I ushered in 2014 in Taipei City and spent a few days there. I finally got to participate in the New Year’s Eve festivities and fireworks in the Taipei 101 area.
I also went to the Danshui coast during this trip.
crossed to the other side of Danshui for the first time, and visited Bali Island’s lovely Shihsanhang Museum of Archaeology. -it was free and the English speaking guide was friendly and helpful.
the highlight of this trip was definitely the food. our first meal, at the much hyped Yong Kang Beef Noodles was disappointing (even had to queue half an hour for it), but the rest definitely went beyond our expectations.
- Cama Coffee- delicious and cheap, with a cute mascot
- Din Tai Fung xiao long bao and beef noodles at the original Yong Kang St. branch- went there twice!
- Little Shanghai beef noodles
- Shan Xi Knife Cut Beef Noodles- definitely our favorite, went there twice too. these noodles were different from the usual hand-pulled ones we’re used to. the guy had a special method of “shaving” the noodles. the tomato broth was great too.
- Xi Men Ding’s Okinawan mochi stall- couldn’t stop going back there. so addictive.
- spicy mala hotpot at Dai Ho Dian.
- candied tomatoes
- beef noodles at a hole in the wall restaurant in Xi Men ding- quite good too.
- pot stickers at the chain dumpling store beside Cama Coffee
- Xi Men Ding’s Modern Toilet Restaurant. this was our New Year’s Eve meal. the food was just ordinary, but the decor was fun.
More photos:
a threading stall (for shaping eyebrows and removing facial hair) in the street
a street protest
light rail train outside Muzha station (near the Taipei Zoo)
and of course, no trip of mine anywhere is complete without graffiti:
