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Miramar Entertainment Park + Five Dime Restaurant @ Taipei, Taiwan

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Continuing from where we last left off in the previous blog entry about our stay at Mulan Motel, we will be covering about the Miramar Entertainment Park and the Five Dime Restaurant @ Taipei, Taiwan in this blog entry.
The Miramar Entertainment Park is a shopping mall that is situated in the Zhongshan District of Taipei, Taiwan. The nearest MRT Station is Jiannan Road Station and it is located just next to the Miramar Entertainment Park.

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]

On the roof of Miramar Entertainment Park is a 70-metre tall Ferris wheel; the second tallest in Taiwan, and the building and wheel have a total overall height of 100 metres.

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]

Frankly speaking, there really isn’t anything much to shop at Miramar Entertainment Park. In fact, we found the products to be quite pricey and the retails shops there mostly cater to upscale customers. The one and only reason why we were there was to take a ride on the ferris wheel.

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Jacqueline’s Perspective]

A standard adult ticket will normally cost $150 TWD [approx. $6.37 SGD].

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Jacqueline’s Perspective]

Our tickets came together with a Haagen Dazs $50 TWD discount voucher.

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]

There are two different types of carriages that you can board, one which is entirely transparent and the other which is the normal one. However, the waiting time for the transparent carriage will take quite a while as compared to the normal one.

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Jacqueline’s Perspective]
From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Jacqueline’s Perspective]

So here we are onboard the ferris wheel!

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]
From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]

Here are some photos of the wonderful views that we saw from the ferris wheel.

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Jacqueline’s Perspective]
From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Jacqueline’s Perspective]
From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Jacqueline’s Perspective]

After admiring the breathtaking views from the ferris wheel, we adjourned to the Five Dime Restaurant [which was nearby] that my mum personally recommended to us.

This is how the external facade of Five Dime Restaurant looks like.

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]

From the external facade, you can tell that Five Dime Restaurant is quite a unique dining place. However, when we arrived there, the interior decorations of Five Dime Restaurant was even more quirky.

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]

Here’s the entrance to Five Dime Restaurant.

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]

And here is how the interior of Five Dime Restaurant looks like.

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Jacqueline’s Perspective]

Even the furnishings and decorations are uniquely designed.

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Jacqueline’s Perspective]
From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]

They even have a water feature in the restaurant!

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Jacqueline’s Perspective]
From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Jacqueline’s Perspective]

Their restrooms are also designed in a rather peculiar way.

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Jacqueline’s Perspective]
From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Jacqueline’s Perspective]
From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Jacqueline’s Perspective]

There are a wide variety of food choices to choose from and we were so spoilt for choices. By the way, Five Dime Restaurant serves authentic Taiwanese cuisine.

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Jacqueline’s Perspective]

After having our order placed, tea was served and we waited for our food to arrive.

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]
From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]

Here are photos of the food that we ordered.

Fried Mushrooms Coated with Salted Egg Paste

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]

Fried Rice

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]

Crispy Chicken with Spicy Sauce

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]

The food portion at Five Dime Restaurant are pretty huge and even the both of us couldn’t finish what we ordered. Nevertheless, the quality of the food is superb and the price was quite similar to the average restaurants in Singapore. Not only that, Five Dime Restaurant is even featured on Tripadvisor‘s website. Overall, we found Five Dime Restaurant to be quite a unique dining place and it is one restaurant you must visit at least once in your lifetime.

Here’s a parting shot at Five Dime Restaurant.

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Jacqueline’s Perspective]

In our next blog entry about our Taiwan Holiday Trip, we will be covering the Raohe Night Market, the Vogue Star Serviced Apartment, and many other interesting sights we saw in Taipei, Taiwan.

Stay tuned to more updates from us.

God bless!

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Mulan Motel @ Taipei, Taiwan

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The Mulan Motel was our 4th accommodation in Taiwan and to be really honest, it was extremely tiring for us to move from one accommodation to another because we had to pack, repack, and pack.
Anyhows, the Mulan Motel that we stayed at in Taipei, Taiwan was a really good choice as the room was extremely spacious and extremely unique.

Typically, people tend to associate Motels as a rather sleazy place but according to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a Motel is an establishment which provides lodging and parking and in which the rooms are usually accessible from an outdoor parking area.

True to the definition given by Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the Mulan Motel does indeed has an indoor parking area which has access to the room via the stairs.

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]

Here’s what we found at the entrance of our room.

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]

Presenting to you, the Flower Dance Suite Room at Mulan Motel.

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]

The room comes equipped with an excellent hi-fi system and you can pop in your own DVDs to watch movies too.

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Jacqueline’s Perspective]

The king size bed was extremely comfortable for us.

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Jacqueline’s Perspective]

Closed-up pictures of the furniture in the room.

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Jacqueline’s Perspective]
From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Jacqueline’s Perspective]

Does anyone want to guess what this cabinet is used for?

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Jacqueline’s Perspective]

Well, the cabinet is essentially a storage area for the mini-bar fridge and the coffee/tea making facilities.

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]

Complimentary set of assorted coffee/tea.

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]

The black tray that you see here is where the food that you have ordered will be placed.

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]

Essentially, this was how the bedroom of the Flower Dance Suite Room looks like. However, guess what? Their bathroom is pretty huge too!

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]

Closed up shot of the Jacuzzi.

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]

You can also watch the television while you soak yourself in the Jacuzzi bath.

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]

I guess the chair is mainly there for people watching.

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]

Nothing much to say about this because I think its pretty straight forward.

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]

The shower area.

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]

Here’s the washing basin, the hairdryer, and telephone.

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]

Complimentary toiletries kit.

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]

The bathroom also has this mini aromatherapy kit as well.

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Melvin’s Perspective]

Another interesting aspect of the rooms at Mulan Motel is that they have this outdoor water feature/landscape basin in some of their suite rooms. In fact, there were also some suite rooms that has a mini indoor pool.

From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Jacqueline’s Perspective]
From Day 4 Taiwan Holiday 2012 [Jacqueline’s Perspective]

So, this very much concludes our rather relaxing stay at the Mulan Motel.

By the way, in case you’re wondering, Mulan Motel is situated near the Xi Hu MRT Station so it is rather convenient for you to just get about anywhere. In fact, the Miramar Entertainment Park and Five Dime Restaurant [that we are going to blog about in our next entry] is within walking distance too.

For your information, Mulan Motel‘s Flower Dance Suite Room cost us $3470 TWD [approx. $147.47 SGD] a night [inclusive of breakfast for 2] and the check-in time was at 1800 hours.

Stay tuned to more updates from us!

God bless!

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