Taiwan Day 3 (February 24th): Being the foodies we are, of course we had to stop by the one and only Din Tai Fung. This Din Tai Fung visit was a special one as we got to go to the original store in Xinyi, Zhongzheng District. Known for their long lines, we were fortunate to only have waited for about 20 minutes (and every minute of this wait was totally worth the food we were about to have). Once we got inside, there were so many options to choose from. Some things were got were: xiao long baos (we got 30 of them... again), spicy dumplings, custard buns, green beans with minced pork, After fueling up, we headed to the one and only Taipei 101. When we got there, of course we had a mini photoshoot! We took pictures with the Taipei 101 building but also the LOVE sign they had. Given the building is extremely tall, we did have some struggles taking pictures with it (*TIP* if you want to have a photo with the full building, suggest going somewhere where you are able to see the building from afar). From there we quickly stopped by Long Shan Temple (龙山等) before we headed to Raohe St. Night Market (饶河夜市) for dinner. Us girls and guys decided to split up and go our own ways around the market, and we had a great time! Some of things we got to try were papaya milk, pork buns, mini pancakes, chicken sticks, etc. The BEST part was the arcade. We spent couple hours playing games such as Dance Dance Revolution, Taiko (japanese drums), etc. This was where we also discovered a song, Love Scenario by IKON (that would eventually end up being a song we would remember throughout the rest of our trip). After meeting up with the guys, we called it a night and headed back to our Airbnb. Taiwan Day 4 (February 25th): For our last day in Taipei, we started off our day eating Beef Noodles (牛肉面) at Lao Shandong Homemade Noodles. Their beef noodles were very fragrant/flavorful and different from other beef noodles I've had before. Compared to most places, their noodles were flatter and thicker but since it was homemade, it had the chewy texture to them which I enjoyed. We got the regular size, which was very filling because of the amount of noodles and the meat! For dessert, we stopped by at Mister Donut which was at the Ximending (西门町) station. I was so excited since I haven't had Mister Donut since Japan! For the rest of the day, we ended up shopping and packed for our trip south to Tainan to visit Cel and her family! Taiwan Day 5 (February 26): After checking out of our Airbnb, we headed to Taipei Main Station, where we boarded a train to go to Tainan. We decided to take the 4hr train ride to give us time to rest and relax before we arrived since we were fairly tired from the night before. Once we got to Tainan, Cel and her mom came to pick us up and we all headed to her home. After settling in, we finally got to meet her family's dog, which was the CUTEST and FLUFFIEST thing ever. For dinner, we headed to Wusheng Night Market (武聖夜市), yes another night market 😝. I love how each night market has their own atmosphere and variety of shops. Wusheng for sure was the busiest night market we have been to during our time in Taiwan. Most stalls had lines and sometimes it was pretty difficult getting through. Some of my favorite things I had were liang sha yuan (涼沙园), deep fried potato balls (地瓜球), and milk tea. We even played a game where we had to shoot five basketballs into different leveled baskets, which we unfortunately couldn't achieve (but the workers were funny and nice even though one of us hit them in the head HAHAH). We wrapped up the night by heading back to Cel's and had a short karaoke night singing some songs (one of them being Love Scenario). Taiwan Day 6 (February 27): We started the day by heading to Chimei museum (奇美博物馆). The museum was interesting as it had a wide variety of exhibits from Western art, musical instruments (with a "live" orchestra), weaponry and natural history. From there we headed back to the Anping (安平) area. We got to try a popular beef soup and had some dessert which was so gooood. After we ate, we also looked around at some stores and ended up buying snacks (specifically big bags of shrimp chips which we ended up finishing that night). For dinner, we got takeout and had stinky tofu, xiao long baos, and stir fry which was all very tasty. However, the exciting part of the night was learning how to play mahjong. At first it was difficult since we had no prior knowledge of how to play but as we played several rounds, w all started to understand and learned some tricks to help us win. Taiwan Day 7 (February 28th):
For our last day in Taiwan, we started the morning off by playing mahjong (we became addicted after last night). For breakfast, Cel's grandma was so sweet and made us breakfast! From homemade breakfast noodles, fruits, bread, and tea, she had prepared everything. It was such a heartwarming breakfast since it was the first time I've had a home cooked meal in about two months 😌. After breakfast, we packed up our stuff to prepare to leave for the airport later on. But before we had to leave, Anna, Isaiah, Brittney, and I decided to have a relaxing afternoon and went to get a massage. Getting a massage was so calming but my back also ended up hurting (probably from the extreme amount of pressing the lady did 😅). Once we got back to the house, we all headed to the train station to go to the airport. Our flight ended up being fairly empty due to COVID-19 with not many people flying. Overall, I had a wonderful time in Taiwan and already looking forward to going back. There is amazing food, shopping, and the people are truly one of the nicest people I have met. Looking back at my time here, there is no other place with such an amazing night market culture🤩
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