The food in Taipei is FANTASTIC!! Restaurants and snack stalls all over the city busting out creative and tasty treats such as: shaved iced milk topped with fresh papaya; bbq’d corn glazed with teriyaki sauce and Taiwanese seasoning; traditional Taiwanese beef stew noodle soup; tapioca milk tea; juicy pork dumplings; various egg dishes (it’s amazing what the Taiwanese can do with eggs!!)…..etc…too many dishes to mention. Basically, Taipei was a giant 3 day food festival for us.
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Geographically, Taipei is quite a large city. Surprisingly, not too many high rise buildings, with exception the Taipei 101 Building - which is currently the tallest building in the world. Since the city doesn’t feel so dense, compared to Hong Kong, walking around Taipei is quite managable. In the afternoon it seems like everyone stays inside, but when the late evening hours kicks in Taipei becomes quite a lively place. Everyone seem to be out hanging out at the night markets snacking on the delicious food! Great city, the people are very laid back and friendly, an enjoyable place to hang out.
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Big thanks to the newlyweds Carl and Jessy, for letting us crash out at their apartment and being our official Taipei food guide.
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At the China/Hong Kong border, China border control refused our entry and told us to go back to Hong Kong, according to Mainland our Multi-entry visa is no longer valid. No point in arguing with Chinese officials, we turned around and walked back into Hong Kong. Quite an amusing situation.
Well my wish came through we’re not traveling through Mainland China again. I was pretty adament after the Yangtze cruise, but Yvonne wanted to see more of Southern China. Yvonne will have to go back in the near future with her mom. So we’re back in HK for a couple more days (I really don’t mind I love it out here). Since China fell through we’ll fly to Bangkok on Thursday.

Pictures to follow shortly