Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Taiwan Travelogue: Day Nine - Taipei Exploring

Shopping day ! 
Our plan is to finish the underground shopping mall at Taipei Main Station, which is gigantic, btw. 

Taipei City Mall - and seriously, there's alot of shoe shops there, with prices ranging from NT200 - 400
Bought my 7th pair of shoes here HAHAH.

Other than shoes, they have clothing stores as well, but eh the designs didn't suit us.



Because we ran the risk of overflowing our luggage, 
we quit the underground shopping mall before we got our 8th pair of shoes. HAHAH.

Exit Z4 to get to this area. We're going to Daiso and Kuang Nan Wholesale!
This huge building is the Taipei Main Station btw.


3 stories of items, at wholesale price - including stationery, albums, toys, omg everything.


光南大批發(台北許昌店)
No. 40 Xuchang Street
臺北市許昌街40號

There are other branches all over Taiwan, including Taichung and Hualien.
We went to the one at Taichung as well, and this Levon actually made a friend there wtf.

Who recommended us to this Japanese place for lunch.
They're known for affordable meals with good quality, especially their unagi rice, which many people rave about.



Fei Qian House
肥前屋
No. 13-2, Lane 121, Section 1, Zhongshan N Rd, Zhongshan District
中山北路一段 121 巷 13-2 號

Opening hours:
11 am to 2.30 pm
5 pm to 11 pm
Open daily except for Mondays

Menu for you!


Long queue means selfies !

Love this shot - Bimb dio kiap because Levon spotted us taking and she barreled over. Wahahah :D


Okay la a nice one ;p



Cold tofu 冷豆腐 !! :DD 


Stir fried beansprouts 炒豆芽菜


Salmon sashimi ! NT200 for this, 8 SGD?


Oyako Don ! 洋蔥蛋飯
Damn yummy la the hot steaming egg over rice.


Here's their famous Unagi Rice ! 鰻魚飯 - NT250, and I think this is the small one !
Levon enjoyed it so much until she hopped around while eating. Hahahah.


Yakitori ! 


Grilled squid



Can you make a guess where we're going for desserts?


Hello Kitty Sweets Café
No 90, Section 1 Da’an Rd, Da’an District
台北市 大安路一段90

Opening hours:
11.30 am to 10 pm

Nearest MRT Station: Zhongxiao Fuxing 忠孝復興 
Go out via exit 3, walk down Section 4 Zhongxiao West Road忠孝東路四段 ,
opposite direction from SOGO
Turn into Section 1 Da’an Rd大安路一段





There's a minimum spend of NT300 per person, which is easily met if you purchase a meal.


Desserts all come with a complimentary drink and a HK pudding.
Cranberry Apple Tea - omg I don't likeeeee, so sour, even 2 packets of sugar didn't help.


Pudding was awesome - smooth, not too heavy egg taste.


So was capturing Bimb's shocked expression when we cruelly destroyed the kitty's face.


Creme brulee - one of the nicer desserts.


Levon's German Pudding cake, which was meh. Crust was too thick.


"Why you disappoint me kittyyyy~"


Bimb's Tiramisu - which also didn't have a tiramisu taste. Alcohol not enough :x


Desserts were basically a flop - but what impressed us was their attitude towards feedback.
The waitress inquired for details from us, because we filled in negative ratings on their form.
Looks like they genuinely wanted to improve, so hopefully the desserts will improve? :D

Made a last minute pit stop at our favourite cosmetics store - 小三每日!

Actually we were due to visit Miramar Entertainment Park 美麗華百樂園,for the Ferris Wheel
But it was raining, meh we dont wanna view clouds only .

Our last dinner in Taipei - Mala Yuanyang Steamboat! 


马辣顶级麻辣鸳鸯火锅
2F., No.62, Xining South Rd., Wanhua District
臺北市 万華區 西寧南路62 

Lunch: 11.30 am to 4 pm - NT498
Dinner: 4 pm to 5 am - NT598
Weekends or Public Holidays: 11.30 am to 5 am - NT598

It's a really popular steamboat place, with branches across Taipei.
Expect a long queue of at least 30 minutes - we went to get a queue number and explored the rest of Ximending while waiting.

Huge array of vegetables and seafood for selection.
I think the buffet is super worth it for seafood lovers.




At least 3 mixes for the sauce is legit. 
My favourite combi is soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, chopped garlic and chilli!


Help yourself to local herb teas, Lipton, or Twinings tea.


There's even Movenpick and Haagen-Dazs 






Plus sukiya style meats - just request platters from the waiter.
There's quality beef, lamb, pork and chicken. (:


Slurps, om nom nom meal !
At SGD 26 per pax, its the standard price for Sukiya, 
but its more worth it because of the wide range of items available.

Packing up our buys over the last 10 days is no mean feat omg. 
But I've become quite a pro at packing sun biscuits. HAHAHA.

This is 3 boxes into one luggage mwahahahaha.



OMG NO. 9 I'M ALMOST DONE !!!

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