Taipei
Information for visitors to the Mozilla office in Taipei.
Office Location
Address:
4F-A1, No. 106, Sec.5,Xinyi Rd., Xinyi Dist., Taipei City 11047, Taiwan
美商謀智台灣分公司 110 台北市信義區信義路五段106號
Walking directions from Grand Hyatt: http://goo.gl/maps/6ReXt
The closest metro stops to the office are 台北101/世貿 (Taipei 101 / World Trade Center) and 象山 (Xiangshan) on the new Xinyi line (opened 2013-11-24).
SIM Cards
You can get SIM cards at Chunghwa Telecom shop about 1.5 blocks away from the hotel
- Walking directions: http://goo.gl/maps/DXNeA
- I paid 500$NT ($16USD) for 10 days of unlimited mobile data (no voice, sms).
- Bring your passport, take a number, and ask for someone who speaks English.
- Took about 30 minutes altogether.
Eating
Notes: The malls have lots of food shops in and around them, and usually a food court in the basement floor.
Fast and easy options:
- The Grand Hyatt hotel has many restaurants in it, if you're tired.
- Taipei 101 basement food court - From French bakery to sushi-go-round, tons of options. Also has a grocery store.
- Ding Tai Fung - famous for Chinese dumplings - there is one right beside the food court of Taipei 101 basement
- Eslite basement food court - Again, many options here.
- American food.: I've seen at least 4 Starbucks in the area around the Hyatt, as well Gordon Biersch, CPK and TGI Fridays.
- Irish Potato... tempting just for the novelty.
- 7-11/FamilyMart have lots of food - snacks, drinks, beer, microwaved meals (not too bad) and instant noodles if anyone gets hungry in the middle of the night or just want to experience.
Night markets (pick one of it will be fine)
- Shilin Night Market
- Huaxi Street Tourist Night Market - famous for Chinese herbal cuisine cooked with snake :)
- Raohe Street Tourist Night Market
Sightseeing
Taipei City Outside of Taipei City http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g1432365-d1237188-Reviews-Chiufen_Jiufen_Old_Street-Xinbei.html
Shopping
- Eslite: About 1 block from the Hyatt, this 6 floor store is somewhere between Tokyo's Tokyu Hands and Powell's Books in Portland. Great place for gifts. - Eslite floors 2 & 3 is a 24hour bookstore if anyone can't sleep.
- Mitsukoshi stores - Buildings with between the Vieshow Cinemas(where Chunghua Telecom store is) and the Eslite building are Mitsukoshi department stores. Weekday hours are til 9.30pm and Friday/Saturday til 10pm.
General Tips
- Don't drink tap water. Only drink bottled water.
- Always carry an umbrella (random afternoon rain)