Tammy cleverly mapped out the day’s itinerary. We would hit these 3 destinations in one day as they are located on the same MRT line.
On the way to the MRT station, we stopped by at a Mister Donut stall. I read somewhere that when Mister Donut opened its first shop in Taipei’s Tianmu in October 2004, one had to queue 3 hours! On the third day of business, the line winding into the store was well over 200 people. I tried one today and it was ahem, creative. The one I had was a PoDe (波堤) donut which is made from glutinous rice flour so it’s chewy, sort of a cross between a mochi and a doughnut. Kinda weird, really. Didn't know what to make of it.
淡水 DANSHUI
My Singaporean co-worker, Jee Sien, happened to be in Taipei for work and I invited her to join us in Danshui Old Street (淡水老街) or some fun under a very hot sun.
天母 TIANMU
Tianmu area is one of Taipei's more expensive neighbourhoods. In the past, it was a residential area for expats and foreigners.
向Hsiang The Brunch in Tianmmu serves all-day brunch. The restaurant is located just behind Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Tianmu.
向Hsiang The Brunch in Tianmmu serves all-day brunch. The restaurant is located just behind Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Tianmu.
How to get to Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Tianmu?[已停]
Take the MRT to 捷运芝山站 （Zhishan Station where a free shuttle bus service will take you to Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Tianmu.
向Hsiang The Brunch [已歇业]
士林区 天母东路50巷8号向Hsiang The Brunch [已歇业]
No. 8, Lane 50, Tianmu East Road, Shilin District +886 2 28725851
Opening hours: 1000 - 2200, Sat and Sun from 0800
Whilst in Tianmu, we also strolled to 中山北路七段 (Zhongshan North Road Sec. 7). The road extending from here to 忠誠路 (Zhongcheng Road) is supposedly a popular shopping district for tourists. We did come across a few interesting boutiques but the heat and humidity zapped every once of energy out of us and we had to gave up after a bit.
士林夜市 SHILIN NIGHT MARKET
No visit to Taipei is complete without a trip to a night market. At Shilin Night Market I ate the best deep-fried chicken I've had in ages. I couldn't help laughing at the English translation for "腿排". In Singapore, we would've said "Chicken Cutlet". In Shilin, it is given a direct Chinese to English translation: "The Leg Arranges". Gotta love the Taiwanese ^=^
Jee Sien and I each bought a deep fried chicken thigh (the best EVER); Tammy ate some skewered grilled stuff. I would've loved to hang out a little longer but Tammy and Jee Sien kept complaining about the heat so we had to leave.
Back in our hotel room, news of an impending typhoon kept Tammy and I on the edge of our beds. Weather forecast predicted that the typhoon may strike Taipei on Monday! How exciting is that?!
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