Taiwan Travel: Taipei Botanical Garden, Xiaonanmen
Studying is tiring. And that's why when you are a student, you should not keep yourself locked out in your room studying all the time. You should go out and enjoy whenever you can...(okay, i'm just bored and sometimes studying foreign language is getting the toll of me). =P
The good thing is...there are a lot of places that you can visit here in Taipei, especially when you are bored. I'm gonna start with my visit to Taipei Botanical Garden. To reach the place, you can ride the subway to Xiaonanmen Station.
The garden is located pretty near to the MRT (around 5 minutes walk) and if you are not sure about the direction, you can check the map inside the MRT station. You will see the big sign at the entrance gate.
The garden is pretty big and it's so nice to be surrounded by greens. The garden was deserted during the World War II. After the war, the garden was rearranged and a huge variety of plants were planted.
There is a greenhouse at the center of the garden although it's closed during the winter time. =(
Beautiful view inside the garden.
Small bamboo trees.
The garden is open from 4 AM to 10 PM daily. If you decide to visit the garden, I suppose it will a nice walk surrounded by greens. Alternatively, you can also visit Taipei Hakka Cultural Park near Taipower Building MRT Station.