Monday, July 31, 2006
Memories of Taipei Part 2
On the second dae, we chanced upon an
Eslite Bookstore (Cheng2 Pin3 Shu1 Dian4) while we were exploring ard... To all book lovers,
Eslite is the place to go! (Do visit its
24-hour flagship branch at Tunhua South Road!) Browsing in a bookstore has never been such a
relaxing experience... =) I left wif 3 chinese books on hand, and they cost less than
S$30 in total! Happy!
Following that, we went in search of Serene's fav
voodoo dolls... We finally found the Zhongxiao branch after an intensive search! U can take a look at the cute voodoo dolls
here!
In the afternoon, we went to
Wu Fen Pu. If u r going to Taipei to shop, u
must make this ur veri first stop. There r
millions of shops along the streets and alleys, all selling the latest, trendiest fashion at
wholesale prices. It's juz like Bugis Street, albeit
100 times bigger. It's hard not to get lost within the rows and rows of shops... We literally shopped till we dropped!
(I'm sorrie i've no pics of Wu Fen Pu...)At nite, we went to
Raohe Street Nite Market, which was just a 5-min walk from Wu Fen Pu!
This is the other nite mkt (other than Shilin Nite Mkt) that is worth visiting! There r many food stalls and shops selling clothes, shoes etc... I juz love the
atmosphere of nite mkts!
On the left was the stall that we ate at... We had oyster omelette and smelly beancurd (chou tofu)! I fell in love wif
chou tofu after my first try... It's realli delicious! =)
On the third dae, we woke up bright and early to "conquer"
Yang Ming Shan. As i'm not a fan of mountain-climbing, the uphill task seemed particularly arduous. After lots of hiking and climbing, we finally reached our destination - the
Juan Si Waterfall!
We got lost as we tried to make our way out to the nearest bus stop. But hey, it was a blessing in disguise after all! We took the route less travelled and eventually found ourselves in a
misty paradise... The scenery was
breathtaking!
For a moment, we tot we were in
heaven! In front of us was a nice little hut, in the middle of a grassland, surrounded by mountain fog... On our right was a pavilion, wif an old couple sitting there and enjoying their picnic... Wat a heavenly sight!
After going back to our hotel and having some rest, we went to Xi Men Ding again at nite. We ate the famous
Ah Zong Mee Sua for dinner (we ate that the dae before too)!
I personally did not like it as much as our local Shilin Mee Sua. I dun like
pig intestines (zhu1 chang2) in my mee sua! And where r my fav
oysters?!
After dinner and a few hrs of shopping, we head to our fav place (or rather my fav place) -
CashBox PartyWorld KTV! When we first stepped into the lobby, we'd tot that we were in a 5-star hotel... The place looks extremely
grand and posh!
(Sorrie, no pics again.) We did not have a fantastic time though, as we were all too tired after a dae of mountain-climbing...
(to be continued...)
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