Today we headed out around noon, cos the weather was bloody cold. It was as low as 13 degrees with strong cold wind blowing. The face is especially cold and we wrapped our scarves over half our faces. No point buying the masks cos we be going back soon and it would be useless. The finger tips are cold too, icicles.
We headed first to Zhong Xiao Fuxing to the Flower Market, when we got there, I asked for direction and the lady told me it's only available on holidays. Okay nothing much in the area. It looked like the Bank/Office area.
We headed to the next station Zhongxiao Dihua to go to this 24hr Eslite Bookshop. I ended up buying 3 books. 2 books about JLPT 3N for 580NT ($26) with Chinese is okay cos Jap-Chinese translation is very close compared to Jap-Eng. Also bought a book about macarons. Then we looked for lunch at about 3.40pm. Following the little guidebook I bought, we found one of the featured cafe but it's for a all-you-can-eat cakes plus tea. So we went into one called "茶街" and I ordered their 招牌 curry chicken. It comes with soup and drink for NT130 ($5.80) a large servin of rice, egg, curry chicken n veg plus soup n yam milk tea. Nice! My sister ordered the Hot Pot and it really is alot for just 200NT ($9).
We headed to the Sun Yat-Sen station to go see how it's like. To partly show our dad some pics that we can 'see things' on a free & easy trip instead of those packaged tour. We headed to the Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall. It's huge ass big. Very broad expanse of space. We took pics here n there. Even played with the vending machine to get a hot can of coffee to warm the fingers. We went inside also to look. Quite impressive.
After that we went to the Taipei City Hall mrt and straight and headed to this big Eslite Bookshop. There's shopping stuff available n we bought tea, a book about transforming the plain toast into 70 styles. There's also small retailers like in a mall where there's lot of unique stuff. Like this 2D bag is actually 3D and some kick ass stickers. Lol don't think they can be bumper sticker. We walked over to Taipei 101, its freezing cold outside man. The cold wind kept blowing. I am becoming a masked person by then. Man kept yearning for alcohol to warm the body, now I can understand why the Koreans, Jap drink so much.
We reached Taipei 101, it reminds me of Taka, with all the posh branded stuff. I took a floor plan, 6 floors n 1 basement. Looking through the list of branded stores, we decided that we would go to the basement instead. It's my 2nd time at 101. Been here before in the last visit. The basement had a large food court style dining and lots of 手信 stalls selling by now the familiar "黄梨饼，芋头酥， 太阳饼，老婆饼＂which are the common gifts of choice, besides the tea. I saw this outlet selling 铜锣烧 with filling. Too bad it needs to be chilled. I bought 2 to eat, one Hokkaido milk and another Mango. Intend to being back to hotel room to eat. Then walking around at the stalls, we settled in Omu Rice. My sister has pork cutlet cordon blue (cheese filling) Omu rice. Mine is Hamburg Omu Rice. It comes with soup. About 160NT to 180NT, less than $10. The cutlet is very tender and nice. The hamburg is moist and very well flavored. It's like so far even some 阿狗阿猫 stall we ate at, their meat is really very well flavored, 排骨，鸡排 etc are very delicious.
After that we headed back to Ximengding through all that cold wind again. Wanted to try Iry's recommended Shabu Shabu but my sis had hot pot n the sauce is really... So she worried later we reach, that's the only sauce they have. Hmm another trip perhaps. We aimed for this 3兄妹 dessert stall, famous in Ximeng. We ordered the 削冰, one strawberry one mango. Very delicious! The 粉圆 aka frog egg with the shaved milk ice plus mango, mango syrup n mango ice cream. Very nice, nicer and cheaper than the ones we ate back in Spore.
After that headed back to hotel. Slept a bit late due to the cold. My toes were so cold despite the double layer socks, it's very cold inspire of the heater which wasn't doing much. The room reached 15 degrees at one point. Fell into a deep sleep still wake up earlier than sister.
Every morning I am the first to wake, just in time to eat breakfast. Though it's simple; porridge, egg, some dishes plus 4 types of preserved veg, 4 cold beverages n 2 hot ones and
toast, 1 fruit. I find I can stomach the porridge easily n it's quite nice to eat even if it appears simple. Breakfast is the amazing meal where one can eat the same food everyday by choice.
We got the hotel to arrange transport to the airport cos didn't want to lug the luggages trying to find the bus pick-up point. So that l's 1000NT for the cab ferried by the hotel to he airport. Works out to less than $23 per person. For the less hassle I don't mind. My sister not complaining so it's good and settled.
Tom is last night out. Explore a bit of the south plus go to the nearby Shida night market. To challenge the 臭豆腐, eat the 卤味.
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