Day 1 Part 1 (Singapore Changi Airport - Taoyuan International Airport)
Day 1 Part 2: (Yongkang Street 永康街 - Taipei 101 台北101 - Shihlin Night Market 士林夜市)
Day 2 Part 1: (Four Seas Soy Bean King 四海豆漿大王 - Goose Meat Shop 鴨肉扁 - Ximending 西門町)
Day 2 Part 2: (Raohe Night Market 饒河觀光夜市)
Day 3: (Taipei Breeze Centre 微風廣場 - Guang Hua Digital Plaza 光華商場 - Ximending 西门町)
Day 4: (Jiufen 九份 - Shifen 十份 - Jingtong Mining Town 菁桐老街 - Raohe Night Market 饒河觀光夜市)
Day 5 was a day of non-stop eating and relaxation. But mostly the eating part.
How much? Well you're about to find out.
We started the day a little later by sleeping in. After some impromptu research, the sister read some blogs suggesting possible breakfast/brunch spots in Taipei and someone suggested Bafang Yunji 八方雲集, a dumpling house which has branches all over Taipei.
The nearest one was only a 2 minute walk from our hotel! What luck!
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| The pan-fried gyozas are honestly the best thing here! The skin is thin and crispy but oh so tasty. The filling? Juicy and bursting with the sweetness of the minced meat! I highly recommend the curry flavoured one! It isn't spicy but its packed with the tantalising aroma of curry you just can't stop at one. |
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| They also sell a variety of noodles here in case you need some carb in you and you think dumplings aren't sufficient. I honestly wouldn't bother wasting my time with them though. The noodles are pretty meh and ordinary. The dumplings however are extraordinary. |
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| Corn chowder and Chilli Vinegar Dumplings - the chowder is totally YUM - can't say the same for the chilli vinegar dumplings though. Give this a pass and order more curry dumplings instead. |
My verdict? A not raved about enough breakfast spot with pretty good food! Do give this place a try - I swear I still have beautiful haunting dreams about the curry gyozas.
Bafang Yunji Dumplings 八方雲集
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| Time to pamper ourselves with an amazing foot massage and gua sha! We went to Snake Alley otherwise known as Huaxi Night Market. Its known as Snake Alley because they sell snake blood soup here - which is known to be good for your skin! |
Gua sha (Chinese: 刮痧; pinyin: guā shā), meaning "scraping sha-bruises", is a traditional Chinese medical treatment in which the skin is scraped to produce light bruising. Practitioners believe gua sha releases unhealthy elements from injured areas and stimulates blood flow and healing.
Be wary that some people bruise more easily than others. The general idea is that the more bruises that appear after you get your gua sha, the more unhealthy you were! However, the bruises may be pretty scary looking - don't get freaked out!
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| Relaxed, happy faces after our massage and gua sha! |
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| A procession was on that night to pray for peace! |
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| We went back to Shihlin Night Market for our to-die-for PRINCE CHEESE POTATOES! Honestly, the next time I'm back in Taiwan I definitely have to eat this! So do you! Its the stall right opposite Jiantan Station with a long line and a yellow signboard! |
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| Fried Milk - just so delicious, but so filling! Bring a friend who has a huge stomach so you can both pig out together in Taiwan! |
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| HOT-STAR Large Fried Chicken at Shihlin Night Market - when standing in the queue, somene will come up to you and ask you how many pieces of chicken you are buying. You'll pay him and take said number of paper bags from him, keep queueing and collect your chicken at the counter! |
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| I know, I know, no photos! But that is so amazing! People are just so talented at applying their creativity to everything and this duck is just so cute! |
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| Some hoop-shooting to pass the time in Shihlin Night Market! |
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| The most amazing Cheese Bread ever! |
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| You can customise your burger by choosing your patty, bun and sauce. I chose the brown sugar bun and chicken fillet! Yummmmmmm it was so good. The bun was so soft and the chicken crispy! AMAZING! |
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