Saturday, May 23, 2009

Dream - Fulfilled

To have laid foot on one of my five places to go before I die, I felt a compelling sense of accomplishment. Yes, it lived up to its expectations and my only regret is that I didnt spend enough time there.
One week to explore the whole of Taipei is seriously not enough. So we spent the later part of our vacation finding ourselves very short of time and having to plan every minute.
If a picture paints a thousand words...... Then I've got a book here. =) Enjoy.
At the Airport.
On the plane. Waiting for take-off. Weather was good, fortunately.
In the metro train, on the way back to the hostel aft dinner @ shida night market.
In our bedroom. Desperately trying to capture a decent picture.
At the Taipei Zoo. Admission was only 3 bucks and way bigger than the Singapore one. By the way, I didnt zoom in on this one. Yes, I would've died if he decides to sneeze. 0.0
Choo Choo Train which goes all the way to Tainan, Taitung and the other parts of Taiwan. But we just went to Jiu Fen.
Jiu Fen Old Street.
Wu Keng (Fifth Tunnel) @ Jing Gua Shi
View from a bridge.
Modern Toilet Restaurant. Mine was a bathtub, Mengli's was a toilet bowl and Seok's was a sink. We have a full set. Lols.
Qing Tian Gang @ Yang Ming Shan. Trust me, its beautiful...
Lols. Look at the vast lands behind me!!

'Ah Gei' and 'Ah Xiang' are the famous delicacies in Danshui Old Street. While Ah Gei is soso.. Ah Xiang is really good!! Its deep fried prawn rolls with a special homemade lemon sauce.. Omg Omg...
Of course! How could we forget about wen quan. Me and Seok went to the one where the locals usually went instead of the posh tourist resorts. The result? A refreshing, cheap and fun experience which costs only 40yuan(ard 2 dollars). A posh resort will charge at ard 400 - 1000yuan. =)
Ice cream after hot spring. KIMOCHI!!
Oh.. Would you look at the time! I'm supposed to meet the girls at 6 and its 5.20 alr.. Haha.. Okay, hope I have the motivation for part 2 soon..
If not, Taipei is way too good to describe it in a blog post. I'm just not doing the place enough justice. hahahaha...