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09.17 am – Woke up and took a loooooooong walk by myself around the hotel’s surrounding. Although I’m still physically here, I’ve already started missing Taipei so much!

Passed by the fresh brunch stall by the hotel.

Checked out the menu. Didn’t seem to find anything that interested me.

~aah~ the nearby Ximending on a Tuesday morning. Empty.

Ximending police station.

A huge billboard of Eason Chan by the entrance of Ximending.

Breakfast at McDonald’s crossed my mind as no fast food was consumed during the entire trip.

The streets being cleaned.

KFC occupying the upper floors.

One of the very few breakfast shops opened.

I had all the intention of the world to give this auntie some business but there were 2 problems. One, I cannot read Mandarin. Two, I cannot speak Mandarin. =(

It just didn’t cross my mind to check out Japanese food in Taiwan. Didn’t feel right I suppose.

Walk walk walk.

A free newspaper stand.

However, it is unlike theSun back in Malaysia as it was choke full of advertisements!

09.32 – And so after about 15 minutes of walking around Ximending, I finally settled on McDonald’s.

The counter.

The dining area.

Hot pancakes, egg mcmuffin, hash brown and a cup of coffee for breakfast.

Actually, I didn’t notice this throw away area until I saw people taking their trays here after eating. I think that’s why we found the dining area of the 7 Eleven near our hotel barricaded from the 4th night onwards. (for not clearing up after ourselves)

Ximen station, the starting point of many of our journeys night and day.

10.14 am – Started packing. So sad!!!

Unused voucher during our trip up Taipei 101. Taiwan beer float didn’t sound that inviting.

Targeted places missed during this trip. Ningxia road night market.

Jinquashi gold mine that was closed when we arrived on Day 2.

Missed shopping for clothes in Wufenpu and Raohe night market.

Missed Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall.

Missed Beitou Hot Springs + Hell Valley. Mannnn.. 6 days just ain’t enough!

Missed Primo night club. =(

Didn’t get the chance to experience Spark or Twiice too. Actually, we missed so much that when we come back for the 2nd time , it’ll still be like a totally new experience!

Souveniers, souveniers. The glutinous rice balls and pineapple tarts were so good!!!!!! Totally heavenly!!

11.59 am – Went to Ximending for the second time after everyone woke up.

12.13 pm – Last minute souvenir shopping.

The complete collection of Angry Birds.

If you notice carefully, Geoffrey and Gabriel, both who are sitting down, are getting conned to buy super expensive pens to support the “so called girls who need the money for studying”. hehehehehehehe

12.16 pm – I just couldn’t help it.

Just had to have a bowl of Ay Chung flour rice noodles before leaving.

It’s just sooooooooooooooooooooooooo good!

Love it!

12.35 pm – At this point, we all splitted up to do our own exploring and last minute shopping.

Passed by an aiyu jelly shop.

Just couldn’t help it.

Zoomed in and out the mini lanes of Ximending, checking the products on display on both sides of the street.

A rather famous Taiwanese beef noodles shop.

Didn’t eat any as I was so damn full from ay chung. So damn.

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11.01 am – Woke up with ‘roomie’ and went out to JSP burger for breakfast. ‘Roomie’ because we are the only 2 fellas with in single rooms.

Fried yam cakes in honey. ~yum~

Pork burger. ~yum~

11.16 am – As the portions were not enough, we carried on in search of more authentic Taiwanese goodies.

Came across a really old school shoplot in one of the alleys nearby our hotel.

It sold soy bean drinks,

onion flat breads (much like roti bawang back in Malaysia) and

doughnuts.

After that we went back to our hotel, cleaned up, woke up the rest and continued with the day’s activities.

01.13 pm – Arrived in Shilin station. Thanks to this notice stuck to the ticket counter of the station, we knew which bus to take to the National Palace Museum.

And also this big poster of the National Museum, which wrote which bus to take, right outside Exit 1.

And so we waited by the bus stand.

Sign boards to help us.

The tour guide hired by the National Palace Museum to instruct tourists.

The snack shop right by the bus stand.

Easycard is a MUST HAVE when in Taiwan. Almost ALL modes of public transportation uses it. So damn convenient.

Boarded the bus.

The steps that lead to the outer gates of the National Palace Museum. We split up again, and Anthony was my partner. As we already had our breakfast, we continued on ahead first while the others went in search of something for their tummy.

By the gates.

The lion guardians.

The female lion is the one with a mini lion at it’s feet and the male is the one with a ball.

This mustache is actually the number 8 in Chinese character. Akibat ketagih mahjong.

“When I grow up, I want to bathe in it.”

The 2nd building full of Chinese artifacts.

The main building.

The view from the top.

Queued up to pay for admission.

Audio tours which we happily rented.

Notice the many headphones in the background.

Paid for my ticket.

Notice before receiving the audio equipments.

Sadly, I couldn’t find the ‘radio’ button to listen to songs n stuff.

Dynasties divided into years.

How everyone in the National Palace Museum with an audio guide looks like.

First up, the orientation gallery.

The last picture taken before being warned by security.

03.57 pm – It took us 2 hours to complete the main exhibition hall. As time was limited, we had to leave National Palace Museum and miss the second hall’s exhibition. =(

04.50 pm – Passed by Meet Fresh, a Taiwanese dessert place, while walking from the bus stand to Shilin MRT station.

Couldn’t help but stop by for food.

The choices and price. I totally have no idea what is written. Itulah akibat 100% Malaysian, 0% Chinese.

Looks a lot like dorayaki.

Doraemon’s favourite snack.

My Italian mince meat flavoured snack.

Drink that consist of glutinous rice flour products.

Famous Taiwanese glutinous rice flour dessert.

04.51 pm – Being cheeky, we all quickly left the shop when this fella was still in the toilet.

Passed by a smart dog by the roadside.

05.33 pm – After a few MRT stops, we arrived at the bus stand right in front of Taipei City Hall MRT station and waited for Taipei 101′s feeder bus.

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