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Probably one of the most famous things to do in Taipei is go to the Taipei 101, which is the tallest and most iconic building in the city. On the first few floors of the Taipei 101 is a luxury mall, but the most popular attraction is the Taipei 101 Observatory, which is located on the 89th and 91st floors. The entrance price is a pretty steep cost of 500 Taiwan Dollars, but it’s a popular thing to do and I wanted to check it out during out trip. We arrived in the morning, right after they opened at about 9 am, bought our tickets, and went to the elevator to go to the top of the building. The elevator ride, which they claim is the fastest elevator in the world, was quite amazingly fast. It felt like it only took about 10 seconds but in reality it actually took about 40 seconds – but to get to the 89th floor, it was still incredibly fast. Once at the top, it was mostly just an observatory set up specifically for tourists, but still worth it for the amazing views of Taipei city and the surrounding mountains.
After going to the Taipei 101 Observatory, we came down, and there happens to be a branch of Din Tai Fung, the famous Taiwanese soup dumplings restaurant at the Taipei 101. Luckily we arrived quite early when the restaurant wasn’t too busy, so we happen to get seats easily for lunch. I made a separate full video about eating at Din Tai Fung, which I’ll post later.
After lunch, since were were still near the Taipei 101, we decided to go to Elephant Hill, a mountain near Taipei 101 where there are some hiking and nature trails. After figuring out which trail to take, we took a staircase trail, which was well marked out to Elephant Hill. The walk didn’t take more than about 20 minutes, and once we arrived at the Elephant Hill lookout point, we could see the entire skyline of Taipei, but a much different perspective of Taipei from the Taipei 101 Observatory. It was good to see and I enjoyed the outdoor atmosphere and the different perspective of the skyline from the mountain. I would highly recommend going to Elephant Hill when you’re in Taipei.
Next, we rushed off to the Taipei Zoo, one of the largest and most developed zoos in Asia. The price was only 60 TWD, and it was very nice to just spend some time walking around and enjoying both the animals and the impressively lush and tropical zoo grounds. I think the Taipei zoo is one of the great things to do if you have kids, or even you can go just to walk around and enjoy the peaceful atmosphere. After the Taipei zoo, we wanted to go to the Maokong Gondola, but due to stormy weather, the Gondola closed, so we had to change our plans.
From the Taipei Zoo, we headed back to the Dongmen area and had a snack of a famous Taiwanese shaved ice, and then we had dinner at a local restaurant.
That was it for Day 4 in Taiwan – pretty cool to have a chance to visit the Taipei 101 Observatory.
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nota long visit on thje top?//the building looks like abunch of chinese take out boxes piled
one on topof eachother at least its how i see
them …thanx
funny, i was at the same exact exit of the metro and escalator you used, also the same entrance you used at the side
I was in the same metro station as you!!!
10:58 Mark seems to be a person who try a broth for the first time in his life. What a clumsy! ㅎㅎ
Luks like Kuala Lumpur is more beautiful
when you accidentally eat a boiling soup 10:59.. AHAHAHAAH
we just copied this on our itinerary. thank you so much super helpful vlog 🙂
What a beautiful building!
that soup needs a fireman
actually that dinner place literally said "home flavor" on the sign haha so it's a surprisingly accurate description.
$1.92 for a Zoo ticket??? I took my daughter to the Zoo not to long ago here in Florida and the tickets were $25.00 each! Worst thing is the zoo we went to is way smaller, and we paid way more money…..smh.
You need to put black vinegar in the soup. I believe its called maki
It is Xīmén
Beautiful ?. Would love to visit it one of these days.
Thats not Salmon, it should be Halibut ,and it’s the way how Taiwanese like, crispy outside and tender inside
Does anyone know the name of the song played throughout this video? Started at the observatory
Thanks Mark,
You just brought me back to Taiwan without costing me the flight ticket. Really miss Taiwan now:)
I went to Taipei 101 last week. So windy I could feel the room swaying! Vlog in my channel ?
Everything is so ridiculously stupid cheap it makes me angry lol #stopdegradingyourself
Can't get enough of watching your videos, love it how your facials is so honest about the food you eat, all the best to you and your wife and to many more countries you still have in your bucket list to visit and to taste all the great food…
This is my favourite video of this series!!! Khud Bhalo!!!!
With so much food that you eat how come you don't get fat? 🙂 Great videos btw, I went to taiwan in 1989 and lived for 3 years.
Lot of beautiful places to visit, especially the zoo and the Taipei 101 observatory.
The skyline of Taipei was messed up when they added some extra skyscrapers to the mix …Taipei 101 looked really impressive standing on its own but they rivaled it with other tall buildings 🙁
things to do video we want mark wowwwwwwww with foods
Mark are you high on Mary Jane
Hi Mark I love watching your videos coz it is educational and very informative. Watching you tack your food is very amusing. Hi to your pretty wife Ying and Baby Micah. I'm in U.K.
for the mango ice cream, i don't think that is good cuz u didn't swing ur head XD
everything is hot and fresh to this guy
It's a nice video ?
ITS TOO BAD THAT YOU DONT TALK ALOT ABOUT THE PPL EN THE CULTURE…. IN NONE OF YOUR VIDEO'S I SAW A PIECE OF PAPER IN THE STREETS? OMG EVEN IN THE ZOO IT WAS SO CLEAN EVERYWHERE….
Outstanding video! Thank-you?
Fabulous, Mark! Going with my girlfriend, Bangkok to Taiwan for one week at the end of April.
We were wondering how to choose where to go, and it looks like there is plenty of interesting "stuff" right there in Taipei.
thank you
You are so considerate to show the route to the destination step by step. I enjoy your video. Good job.
Hehehe, interesting to see Ying's choices – mango shaved ice and boba (in a day 1 Taiwan vlog) … I can imagine my wife doing the same