The five of us ventured out to search for breakfast. We didn’t have to walk far. First round of breakfast consisted of bread with egg and cabbage, and yam cake. Our second round of breakfast consisted of yam porridge (NT45).
Then we headed over to Taipei 101, to view the city from 89 floors above, going up in the world’s fastest elevator.
On the 89th floor of 101
View of Taipei city in the background
We had a late lunch at Wufenpu, followed by shopping at this wholesale market area. There are lots of small shops here. We made purchases of toiletry bags and socks for gift items.
At night, we went to the Siping Night Market. Although this night market closes early by 9 PM, we found gems at the beef noodle place and enjoyed the drinks from Come Buy.
View from our apartment
Sun 18 May 2014
We had a late breakfast consisting of sandwiches, yam cake, fish porridge, man tou and soya bean drink.
As today is the International Museum Day, it was the perfect time to visit the National Palace Museum, with free entrance to the adjacent Zhishan Garden and the permanent exhibits.
Zhishan Garden
National Palace Museum
With a few floors to cover, we decided to focus on the jade and porcelain exhibitions. Lots of walking required and no photography allowed within the museum.
The NPM in the background
Info from Taiwan tourism website: To see the largest collection of Chinese artifacts in the world, head for the National Palace Museum. This museum was established in Beijing in 1925 but was moved to Taipei City in the 1940s. Just the building alone is worth viewing, as the interesting Chinese-style architecture sets the mood for what’s inside.
For lunch, we had beef noodle, followed by mango shave ice for dessert.
As Beh Ling had unfinished business to do, it was back to Taipei 101 for some serious shopping. We walked from Taipei City Hall to Taipei 101 for a spectacular view of the iconic 101 building.
After some heavy-duty shopping by Beh Ling for biscuits and tea (gifts for friends and colleagues), we had dinner at the 101 food court. With the night still young, Beh Ling wanted to visit another night market. The two of us continued with late night shopping at Xingnan. Fortunately this night market was close to the Metro station and we found it had lots of offer. After buying 2 pairs of shoes for myself, a pair of sport shoes for Mummy, it was Beh Ling’s turn to buy more gifts (shopping bags, shoe laces) for friends.
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