First Step to Taiwan IVF (Part 1) : Arrival at Taiwan

We arrived Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (桃園機場) on February 15, 2011 at around 10:00 am.  We took the CitiAir Bus (大有巴士) to Bailee Hotel (百利飯店).  Adult fare is NT$90 while senior and child fare is NT$45. 

You may refer to this map for directions I will be describing here.  Print out the map for your reference, I'm sure you will find this very useful.

Mackay Memorial Hospital Vicinity Map

The bus stop to get off is Ambassador Hotel (國賓飯店) (I) along Zhongshan North Road (中山北路).  Actually the bus stop is not in the hotel itself, it is across the hotel but that's the name of the bus stop.  The station before Ambassador Hotel is Tatung University (大同大學) (H).  Mackay Memorial Hospital (A) is between Tatung University and Ambassador Hotel.  When you see the hospital you get off at the next bus stop.

From the bus stop you need to walk back to the hospital and turn left at Jin Xi St. and look for Bailee Hotel (C).

After checking in, it was already lunchtime and we were starving.  There are restaurants near the hotel.  We chose to have shabu-shabu as the weather at that time was cold.  An order of pre-set shabu-shabu meal costs between NT$100-120.  Rice, cold or hot tea and ice cream are self service and unlimited.

After our first satisfying meal in Taiwan, we went to the hospital to check the place out.  It is hard to get lost for our appointment the next day.  I called Ms. Vanessa Lin and she met us at the ground floor.  She toured us to the 6^th Floor where the IVF Lab is located, to the 2^nd floor where Dr. Robert Lee holds clinic, the G/F where the Injection Room, Blood Test Counter and Pharmacy are.  These are the only locations you have to be familiarized with.

Since we have nothing on our agenda that day, we asked her where the service apartment, KT Star (基泰之星) is, we might as well visit the place.  To know more about KT Star, please refer to my blog on KT Star Service Apartment.

To be continued…First Step to Taiwan IVF (Part 2) : Medical History Interview