ITINERARY:
Day 1 - Lunch at Airport,Flight to Taipei, Check in Dandy Hotel(Review), Dinner in Taipei at 肥前屋
Day 2 – Breakfast at Dandy, Martyrs' Shrine 忠烈祠, Shinlin Residence 士林官邸
Yangminshan,Beitou Sulphur Valley, 烏來内洞囯家森林 Neidong Forest Wulai Old Street
Day 3 – Breakfast at Dandy, Journey to Hualian by Taroko Express, Review of Quality Inn Hualian, Hualian Town - Food Sampling, Dinner at Hualian
Day 4 - Breakfast at Quality Inn, 清水斷崖,池上便當,Lunch outside Tourist Centre, Taroko Gorge,七星譚, Hualian Town/蔥油餅/Dinner, Review of Hotel Bayview Qixingtan
Day 5 - Breakfast at Hotel Bayview, Qixingtan area around hotel, Journey Back to Taipei, Lunch at囯賓大腸煎, Check in Dandy Hotel(Review), XiMenTing, Dinner at Shilin Night Market
Day 6 - Breakfast at Dandy, 野柳 Yeliu GeoPark, Shifen 十份放天燈, 九份老街, 金瓜石 Gold Ecological Park , 陰陽海, 黃金瀑布, 鼻头角, 南雅rock formation, 基隆廟口夜市
Day 7 - Breakfast at Dandy, National Palace Museum, 天母, Lunch at Xin-Beitou, Danshui, Fisherman’s Wharf, Dinner at 梅江韓溝囯淡水店
Day 8 - Breakfast at Dandy, Experience HSR to Taichung, Shopping at 新光三越 Taipei Station,
Taipei Underground Front Station, Pass by CKS, Lunch at 高記, Taipei 101, Dinner at foodcourt
Day 9 - Breakfast at Dandy, Daiso, Lunch at Taipei Breeze Centre, Taipei Milk King, Home Sweet Home
Review of Dandy Hotel – Dec 6-7
Review of Quality Inn Hualian Dec 8
Review of Hotel Bayview Hualian Dec 9
Review of Dandy Hotel – Dec 10-13
SUMMARY:
Weather was very nice - no rain, thank God. Looks like Dec is a good time to go Taiwan. We just worn T-shirt and bermudas and sometimes light jacket, if required.
Places we love:
來内洞囯家森林, Yeliu, Shifen, Hualian town, 清水斷崖,Taroko Gorge, 七星譚, Fisherman's Wharf, xin-Beitou and Nanyang Rock
Food we love:
Hand made muah chee (Hualian & Taipei Breeze Centre)
池上便當, 蔥油餅 (Hualian)
和田steamboat, 高記小龍包, 肥前屋,Small fishes/nut (Taipei)
野菜 （陽明山）
Sausage (Wulai)
Sausage, spring roll, 營養三明治 (Keelung NM)
peanut 豆花 (Anywhere in Taiwan)
The iced tea at 和田 - tasted very special and fragrant, not like ordinary tea.
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Monday, December 28, 2009
Taiwan Trip Dec 6-14 - Day 4 - Hualian Town 蔥油餅/Dinner
Back in town, went to try the famous 炸蛋蔥油餅。 This one tastes a little salty but very fragrant. Delicious - should have ordered more. Mr Looi (the one in long blue shirt with dark blue sleeveless jacket) confirming our orders.
Everything is prepared in this mini pickup.
Yummy 炸蛋蔥油餅
Mr Looi drove us to ZhiQiang Night Market - again the shops are not open yet. He then drove us 2x round the food triangle - 中華路, 中正路 and 大禹街 to familiarise ourselves with the location of the various famours eateries and shops. Bought 1 bowl of 扁食 (forgot take photo) at 液香扁食 - the better one as recommended by Mr Looi. Later, had dinner at 炒天下。 This restaurant caters to tourists mainly. While having dinner, 4 tour buses drove in for dinner.
Ordered chinese spinach, beef with onion, cabbage, tofu and sliced fish (not in picture). Food so so only. Serving is ok. Again, the bill is ~NT1200.
中華路 - bought peanut 豆花from 豆花城 along this street, a few shops away from 一心泡泡冰。
Night scenes of 中華路
公正包子 at night.
Walked back to McDonald's. Pick up point by Mr Looi. This is 中正路. Bought 10 handmade groundnut muahchee from Zhen Ji to enjoy in hotel and Taipei along the way. They must be consumed by tomorrow 12am to ensure freshness.
85c Degree Bakery near the hotel we stayed 1st night. McDonalds is opposite.
Waited for Mr Looi to pick us up at McDonalds. He drove us to Hotel Bayview in Qixingtan. Quite a distance. The boys were not interested in Night Markets so we just rested in the hotel and ate our 豆花 and handmade much chee.
You might be interested in the Summary/Itinerary:
Day 1 - Lunch at Airport,Flight to Taipei, Check in Dandy Hotel(Review), Dinner in Taipei at 肥前屋
Day 2 – Breakfast at Dandy, Martyrs' Shrine 忠烈祠, Shinlin Residence 士林官邸
Yangminshan,Beitou Sulphur Valley, 烏來内洞囯家森林 Wulai Old Street
Day 3 – Journey to Hualian, Review of Quality Inn Hualian, Hualian Town - Food Sampling, Dinner at Hualian
Day 4 - Breakfast at Quality Inn, 清水斷崖,池上便當,Lunch outside Tourist Centre, Taroko Gorge,七星譚, Hualian Town/蔥油餅/Dinner, Review of Hotel Bayview Qixingtan
Day 5 - Breakfast at Hotel Bayview, Qixingtan area around hotel, Journey Back to Taipei, Lunch at囯賓大腸煎, Check in Dandy Hotel(Review), XiMenTing, Dinner at Shilin Night Market
Day 6 - Breakfast at Dandy, 野柳 Yeliu GeoPark, Shifen 十分放天燈, 九分老街, 金瓜石 Gold Ecological Park , 陰陽海, 黃金瀑布, 鼻头角, 南雅rock formation, 基隆廟口夜市
Day 7 - Breakfast at Dandy, National Palace Museum, 天母, Lunch at Beitou, Danshui, Fisherman’s Wharf, Dinner at 梅江韓溝囯淡水店
Day 8 - Breakfast at Dandy, Experience HSR to Taichung, Shopping at 新光三越 Taipei Station,
Taipei Underground Front Station, Pass by CKS, Lunch at 高記, Taipei 101, Dinner at foodcourt
Day 9 - Breakfast at Dandy, Daiso, Lunch at Taipei Breeze Centre, Taipei Milk King, Home Sweet Home
Review of Dandy Hotel – Dec 6-7
Review of Quality Inn Hualian Dec 8
Review of Hotel Bayview Hualian Dec 9
Review of Dandy Hotel – Dec 10-13
Everything is prepared in this mini pickup.
Yummy 炸蛋蔥油餅
Mr Looi drove us to ZhiQiang Night Market - again the shops are not open yet. He then drove us 2x round the food triangle - 中華路, 中正路 and 大禹街 to familiarise ourselves with the location of the various famours eateries and shops. Bought 1 bowl of 扁食 (forgot take photo) at 液香扁食 - the better one as recommended by Mr Looi. Later, had dinner at 炒天下。 This restaurant caters to tourists mainly. While having dinner, 4 tour buses drove in for dinner.
Ordered chinese spinach, beef with onion, cabbage, tofu and sliced fish (not in picture). Food so so only. Serving is ok. Again, the bill is ~NT1200.
中華路 - bought peanut 豆花from 豆花城 along this street, a few shops away from 一心泡泡冰。
Night scenes of 中華路
公正包子 at night.
Walked back to McDonald's. Pick up point by Mr Looi. This is 中正路. Bought 10 handmade groundnut muahchee from Zhen Ji to enjoy in hotel and Taipei along the way. They must be consumed by tomorrow 12am to ensure freshness.
85c Degree Bakery near the hotel we stayed 1st night. McDonalds is opposite.
Waited for Mr Looi to pick us up at McDonalds. He drove us to Hotel Bayview in Qixingtan. Quite a distance. The boys were not interested in Night Markets so we just rested in the hotel and ate our 豆花 and handmade much chee.
You might be interested in the Summary/Itinerary:
Day 1 - Lunch at Airport,Flight to Taipei, Check in Dandy Hotel(Review), Dinner in Taipei at 肥前屋
Day 2 – Breakfast at Dandy, Martyrs' Shrine 忠烈祠, Shinlin Residence 士林官邸
Yangminshan,Beitou Sulphur Valley, 烏來内洞囯家森林 Wulai Old Street
Day 3 – Journey to Hualian, Review of Quality Inn Hualian, Hualian Town - Food Sampling, Dinner at Hualian
Day 4 - Breakfast at Quality Inn, 清水斷崖,池上便當,Lunch outside Tourist Centre, Taroko Gorge,七星譚, Hualian Town/蔥油餅/Dinner, Review of Hotel Bayview Qixingtan
Day 5 - Breakfast at Hotel Bayview, Qixingtan area around hotel, Journey Back to Taipei, Lunch at囯賓大腸煎, Check in Dandy Hotel(Review), XiMenTing, Dinner at Shilin Night Market
Day 6 - Breakfast at Dandy, 野柳 Yeliu GeoPark, Shifen 十分放天燈, 九分老街, 金瓜石 Gold Ecological Park , 陰陽海, 黃金瀑布, 鼻头角, 南雅rock formation, 基隆廟口夜市
Day 7 - Breakfast at Dandy, National Palace Museum, 天母, Lunch at Beitou, Danshui, Fisherman’s Wharf, Dinner at 梅江韓溝囯淡水店
Day 8 - Breakfast at Dandy, Experience HSR to Taichung, Shopping at 新光三越 Taipei Station,
Taipei Underground Front Station, Pass by CKS, Lunch at 高記, Taipei 101, Dinner at foodcourt
Day 9 - Breakfast at Dandy, Daiso, Lunch at Taipei Breeze Centre, Taipei Milk King, Home Sweet Home
Review of Dandy Hotel – Dec 6-7
Review of Quality Inn Hualian Dec 8
Review of Hotel Bayview Hualian Dec 9
Review of Dandy Hotel – Dec 10-13
Taiwan Trip Dec 6-14 - Day 3 - Hualian Town - Food Sampling
After a short rest in the hotel, we settled off to the "food triangle". First stop, 公正包子店. This shop operates 24hrs and there was no queue when we were there.
Street scene outside the shop
Ordered 肉羹 starchy meat soup NT50, the famous baos NT5 each, of course and 水餃 NT3 each。
Verdict - quite ok. After that, we went next door 周家蒸餃 to try the 蒸餃. BTW, did not know what was the difference between 水餃 and 蒸餃. Both tasted the same to me. 周家蒸餃 has air conditioning so it was cooler. Weather at Hualian was quite warm though it was supposed to be winter.
Next, strolled along the corridor and came to 一品香扁食. Tasted alright. Later, learnt from the younger Mr Looi that this is not the best shop. We tried the better one the next evening.
Also tried the hand made 曾記麻糬 which is super fresh, big, nice and yummy. NT10 each. Only the ground and read bean tasted nice.
Did not walk the other food street. We attempted to walk all the way to 南濱公園 using the below street - forgot to look at the street name.
A short stop at a tea shop 黎明紅茶. The lady was very friendly and keep giving us free samples of different type of tea, almond drink, etc. Very refreshing drink indeed. Felt bad so bought a almond drink from her.
Almost at Nanbin - photo taken from Nanbin.
Nanbin Beach - not very spectular. The Night market was not opened yet as it was still early.
After that, walked back to the food street and went to buy 奶梅 from 惠比須 and 7 packets of 小麻糬 from 发曾記麻糬 along 中華路 before going back to hotel to rest before dinner.
Took some shots of the Hualian town.
You might be interested in the itinerary:
Day 1 - Lunch at Airport,Flight to Taipei, Check in Dandy Hotel(Review), Dinner in Taipei at 肥前屋
Day 2 – Breakfast at Dandy, Martyrs' Shrine 忠烈祠, Shinlin Residence 士林官邸
Yangminshan,Beitou Sulphur Valley, 烏來内洞囯家森林 Wulai Old Street
Day 3 – Journey to Hualian, Review of Quality Inn Hualian, Hualian Town - Food Sampling, Dinner at Hualian
Day 4 - Breakfast at Quality Inn, 清水斷崖,池上便當,Lunch outside Tourist Centre, Taroko Gorge,七星譚, Hualian Town/蔥油餅/Dinner, Review of Hotel Bayview Qixingtan
Day 5 - Breakfast at Hotel Bayview, Qixingtan area around hotel, Journey Back to Taipei, Lunch at囯賓大腸煎, Check in Dandy Hotel(Review), XiMenTing, Dinner at Shilin Night Market
Day 6 - Breakfast at Dandy, 野柳 Yeliu GeoPark, Shifen 十分放天燈, 九分老街, 金瓜石, 陰陽海, 黃金瀑布, 鼻头角, 南雅rock formation, 基隆廟口夜市
Day 7 - Breakfast at Dandy, National Palace Museum, 天母, Lunch at Beitou, Danshui, Fisherman’s Wharf, Dinner at 梅江韓溝囯淡水店
Day 8 - Breakfast at Dandy, Experience HSR to Taichung, Shopping at 新光三越 Taipei Station,
Taipei Underground Front Station, Pass by CKS, Lunch at 高記, Taipei 101, Dinner at foodcourt
Day 9 - Breakfast at Dandy, Daiso, Lunch at Taipei Breeze Centre, Taipei Milk King, Home Sweet Home
Review of Dandy Hotel – Dec 6-7
Review of Quality Inn Hualian Dec 8
Review of Hotel Bayview Hualian Dec 9
Review of Dandy Hotel – Dec 10-13
Street scene outside the shop
Ordered 肉羹 starchy meat soup NT50, the famous baos NT5 each, of course and 水餃 NT3 each。
Verdict - quite ok. After that, we went next door 周家蒸餃 to try the 蒸餃. BTW, did not know what was the difference between 水餃 and 蒸餃. Both tasted the same to me. 周家蒸餃 has air conditioning so it was cooler. Weather at Hualian was quite warm though it was supposed to be winter.
Next, strolled along the corridor and came to 一品香扁食. Tasted alright. Later, learnt from the younger Mr Looi that this is not the best shop. We tried the better one the next evening.
Also tried the hand made 曾記麻糬 which is super fresh, big, nice and yummy. NT10 each. Only the ground and read bean tasted nice.
Did not walk the other food street. We attempted to walk all the way to 南濱公園 using the below street - forgot to look at the street name.
A short stop at a tea shop 黎明紅茶. The lady was very friendly and keep giving us free samples of different type of tea, almond drink, etc. Very refreshing drink indeed. Felt bad so bought a almond drink from her.
Almost at Nanbin - photo taken from Nanbin.
Nanbin Beach - not very spectular. The Night market was not opened yet as it was still early.
After that, walked back to the food street and went to buy 奶梅 from 惠比須 and 7 packets of 小麻糬 from 发曾記麻糬 along 中華路 before going back to hotel to rest before dinner.
Took some shots of the Hualian town.
You might be interested in the itinerary:
Day 1 - Lunch at Airport,Flight to Taipei, Check in Dandy Hotel(Review), Dinner in Taipei at 肥前屋
Day 2 – Breakfast at Dandy, Martyrs' Shrine 忠烈祠, Shinlin Residence 士林官邸
Yangminshan,Beitou Sulphur Valley, 烏來内洞囯家森林 Wulai Old Street
Day 3 – Journey to Hualian, Review of Quality Inn Hualian, Hualian Town - Food Sampling, Dinner at Hualian
Day 4 - Breakfast at Quality Inn, 清水斷崖,池上便當,Lunch outside Tourist Centre, Taroko Gorge,七星譚, Hualian Town/蔥油餅/Dinner, Review of Hotel Bayview Qixingtan
Day 5 - Breakfast at Hotel Bayview, Qixingtan area around hotel, Journey Back to Taipei, Lunch at囯賓大腸煎, Check in Dandy Hotel(Review), XiMenTing, Dinner at Shilin Night Market
Day 6 - Breakfast at Dandy, 野柳 Yeliu GeoPark, Shifen 十分放天燈, 九分老街, 金瓜石, 陰陽海, 黃金瀑布, 鼻头角, 南雅rock formation, 基隆廟口夜市
Day 7 - Breakfast at Dandy, National Palace Museum, 天母, Lunch at Beitou, Danshui, Fisherman’s Wharf, Dinner at 梅江韓溝囯淡水店
Day 8 - Breakfast at Dandy, Experience HSR to Taichung, Shopping at 新光三越 Taipei Station,
Taipei Underground Front Station, Pass by CKS, Lunch at 高記, Taipei 101, Dinner at foodcourt
Day 9 - Breakfast at Dandy, Daiso, Lunch at Taipei Breeze Centre, Taipei Milk King, Home Sweet Home
Review of Dandy Hotel – Dec 6-7
Review of Quality Inn Hualian Dec 8
Review of Hotel Bayview Hualian Dec 9
Review of Dandy Hotel – Dec 10-13
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