Taiwan Trip Day 4 - Taipei

4th Day and it's off to Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall! Nothing really fantastic there...but I gathered that it's always nice to at least visit there once..:) Enjoy the loads of pectures!

(Upon entrance into the area~)






(The interior..there was also a short performance on the changing of Guards ceremony~)



(Taiwan 101 visible from there~)






(Loads of flowers right outside the memorial hall...with the cold breeze..it feels really nice!)

Right after our visit at the Sun Yat Sen memorial hall, we went over to one of the central train stations which I forgot which stop it was. :p Din Tai Feng for lunch...didn't find anything exceptionally nice for the Din Tai Feng there though...I find it similar to the standard in Singapore..hmm..

(All of us patiently waiting for our food to be served!)





(Yum yum lunch!)

After a filling lunch, one of the girls wanted to visit one of the pastry stall just right outside the shopping mall..they sell really nice biscuits!!

(A Must-try!)

By then, stepping out into any open area was just too cold to bear! The wind was really strong and I gathered it's probably less then 10 degrees! Brr...we quickly hide back into the shopping mall after buying the biscuits. And then it was some shopping of skincare and cosmetics! Shu Uemura stuff is so much cheaper at Taiwan I get to buy myself some so I won't feel sorry! HAHA!

After returning back to hotel to put all our loots, we proceeded to Shi Da Night market for our night out!

(This little shop serves really nice Lu rou fan!)






(Eating all of this in the super cold weather is unforgettably comfortable!)



(Just a peckture of the night market~)

The night markets in Taiwan just leave me wanting more and more! Even after several nights of different night markets, I still can't have enough! The food was tasty and some of the shopping was also good buys (though not all)!

Day 5 of Taiwan coming soon! *Stay tuned* (>.<)

Taiwan Trip Day 3 - Taipei

Day 3..first morning in Taipei..we went out finding brekkie! The day before we spotted a 永和豆浆 which reminded us of the nice breakfast shop in Geylang Singapore..so we thought it was worth trying to! Unexpectedly, that became my favourite breakfast shop for the rest of the Taipei trip!!

(This above pork chop rice roll rocks TOTALLY!!!I had it for quite a few mornings for breakfast! =p)

After breakfast, we next proceeded to take a bus to the our next destination on our agenda for the day - YangMingShan National Park! It was a freaking 1 hour bus ride (=.=) But that's not the worse part..the worse part? - The weather!!!

(us in the shelter...ponchos for those of us without our brollies~)




(Our first stop...rain has stopped..but the mist stays / got stronger!FML!)



(Checking out where we can go next?)



(me!)




(Arriving at the next destination which I don't remb what it's called..the mist got worse!!)




(*shivers*!!)

And cos of the mist and the uber coldness, we couldn't possibly proceed on to anywhere else on the mountain. As such, we decided to just go down the mountain once the next shutter bus comes by..and we did! Ha..i know..what a wasted trip! :( I hope I can visit there again some time soon! Hmm perhaps the only reward of the trip..is this..

(Nicely bloomed!)



(Sulphur area taken from the bus~)

As our agenda was for the day had shortened due to the misty Yangmingshan, we decided to just proceed straight to Jiu Fen! And I love it! hee hee...guess why? Food of cos! HAHA!

(Train!)

Upon reaching Jiu Fen, we proceeded straight for our lunch! Some recommendations we found in our research state that Ah Gei (阿给) is a MUST try!

(Most of the food are nice and cheap!)




(Long xu tang!! what a nice traditional treat! totally miss it alot!)



(Takopachi?Yums!)




(And this - My Fav of all from Jiufen! Cheese potato with tons of corns, ham and veg bits!*drooling*)

After all the eating, our initial plan was to proceed to the Fisherman's Wharf to visit the Lover's Bridge. Unfortunately, the mist was still looming across the lake from opposite..so we decided to change our plans instead of making another wasted trip!

(Check out the mist behind the streets of Jiu fen..fisherman's wharf suppose to be somewhere opposite~)



(Spotted this awesome painter painting only from a photo! Super real can?!?! Gosh!)

So next up..back to hotel to put our stuff before we decided to head to Ximending for a steamboat dinner!!! Yes! Cold cold cold weather eat spicy hot steamboat...what else can be better then this right? =p

(Quite a big steamboat place..super crowded too!)




(My chilli and some nice desserts~ =p)



(All these desserts and fruits are included in the buffet too..oh and v0ery big variety of drinks as well!!)

Tummy all filled after the steamboat session, we walked for a while before we proceeded back to hotel. Slept with a super full tummy, and then rise and shine to Day 4 in Taipei!! More coming up!! *stay tuned*