Taipei trip

Recently, i made a trip to Taipei with HV. The purpose of this trip is to catch up with friends and taste the local taiwanese food that i didn't get to try last time.

Taiwan is a cool country! Not to mention the deliciousness of the food and also the hospitability of Taiwanese.

A tip that i learned during this trip - exchange Taiwan Dollars in your home country, otherwise do it at Taiwan airport. If you miss it, you need to go to banks or the big departmental store, ie Sogo to exchange the money. Also, not every currency is exchangeable. To my astonishment, Sogo doesn't exchange British Pounds and i had to go to the national bank to sell it. What an interesting experience! At least, i have no problem exchanging money in other cities.

The trip itself didn't end up marvellously as i was sick. Yeah, too much good food and drink resulting the protest of my body.

The famous spicy steamboat - 麻辣火锅

The ingredients of the steamboat. Yum Yum!

Soya bean milk with sandwich - my breakfast in the next morning

Lunch at a tea drinking place in 故宫 - an expensive and inefficient dining place which is recommended in a travel book. I should make a complaint to the author.

The dessert - almond jelly. Taste awful!

Green bean cake - taste all right!

The dissatisfaction of our lunch was replaced by the superb experience in 热炒店

Taiwanese beer. It was a nice beer for a non beer lover like me. That's the start of my hang over and sickness in the next day.

Hot spring in 乌来

The hot spring pool

My birthday dinner in a Japanese restaurant. Thanks T and HV for that.

Having delicate French dessert in Paul

Apple and chocolate tart - It's sensationally good!

Taipei, i will see you in few years time.