TAIWAN ITINERARY 8 - 13 JAN 2015


A round up on all the places I have visited in Taiwan in Jan (Tai Chung, Sun Moon Lake and Taipei). Hope it helps someone in planning their trip to Taiwan.

Experiencing the night markets of Taiwan are a must! There are endless options on the food and each place has a famous local specialty.

Tai Chung is a place where one reflects on the creative minds and souls. Lots of beautiful installations and cafes.
Sun Moon Lake is a peaceful and scenic place to be.
Taipei is all the hustle bustle at Ximending and Jiu Feng Old Street is just magical.

Day 1: Tai Chung

Day 2: Tai Chung

  • Miyahara 宮原眼科 Store: A old hospital converted into an confectionery and dessert heaven. The interior is out of the world and their tea ice cream is the best! 
  • Park Lane Mall by CMP: Milkhouse bread store is good for your eyes and tummy. And lots of craft items and creative goods. 
  • CMP Block Museum: Artsy Fartsy place. 
  • Feng Jia Night Market: 2nd night market. The market is really huge and we walked till our legs couldn't carry us anymore.

Day 3: Sun Moon Lake

  • Wenwu Temple: Gold wishes hung on every corner of the temple. 
  • Ita Thao: Where we stayed and there is a mini night market. 

Day 4: Sun Moon Lake

Day 5: Taipei

Day 6:



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Taichung; Miyahara 宮原眼科

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On our second day, we travelled to Miyahara to visit their famous store. It used to be an eye clinic which was built during the Japanese occupation. 






I loved their interior. It is so opulently decorated. It felt like stepping back into time and into Hogwarts.





Their biscuits and treats are packed in oriental packaging and design. Which makes really great gifts.









They have like 18 over flavours of different chocolate ice cream. We had the 72% chocolate one which was so rich and flavourful.





My favourite flavour was their red milk tea flavoured one. It is so good. I love how their ice cream is full of their tea flavour and not too milky.

I didn't know what to pick so i got the one recommended by the scooper. I am pretty sure that their other flavours would taste as great as well.







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Taichung; Fantasy Story

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Because we were waiting to check into our hotel, we decide to explore the arty farty parts of Taichung as recommended by Ladyironchef. If you do read chinese, you can find out more from their website as well. 
I liked it, it's very instagram worthy. haha.

I suggest to visit this place after 12pm because most shops only open in the afternoons. We were there in the morning.












Here, you can find a map of the interesting shops around the area. I exceptionally enjoyed 綠光計畫. Will post pictures about in my next post.













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Sun Moon Lake; Ita Thao Street Eats

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After Wenwu Temple, we headed back to Ita Thao to our hotel.

It was really chilly at night and we ate street food for dinner. 



This smelly tofu is so smelly. I didn't like it. 




I love this BBQ muah chee. It's seaweed flavoured




The street was so quiet. Not much people roaming around. It's much more crowded during the day. The night market was not that big as well you can see the end of the street from the other end. We probably walked up and down the street 10 times because there's nothing much to do at night at Ita Thao.
















Shrimp tempura with rice.





Chicken wing stuffed with rice. (a must try)






Squid ink sausage





Huge 'yakult' found in 7-11 Taiwan






This machine tells you your fortune.




We went to our hotel's rooftop to take some night shots. Sad to say that there was no stars.
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