April 26, 2014

Day 9 Taiwan - Country with love and food

I'll be back

The last day at Taipei, and is rainy. Finish packing, and is time to say good bye.
Rainy 
Before we leaving to the airport, we always wanted to try the Taiwan's origin, the best franchise restaurant in the world. Ding Tai Fung(鼎泰丰).


Xiao Long Bao (小笼包)
Their signature dish, Xiao long Bao. 10 piece for NTD 100. Pretty good deal, and it taste superb. Be careful thou, as when you take a bite, the meat juice inside will burst and might burnt your tongue. I did.

Vegetarian Bun - Chai Bao(菜包)
Fried rice 
Tan tan noodles - 担担面
Beautiful cooked Ramen served with minced pork sauce.
Pork Chop w/ Omelet rice - 猪排饭
Eight Precious Pudding - 八宝饭

Cloth to cover our bags, and jackets
Satisfying breakfast, but is still very early and our flight is at night. We decided to park our luggage in a locker on the main station of Taipei then walk to Taipei 101 tower and have a look.
Taipei 101 - Fog
We unable to witness the majestic of Taipei 101 due to heavy rain and fog.

Rental bike
Taipei 101 and its shopping mall
Beneath the tower, there's a huge shopping mall. Just like KLCC
Entrance
Wall of fame to those help in building Taipei 101
Wall of Fame
Time for lunch!
Food court
Even is the food court food, the food here is delicious and not that pricey surprisingly.
Food
While we on the street, we encounter a pack of protestors marching on the main street of the Government Office.


I think the protest is about the transparency of the government and the high tax of the country.
Random Art
About 4pm, we took a bus and back to Tao Yuan international airport.

Taipei, Always more Delights
At the airport, we found this lovely booth. Hello Kitty theme Eva Air. I wanted to ride one!
Kawaii!~
As usual, before we leave, final round of Taiwan's delicious!
NTD 100 - Deep Fried Pork Chop Udon on a Sizzling Plate
These huge portion of food, only cost NTD 100, and it is so good!
NTD 100 - Deep Fried Shrimp with rice along with mushroom on a Sizzling Plate
Time to check in.
Long que before 3 hours of the flight - just to check in
The long que of the check in counter, luckily we arrive early!
Immigration 
This is it, is time for us to leave. Wonderful trip I say.
Good bye to food, good bye to pretty ladies, good bye to the warmth hospitality and good bye Taiwan!

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