Well, it was bucketing down today so I decided I didn't really want to go up to the north of Taipei, and that I'd go to Jiufen instead. Now, there are two ways that I could find of getting to Jiufen. One is to get the train to Riufen and then a bus, but it takes quite a long time. The other way is to get a bus all the way there.
From what I could find on the web, I knew that there was a bus (number 1062) that left outside Sogo Department Store in Taipei. Much messing around and asking later, I found it. So, in case anyone finds this useful, this is exactly how to get to Juifen by bus from Taipei. Go to Zhongxiao Fuxing on the Bannan line. Come out of Exit 1, and walk straight ahead for a few metres. The bus stop is right there, it's the third one. Buses leave every 10 minutes or so and take about 1 hour 15 minutes to Juifen (九扮）. Returning from Jiufen is simple too, cross the road from 7-11 and wait for the bus outside a shop selling tea. You can use EasyCard on the bus - touch in, and again when you leave the bus - just over 100NTD each way. After about 45 minutes, a little Japanese girl kept saying 'Mama, mou sugu? (are we nearly there yet?)'! Sounded like me when I was that age!
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Sounds like a nice trip! Transportation also frustrates me. have you been approached by taxis too ?
It was a nice trip! Yes, actually on Taipei Day 3, when I went to Jinguashi, a taxi approached me for car-sharing down to Jiufen. It worked for all of us though. Shared a taxi for a nice Japanese couple, and we all paid a bus fare each. I'd forgotten that!
That sounds nice! I also sometimes do taxi sharing in China, but since I am not that good in language I can not do it often. Language opens many doors!
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