【Culture】MRT As a backpacker, you would find Taipei MRT (jiéyùn/捷運) makes your trips much more convenient. Leaving metro stations, city buses (gōngchē/公車), free shuttle buses (jiēbóchē/接駁車), and taxies… 更多 (jìchéngchē/計程車) are available at all metro stations. Walking is another option, too. Easy Cards (yōu yóu kǎ/悠遊卡), which literally means Easy Travel Card, can be used not only on the Taipei MRT, on buses and in parking lots (tíngchēchǎng/停車場), but also as a debit card with a NT$500 limit at more than 600 stores! You can go to the information counter (xúnwènchù/詢問處) and say, “Hello. I would like to apply for an Easy Card.” (Nǐhăo, wǒ xiăngyào bàn yì zhāng yōuyóukă./您好，我想要辦一張悠遊卡。) Come to learn more on Taiwan Academy! Link: http://www.huayuworld.org/learningchinese/culture/showtype3/55/91
