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Seafood Lunch at Tamsui

One of the best meals I had in Taipei was at a restaurant in Tamsui Old Street Night Market. My cousin Benjie chose the place. The restaurant didn’t have an English name. My dad did all the ordering. The place didn’t look like much but the food was wonderful. The fried oysters tasted even betterContinue reading “Seafood Lunch at Tamsui”

Starbucks Taipei

After Yangmingshan we went to Tamsui (淡水, or Danshui, Danshuei, Tamshui) Old Street and waterfront to have lunch and walk around. While waiting for my cousin Benjie to park his van I saw this Starbucks store celebrating it’s 14th anniversary in Taipei and some products were on sale for 15% off. Tinned egg rolls, cookies,Continue reading “Starbucks Taipei”

Yangmingshan National Park

Since my cousin Benjie is a local tour guide on occasion he took us to Yang Ming Shan for some sightseeing. The park was beautiful but it was so hot that day that the ‘oldies’ didn’t want to walk up and explore the flowers and plants in the park. Pat, Jay and I walked forContinue reading “Yangmingshan National Park”

Raohe St. Night Market 2012

Two years ago I went to Raohe St. Night Market with some friends. This time I went with my parents and some friends. The advantage is my parents can speak and read Chinese so we were able to order different food. Our first stop was dinner at this small restaurant with a Chinese only menu.Continue reading “Raohe St. Night Market 2012”

足足樂養身會館 Foot Massage, Taipei

We all wanted to get an authentic massage so we asked our hotel’s concierge where to go. He directed us to a place on this street but we went to this place which was cheaper. With my super minimal Chinese we managed to get a massage by pointing at the list below. I was soContinue reading “足足樂養身會館 Foot Massage, Taipei”

Eslite Bookstore, Xinyi Taipei

To call Eslite just a bookstore is a huge understatement. It’s more like a lifestyle store with everything from food, bags, shoes, houseware and gadgets. When Eslite opened their first 24-hour bookstore 17 years ago, they started a trend. The latest XinYi Store is eight stories and 7,500 pings large and has adopted an evenContinue reading “Eslite Bookstore, Xinyi Taipei”

Silks Palace at The National Palace Museum

The business conference I attended hosted a welcome dinner at Silks Palace at National Palace Museum. The restaurant was housed in a beautiful 3 storey building. The 1st floor was a regular walk in restaurant. The second floor had bigger tables and private function rooms. We were on the 3rd floor for our private event.Continue reading “Silks Palace at The National Palace Museum”

Lunch at Shin Yeh 101

We had some free time so my parents and I went to Taipei 101 to look for good Chinese food. Our hotel, Grand Hyatt Taipei, was connected by footbridge to Taipei 101 and several big malls in the Xinyi district. Taipei 101 facade We took the elevator all the way to the 85th floor toContinue reading “Lunch at Shin Yeh 101”

Buffet Breakfast at Cafe, Grand Hyatt Taipei

My stay at the Grand Hyatt included breakfast buffet at the Café. As with any buffet I was wary of the food offerings. Nice water feature at the entrance. Different food stations were scattered around the huge restaurant that’s why there wasn’t any lines despite the almost full restaurant. dried fruits and nuts bircher muesliContinue reading “Buffet Breakfast at Cafe, Grand Hyatt Taipei”

Grand Hyatt Taipei

We were billeted at the Grand Hyatt Hotel Taipei for our convention. It’s not a new or modern hotel but I think they recently had a renovation. My room was big and clean. I’ve never seen a full electrical hot water pot in a hotel room before. I plugged it in and had instant accessContinue reading “Grand Hyatt Taipei”