Wednesday, 9 November 2011

Taipei 101

The most famous sight in Taipei is 'Taipei 101' basically the tallest building in the city. It houses a shopping mall, offices, observation deck, and a few restaurants. It's also got the fastest lift in the world and a significant 'wind damper' inside (which, unbeknownst to me is common in all tall buldings). This one is unusual because it is on display to the public. We spent a while wandering around taking in the view, stopped off for a drink at coco, finished off our take away breakfast, browsing around the supermarket inside before heading back out and off to get ready for another night market (and lots of eating!) FromTaipei City Hall station you can get a free shuttle bus to the building. Out of exit 2 take 101 free shuttle bus (labelled in English).






That's pretty darn fast!

Looking out at the Sun Yat-Sen memorial Hall




Looking East to Seoul



At the end of the long road is the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial

Millennium Peace Park

North to the river
Damper mascots
Looking East to London

The famous Damper
It's quite heavy








Out through a jewellery shop


Posing
Where to go next...?

Taipei City

Tuesday, 1 November 2011

Gluttony in Taipei

Taipei was food heaven. It was mornings of Dim Sum, evenings of night markets of discovering new things and finally revisiting some Chinese favourites. It was eating eating eating (with a little sight-seeing thrown in too). Don't read this article if your next meal is a long way away and you like Chinese cuisine!

Fruits fruits fruits

Our first meal was actually Japanese.


A bit like frogspawn...

A pastry filled with meat.

An incredibly unflattering photo of me...




Pancake filled with ice cream and caramel shavings

Dim Sum



Reunited with Tau Siu Bao

Yuk, I don't like this dish

We polished it all off

Caaaaaakkkkkkkkkkkkkeeeeeeee!!!

Little Penguin wine

Ah-maz-ing breaded calamari. Oh it was delicious

Calamari lady's stall

Eating some more

Chocolate baby


Nuts about nuts




Xiao long bao, Pork buns, meat pastries, nuts, tea and Wonton soup

Take Away doggy bag


The xiao long bao man


Yeah we like Xiao Long Bao

Haven't seen one of these drink places since China

Mixed chocolate milk drink

Finishing off our take away breakfast




Gimme gimme gimme!



Drinkies

Taiwanese Pineapple cakes

Hayley's coffee which looks like a moisuriser bottle


Dinner

In flight food