Taipei - day 03 (Taipei 101)

Our last day in Taipei was a bit gloomy with the onset of Typhoon Soulik . It's all over the news even the night before the government was forewarning the locals of possible havoc this typhoon can cause the country. Anway, after our swift hotel checkout at One2Stay in Ximending we went directly to Taipei Main Station ( It's just one stop from Ximen). Our purpose for going to TMS was to look for baggage lockers where we could leave our luggages before we head to the airport for our flight. I have researched and read from other blogs that there are baggage lockers in TMS. And by following directions to the TRA ticketing windows we found what we're looking for. Multicolored lockers with different sizes which you can choose which best fits your needs.

Multicolored Baggage lockers in Taipei Main Station

 How to get to Taipei 101 from Taipei Main Station?
Board the MRT going to Taipei City Hall. Upon exit look for exit 2 then go outside. Wait for the free shuttle bus going to Taipei 101.

After leaving our luggages we then boarded the MRT to Taipei City Hall. At exit 2 you will find free shuttle bus going directly to Taipei 101. It's a short ride to the 2nd tallest building in the world but then the skies are now showing it's gonna pour huge amounts of water so we then immediately sought refuge in Taipei 101. This building houses lots of branded stuff. All very expensive brand (which definitely i cannot afford to buy) but we chanced upon 50% off SALE in Longchamp store. After calculations , it came out cheaper and so was able to buy 2 longchamp bags. So happy with my purchase!!

Longchamp Flagship store in Taipei 101

We were able to collect a TAX refund from our purchase. Our total bill for the 2 bags was NTD6,100 and our refund was NTD300 so that makes our purchase price go down to NTD5,800 (approximately USD190) for 2 bags. One limited edition Autour de Halong (medium long handle) and Poney Patch (large long handle).

After our purchase we went to their foodcourt to spend our tax refund. There was lots of food choices from Korean to japanese food. We opted for local taiwanese food.

Lo rou fan , porkchop cutlet, fishball soup , oyster omelet, kangkong , chinese fried race

Our lunch cost us NTD250 good for 2 (approx usd8). It was a big lunch that would carry us through late afternoon before we get to the airport.

To burn all those food we stuffed ourselves we then walked it off around the mall. And when the rain stopped it gave us an opportunity to take a picture of the building outside.

the famous L-O-V-E sign right outside the building

Taipei 101 building.

See how gray the skies are? We were so pressured to take a picture of the building because anytime rain might fall.

How to get back to the MRT?
You see the LOVE sign? walk behind it then turn right at the corner. A few meters you will see a covered shed with lots of people queueing for the free shuttle bus to the MRT. The bus will drop you off exactly at the mrt exit and then proceed to your destination.

We originally wanted to visit Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall but according to authorities heavy rains are expected that afternoon so for safety, we deleted it in the itinerary. We went back to Taipei Main Station to collect our luggages and headed straight to Taipei west bus station to board a bus going to the Taoyuan International Airport.