Taipei, Taiwan: Day 2!
I am writing on the third day to recap yesterday’s adventures! We had another awesome (but hot) day in Taipei and every time we are back, I forget how much I love this place!
We started off the morning, of course picking up local breakfast foods. Breakfast is always carb and egg heavy.. and SO delicious. They have lots of savory foods like noodles, chicken burgers, buns, etc. I think breakfast and snacks are my fave in Taiwan and today’s didn’t disappoint!
We then went the the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall which is just such a beautiful place to be. It’s not too overwhelming but has beautiful space and buildings that are for sure picture worthy and worthy to see! In the main building is his memorial which on the hour, they need to change the guards. They have a mini show for visitors to watch.
Inside the Hall there were two exhibits of really pretty sea creatures that were painted as well as a Garfield one. Then there was also the museum that documents Chiang Kai-Shek’s life. There is so much beauty and history here, it’s definitely a must see place in Taipei!
Me in front of the main Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial building!
Inside the main building, here is the Chiang Kai-Shek Statue that is protected by guards that change every hour.
Us in front of one of the exhibit dolphins! lol - look how beautiful they are!
After spending a couple hours there, we headed off to Addiction Aquatic Development which is kind of like a marketplace for all things underwater. You can shop, you can eat sushi standing, or you can eat hot pot upstairs, you can pick your own seafood… you name it they’ve got it. And they are seriously so fresh and delicious. We had made reservations for the hot pot upstairs because you can sit (and we were with two little kids) , but if I could recommend anything, it would be to order the sushi from the market instead. Although the hot pot was DELICIOUS, there is a minimum cover per person as well as things being incredibly expensive. Our bill ended up coming to around 7,500NT (around $250, for 6 adults and 2 kids - which is a crazy amount for a place like taiwan). This is another must go place if you love seafood, sushi etc - but definitely stick to the first floor!
Just a small bit of the spread we had. SO FULL after this meal!
Us waiting for our hot pot!
After, we went home to rest a bit. I was DYING to shower after walking around the Chiang Kai-Shek memorial. And we had to pack our stuff since we were leaving our airbnb the next day. Then we spent the evening at some fancy restaurant at a hotel (I forgot the name… and the food was good, as was service, but sometimes its just not as fun as local food!) to enjoy our last meal with my grandma, aunt, uncle and cousin from my mom’s side. It was such a short visit with my grandma, which makes me so sad, but I was so happy I was able to see her. Hopefully I will be able to come visit again soon! It also was so special to be able to see my niece and nephew with their great grandma. <3
Me, my sissy, dad and grams!
Overall, another lovely, hot day. I can’t believe we’re already done with day 2 — vacations and family visits always go so quickly! Now we’re done with taipei for now and we’re off to Kaohsiung tomorrow!
Thanks for reading! X