Day four of our trip was designated to shopping and fashion; I had my fill of art yesterday and my head is still spinning from sensory overload. I collected lots of magazines, business cards, and ideas to expand my career as an artist. Now it was Funky's turn. As mentioned, we didn't make it to Danshui, and we also didn't get to the Jade market - another place I was hoping to get to.
Taipei has lots of shopping options. Around Taipei 101 is probably the most 'high class' fashion area - all the big expensive brands and malls. We were looking for bargains and inspiration, so instead we went to Ximending (the area around the Ximen MRT stop). Ximending is a popular place for teenagers so it has tons of fun, trendy, not too expensive clothes and accessories; it's also just a fun place to hang out. Spend some time in the indoor malls in the center of the shopping blocks to find interesting specialty stores.
In the evening, we took the MRT to Tienmu, and upper-class area above the Shilin MRT stop. Tienmu has a brilliant weekend flea market that has grown very popular. This is the place to dig through piles of 2nd hand clothes, pick up strange or exotic knick-knacks and souvenirs, bargain for a deal. Up the street from the market are some pretty great clothes stores as well. Sometimes they have live music or other arts on the weekends too.
We hope you enjoyed our trip!
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