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| Da Nang Traditional Market |
A while back I was
writing about finding a new home in Taiwan.
Well, we finally decided to actually do it. So we have moved into a new home in Bade, City. Bade is right next to Taoyuan City, in fact,
unless you know where to look, you can’t tell where Taoyuan ends and Bade
begins.
We actually only moved
about two kilometers from where we were before, but the atmosphere is
completely different. We are living
half a block from the famous Da Nang market.
It’s not actually a famous place except in my little world. The traditional market is sort of like an
American swap meet and bazaar at the same time. People are yelling out what they’re selling. It’s colorful and
interesting…and absolutely wall-to-wall with people. They sell everything there, from meat, to vegetables, to clothing
to sundries, to prepared food. I can
just hang out there and watch people.
The nice thing about the traditional market is that is an eight square block
area with vendors on curbs and in buildings and is the most handicapped
accessible place I’ve been in Bade.
Everything takes place right on the street, no curbs and steps to worry
about.
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| 10th floor view |
The apartment we
moved into is a brand new modern building.
We live on the tenth floor.
Every two apartments on each floor has it’s own elevator. Say for example, apartment 2 and 4 next to
each other. Only those two apartments
on each floor have access to that elevator, all the way up, (twenty-six apartments
per elevator). The ground floor has a garden,
gym and an entertainment room with pool and air hockey tables. Each apartment has three levels of security,
the guarded entrance, security elevators, and door locks, so its all safe and
secure. There’s not a lot of violent
crime in Taiwan, it’s one of the ten safest nations to live in, but I get the
feeling there’s a lot of theft.
The easiest way to
find an apartment is through a real estate agent. Typically, real estate firms charge half of the first month’s
rent to help you to find a place. We
had some friends who went on websites that list apartments and found this one
for us. There are many listings in just
about any place you want to live. Most
apartments are for sale, but some individual owners are willing to rent. Apartments in places like Taipei are fairly
expensive, but outlying areas like Taoyuan or Bade City are less expensive and
it’s only a thirty-minute train ride from Taoyaun City to Taipei.
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| Part of the moving Crew |
When we moved here
from the US we used a company called Lucky Moving to transport our stuff to
Taiwan. I thought they were reasonably
priced for that move. They came to our
home, packed up all of our furniture, moved it to their warehouse, loaded it
into the container, sailed it across the Pacific Ocean, stored it until we had
a place to live, then delivered and unpacked it and set it up in our new
home. They really worked with us on
making sure that all of our needs were met.
So when we wanted to pack it up and move we remembered them. Again for a reasonable fee they took all of
the stress and pressure out of the move.
They hauled our furniture to two different locations (one location for
storage the other was our home) and gave us the same high level of service we
had as an international customer. They
made sure that their on the job supervisor was fluent in English and even
agreed to come another day for some other things.
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| Lucky Moving's Phone Number in Taoyuan City |
We've had bad
experiences with moving companies in the US.
One company refused to unload some of our furniture until we paid them
with a credit card and the payment was secured. The price was higher than quoted and the crew was unhelpful, even
insulting. But this move was carried
out professionally, for exactly what was quoted. The crew was young, energetic and positive, what a difference. We were lucky to find Lucky Moving!
Lucky Moving is located
in Taiwan and three cities in the US:
Lucky Moving,
Irwindale, CA 626-333-1306
Lucky Moving,
Sugarland, Texas 281-265-6233
Lucky Moving, East Brunswick,
NJ 732-432-4299
I received no goods, services or money for this post.
Other posts you may be interested in:
On the Move: Finding a Home in Taiwan
Taiwan Travelogue: The Traditional Market
