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Tuesday, 25 June 2013

Travelogue: Taiwan Day 5

Taiwan Day 1
Taiwan Day 2
Taiwan Day 3
Taiwan Day 4

It was our last and final day here in Taipei and we had to check out at 12pm. After checking out, we decided that our priority should be getting those N95 masks that was sold out islandwide in Singapore.

It wasn't easy getting them here either because Cosmed, Watsons and Momo didn't carry them, only the normal surgical ones which wouldn't strong enough.

Someone suggested that we try Carrefour and on our way there....we spotted this happening car driven by an old man! Can't really see though but he had figurines and those shiny stuff wrapped around his back seat. Because he was sitting near us, B didn't dare to take a closer shot.


A costume and mascot shop and I was trying to mimick Lao Fu Zi

B & his favourite "zao cai mao" (Fortune Cat)
 After reaching Carrefour, we were told they didn't carry the masks either and asked us to try our luck at this shop diagonally opposite selling medical stuff. We took about 15 to 20minutes just trying to locate Carrefour and it was another good 10 minutes walk before we found the medical shop. But alas! We were told that they only carried medicines etc and the staff advised us to try this lane near the hospital selling all sorts of medical items. This took us another 20 to 30 minutes before we found our destination and we almost lost our way.

Thankfully it didn't disappoint us this time and paid for a box of 25 pieces. Before we stepped out, we decided to purchase another box since we were already there and was buying for quite a number of family and relatives. They didn't have sufficient supplies and needed a good 30 to 45 minutes to collect from their other outlets. We took this time to have our lunch and drink.

I wanted Formosa Chang and B agreed with it. No drinks ordered and we headed over to a nearby Bubble Tea shop to quench our thirst.

I ordered Milktea with Pudding and B got his favourite Passionfruit ice blended.  

Finally! N95 masks purchased!

Our saviour!! LOL


Located and hidden behind these old streets, a tourist would never have thought of exploring this side of Ximending

Diagonally across Ximen Station Exit 6 is a police station and their cars were all parked outside the station. Can you spot the dent on the police car?




View of 1 side of the famous and happening Ximending. That's Ximen Station Exit 6 on the right side if you can see the white cars.
 We did some beauty shopping once again at MOMO and Cosmed and headed back to the hotel lobby to rest and pack some stuff first. Near evening, we went out again for dinner and to clear our remaining TWD.

Couldn't leave Taiwan without giving this ice cream a try!



The ice cream felt so flimsy like it was gonna collapse anytime that we had to snap pictures as fast as we could




Walked abit more and finally decided to fill our tums tums first before all our TWD is gone

See! I told you...got "Guo Tie" must buy "guo tie".  It was TWD 5 per piece and you could just order your desired quantity and add on later if you think it's insufficient for your tum tum

Tried the black version Dou Jiang but i still prefer the original

They had different flavoured dumplings like spring onion, original, kim chi, curry  and prawn. I decided to give the Kim Chi flavoured a try. Went really well with my tasteless and bland noodles and costs TWD5 per piece
My bland "Original Style Soup Noodles"I wanted the dry version but had placed the wrong order. Oh well...healthier choice i guess

B's red beef noodle soup noodles which tastes like any beef noodles soup you eat in Taiwan

The main menu
Side dishes menu

He got bored when I shopped in SASA and started playing with the mask


That's all for Day 5 in Taiwan and we headed back to the hotel and waited for the taxi to bring us to the Airport at 11pm.

Next post on my loots and beauty hauls in Taiwan!







Travelogue: Taiwan Day 4 Yong He Dou Jiang & Shih Lin

Day 4
If you hadn't noticed by now, we didn't travel much to touristy places like Yeh Liu, Jiu Fen and Taipei 101. Because B and I are both pretty lazy people and sometimes, we get disappointed with the scenery like you can just find similar views in Singapore too. So we decided to explore slowly and add more places to visit the next time we fly to Taiwan. 

So Day 4, he decided to try the complimentary breakfast provided by the hotel. We got up at 9am and were so disappointed with the spread. So, we took some porridge and went back to the room to sleep. LOL..



                                  Finally set off again around 2.30pm in search for YONG HE!!
B with wearing his new shoes


My camera was foggy, hence the haze effect. 



When we saw this menu, both of us went "OMG! All Chinese and no pictures" It takes alot of effort for me to read chinese and what's more traditional chinese! But we managed!

The Doujiang is really smooth and fresh. You can really taste the authenticity of it.

In Singapore, when you order 1 youtiao, it comes in 2 pieces stuck together. But in Taiwan, 1 means 1 and a very long 1. 

Yonghe Opening Hours: 0530hrs to 1500hrs. W made it before they closed and it was not crowded too. Basically, only 2 of us dining in. 

"You tiao dan bing". Similar to the egg crepe you buy here at Shih Lin stall, the base is light with egg cooked in between layers. If you eat this plain, it is really bland. Thankfully there were some sweet sauce mixed in to give in some taste and it wasn't that bad. We finished the Dan Bing.


Eat it while it's hot!

See! I told you...if I see Guo tie, I just gotta get it!  This time, it was fried just nice but they seem to add sweet sauce to everything and it was a tad too sweet for my liking

If I'm not wrong, they call this burger and we ordered one with meat and egg in it. You get to choose the colour of your man tou - Coffee, Purple or white and B chose this. More colourful! 

It was piping hot that we couldn't even take it out from the bag





The chicken had a smoky taste to it and it wasn't much to our liking. Didn't finish this though. 

The tang bao - equivalent to the Xiao Long Bao here. If you're in Taiwan, they serve Xiao Long Baos too but those are without the broth. You need to order Tang Bao instead.

This was a little disappointing because it contained very little broth and the skin was too dry.
This is the building opposite Yong He Dou Jiang. So if you spot this, you're on the right track. 
Nevertheless, we had a hearty brunch and it was time to explore another part of Ximending and after we got bored there, we decided to head over to Shih Lin once more since we didn't explore 1 part of the Night Market.

Remember Exit 1



This time, we crossed over to the commercialised area and turned left

Erm...R21. Too gross for us to try out. So obscene!



There's 1 Modern Toilet Cafe here too. If you missed it in Ximending, try it here. But it's located on the 2nd level. 

Tried the Mee Sua here
Taste average, nothing special, very small portion

The oyster didn't taste like oysters should. More like flour mixed with starch. 
Had this bacon wrapped with spring onions to go with the mee sua. Quite ex. TWD30 for 1 piece. Bacon not salty at all and again, they added sweet sauce to it.

Bought 50 Lan and Hot Star on our way back to hotel again!