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Day 7: Taichung to Taipei!
10 October 2023, Tuesday
10.10... Taiwan's National Day, and also the day we head to Taipei!
Back to the city/Japan vibes (because their underground shopping streets are so similar 😂)!
We were too early for check-in, so we left our baggage with the reception and headed to find lunch.
Saw the same machine that I tried to get Pawmi from (in Taroko Mall) and decided to try my luck at it again. AND BOOM, Pawmi on the first try! 💕
We saw Katsuya and decided to just go with it - though Japanese cuisine, but they use Taiwanese Pork so... valid choice right?! 😂 If you leave them a google review, they give you a side dish for free!
After a very fulfilling meal, we headed back to the hotel to rest up a little.
Ximen Le Room Hotel Kai Feng Taipei 綺樂文旅 開封館
Map: No. 35號, Section 1, Kaifeng St, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, Taiwan 100
Extremely convenient location, but not a place I would stay at again. Self note: Taipei probably requires a higher accommodation budget than the rest of the country.
The room size was fine for me, I just had an issue with the very small toilet where I would bump into the wall or the toilet seat if I was getting dressed and that was dreadful for me 😂.
After a short break, we headed back out to Ximending, to grab dinner, which was within walkable distance from the hotel.
Ximending Night Market
Map: No. 127, Hanzhong St, Wanhua District, Taipei City, Taiwan 108
Bi has an accessory shop located in The Red House (store name: "New Noise") that she would visit every time she came here. So our very first stop was exactly that.
"New Noise" is an accessories store run by a pair of siblings, selling their own designs which are all related to music. I was drawn to one of the bracelets as I felt the colour blended with my skin very well and I just had to get it. 😂
Wasn't feeling particularly hungry that night (probably because we had quite a filling late lunch), so Bi went ahead to get her staple - Ah Zhong Mian Xian, while I got some snack from adjacent store. Along the way, I saw something similar to 手抓饼 which I really missed (Shanghai OIP memories), and got that too.
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