A Taipei day trip to Taiwan's north coast takes Dave and Kim past the Yin Yang Sea, Keelung Mountain, Teapot Mountain, and the 13 Floor Ruins before a food crawl through Jiufen Old Street. Here is the full route and everything they ate.
The North Coast Route
Heading north from Taipei, the day trip first stops at an old gold mining area and the Yin Yang Sea, the famous bay where mineral runoff paints the water in two tones. The route continues past Keelung Mountain, Teapot Mountain, and the haunting 13 Floor Ruins, remains of the region's copper and gold mining boom.
Arriving at Jiufen Old Street
Jiufen Old Street is the star of Taiwan's northeast coast, a lantern lit maze of tea houses and food stalls clinging to the hillside. Dave and Kim work through the classics: buying oolong tea, eating sweet taro balls at the famous Grandma Lai's, and grabbing strawberry mochi along the way.
What to Eat in Jiufen
The food crawl continues with beef noodle soup, Taiwan's beloved national dish, and finishes with a red Taiwanese meatball, the chewy steamed specialty known as ba wan. For travelers planning their own Jiufen day trip from Taipei, this video works as both a route map and a menu.
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