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Asia » Taiwan » Taipei » Xinzhuang City April 3rd 2016

Now that I have had some time to gather and jot down my thoughts here is a more revised entry about our time in Taipei. Taipei has been amazing! I can't even begin to explain what a great few days we have had, but I'll do my best. First up, the food. Omg! I found a few dishes that I fell in love with. Noodles, so many noodles. I am a sucker for them, in all forms and varieties. Better when you drown them in a delicious broth and add veggies and tender meat. I ate noodles for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Stuffed buns, yum! Calvin and I found a great little bun stall at the end of the Linjiang St Market. The bun was delicately soft. The pork mixture inside was meat sent from the ... read more

Asia » Taiwan » Taipei » Xinzhuang City February 4th 2013

The first few days in Taipei are full of new sights, tastes and smells. We visit the city at a relatively easy pace, no need to go hardcore sightseeing when you're here for a longer while anyway. Most of our daily activities centre around finding good places to eat. We check out some vegetarian eateries, which you can find in pretty much any district. Some of them are the traditional Buddhist vegetarian type of soup kitchen, others offer buffet food, and yet others are more proper restaurants. One of the latter we try out is The Loving Hut. The food there is not bad, although it centres a bit too heavily on fake meat, in my opinion. What really gets to me, though, is the cultish propaganda by the owner of the Loving Hut restaurants and ... read more
Central Taipei neon signs
Lanterns at Shilin Temple
Wantan Soup




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