Continuing from the day before
Day 5 started pretty early as the family wanted to go to the temple
for prayers and what not
a good one-two hours later
the whole group went for lunch at one of the better restaurants in Banciao
we must have ordered tens of dishes
at least it was a smorgasbord of them
but i was pining for fast food eg McD or KFC
cause i was tired of eating Taiwanese food already!!
(notice how thin the skin is??)
this is the perennial favorite among the old folks….
delectable fried man tous that came with it
funny how everything is red and orangey
honestly, everyone had great pickup but lost momentum towards the end
as we chattered throughout lunch
a family friend suggested that we went to Bitan in Xindian
i was elated at the thought of Xindian (Shu qi’s birthtown)
and nodded my head furiously agreeing that we made a stop there
but first i had to go back to Breeze Center to get my bag from Agnes B
i saw a bag that i really liked the night before
which i didn’t buy on impulse and that startled the bf
somehow he sensed that i really liked it and encouraged me to go get it
*hello, no makeup the whole time i was in Taipei
i know i look pale & yucky
i didn’t even put on blusher lo!!!!!!!!
after we sussed that out we began our journey to Bitan
if you look at the MRT map, it is right at the end of the Danshui (red) line
we were told that Bitan was very very romantic
and had a unique color-changing bridge (equally puzzled) like wtf..
but the weather was not on our side, it rained, wtf
we not only had to dodge the rain, we also had to brave the cold!!!
but since we were already there, we snapped a few pictures
and the beauty of the place didn’t translate into the pictures, boy was i disappointed!!
the bf, was, however persistent and insisted we waited it out
and so we parked our arses at Mr Brown (reminded me of Coffee Bean)
chatted over dinner and coffee, and fiddled on our iPhones for two hours
and the rain hadn’t stop!!
that said, we decided to buy clothes and accessories for our phones
and since we couldn’t find any pirated ones during our stay there
we had no choice but to buy it from
an apple outlet at Global mall
and out of the blue (i think it was the rain)
the bf began to have cravings for steamboat …. and thus
we looked around at the foodcourt but the bf kept whining and whining
that we ate steamboat elsewhere
although i was already very tired and feeling gloomy like the weather
i wanted him to be happy and his cravings satiated
we finally found one near our homestay
and the experience turned out pretty darned good
*(i officially like steamboat now) and i crave for it until today
they charge NTD100 per person (ONLY)
and the personal wok was kinda big, portion was huge
enough for the two of us !!!
unlike here where we pay RM50-RM80 for something decent
and that is still not comparable to what we had that night…. i’m salivating already
you know how when it rains and then
you’d love to have something soupy?
if there is something i miss most about Taipei
i’d have to say STEAMBOAT!!
kidyounot
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