome!
🚌 Get on the Jiufen bus early, or the crowds will turn it into a "crowded trip." 😅
☔ Bring rain gear; the weather in this mountain city can change unpredictably!