Wednesday, April 21, 2010
北投
during new year break, we went to Beitou, the hot spring on the subway line. since 2 years ago, someone has decided to dress up the station and the train.
Kevin had picture taken with little people with no genitals taking a hot soak in front of the Beitou Hot Spring Museum.
I had my picture taken with people singing karaoke in the park.
Kevin had picture taken with little people with no genitals taking a hot soak in front of the Beitou Hot Spring Museum.
I had my picture taken with people singing karaoke in the park.
醬太郎
lots of restaurants and stores are closed during new year. Taipei was rainy, cold, and empty. we went to eat some bbq to cheer up. we went to 醬太郎 by 中山 station. they have all you can drink beer on tap and a pretty good selection of meat. their hotpot and sashimi were decent (that's pretty good for an all you can eat bbq).
kevin grilling some french fries, onion rings, and edamame....
kevin grilling some french fries, onion rings, and edamame....
finally we went 爬山...
kevin thought we would go 爬山 (it means climbing mountain but in reality more like hiking trails in our case) every morning and do taichi on top of the mountain. but the mountain (in our case, the four animal mountains 四獸山) is not that close to us, so we never went...
finally, during new year break, we go 爬山。this is Elephant Mountain, over looking Taipei 101.
finally, during new year break, we go 爬山。this is Elephant Mountain, over looking Taipei 101.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant
Lunar new year this year is on the same date as Valentine's Day. This restaurant got decorations for both. The burger and beer were pretty good. Kevin ordered seared tuna. Not so good with the beer.
Tainan Trip Day 2
we hired a taxi to go to 七股 salt mountain. i thought there would be mountain range made of salt but there was just one big salt mount.
because of the cold wind, kevin bought a bird-watching hat to protect his bare head. then we drank salt coffee (pretty good), ate salt 豆花 dessert tofu. then we won salt face wash and salt shower gel in a draw.
in the afternoon, we were scheduled to take a boat trip of 七股潟湖 inland sea. the trip included unlimited amount of grilled oysters! Kevin wanted to skip the boat ride and just ate the oysters while knocking back six-pack of beer.
but unfortunately for Kevin, we still went on the boat. this picture is taken by me. please compare it to the next picture taken by Kevin.
this is the picture taken by Kevin. you can see the difference in arm lengths. almost looks like someone else took the picture.
we went to a sand bank on the inland sea then we went to the oyster farm. our guide looking for the oyster....
than our captain (funny man, he used the boat as his stand-up comedy club) cast the net....
after the boat ride, we drank some ginger tea to expel the cold. Kevin wants to keep grilling the oyster, but for time consideration, we went on to our next destination: the Black Spoonbill Conservation. (that's the bird on Kevin's hat)
they fly through Jeju island. maybe they can take a message to Erica...
Kevin係一個漂泊ㄟ男子....
for dinner, we went to the teppanyaki restaurant in the Landis Hotel. there was a nice big fish tank in the back. in the front was Kevin's prawn. in the middle was the innocent couple who accidentally became involved in my picture.
The Salad
The Soup
The Steak
The Dessert
everything was good but a bit expensive for the amount of food. not quite satisfying. that's the end of the second day.
because of the cold wind, kevin bought a bird-watching hat to protect his bare head. then we drank salt coffee (pretty good), ate salt 豆花 dessert tofu. then we won salt face wash and salt shower gel in a draw.
in the afternoon, we were scheduled to take a boat trip of 七股潟湖 inland sea. the trip included unlimited amount of grilled oysters! Kevin wanted to skip the boat ride and just ate the oysters while knocking back six-pack of beer.
but unfortunately for Kevin, we still went on the boat. this picture is taken by me. please compare it to the next picture taken by Kevin.
this is the picture taken by Kevin. you can see the difference in arm lengths. almost looks like someone else took the picture.
we went to a sand bank on the inland sea then we went to the oyster farm. our guide looking for the oyster....
viola!
than our captain (funny man, he used the boat as his stand-up comedy club) cast the net....
and there were the fish!
after the boat ride, we drank some ginger tea to expel the cold. Kevin wants to keep grilling the oyster, but for time consideration, we went on to our next destination: the Black Spoonbill Conservation. (that's the bird on Kevin's hat)
they fly through Jeju island. maybe they can take a message to Erica...
Kevin係一個漂泊ㄟ男子....
for dinner, we went to the teppanyaki restaurant in the Landis Hotel. there was a nice big fish tank in the back. in the front was Kevin's prawn. in the middle was the innocent couple who accidentally became involved in my picture.
The Salad
everything was good but a bit expensive for the amount of food. not quite satisfying. that's the end of the second day.
Tainan Trip Day 1
it's very hard to book hotel during the new year period, so Kevin and I did a pre-new year trip instead. 2 nights at Tainan. We stayed at 愛閣汽車旅館 Love House Motel, $1690 ntd per night big rooms with flat pannel TV, with jacuzzi, steam room, and a small TV in our bathroom. the toiletry supply went beyond the basic, there were face wash, bath oil, even disinfectant. snacks and drinks at the mini-bar were complimentary. everyday we came back to the motel, they gave us herbal dried fruit and a deck of player cards. breakfast was above average. excellent value. yes, i am recommending it.
Now back to the trip. the weather in Tainan was nice, so Kevin shaved his head to expose his scalp to sunlight.
in front of the city hall, Kevin sat on a dog.
on the way to the motel, we walked by a new year market. they have a beer-drinking contest that Kevin almost participated in.
going out for dinner. Kevin accentuated the sunset with the contour of his nicely shaven head.
we walked by a wine store downtown that sell fruity Belgium beer. Kevin got a passion fruit lambic. i got a tea lambic. the beer was even served in the proper glass!
then we have pizza served by a block of cheese.
they have a brick oven and make the pizza fresh from scratch.
we enjoyed our food. too bad they don't have a branch in Taipei...
on the way back we walked by a basketball court on top of a scooter parking lot. it looked weirder than this picture shows.
Now back to the trip. the weather in Tainan was nice, so Kevin shaved his head to expose his scalp to sunlight.
in front of the city hall, Kevin sat on a dog.
on the way to the motel, we walked by a new year market. they have a beer-drinking contest that Kevin almost participated in.
going out for dinner. Kevin accentuated the sunset with the contour of his nicely shaven head.
we walked by a wine store downtown that sell fruity Belgium beer. Kevin got a passion fruit lambic. i got a tea lambic. the beer was even served in the proper glass!
then we have pizza served by a block of cheese.
they have a brick oven and make the pizza fresh from scratch.
we enjoyed our food. too bad they don't have a branch in Taipei...
on the way back we walked by a basketball court on top of a scooter parking lot. it looked weirder than this picture shows.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Chocolate Loonies
Kevin's teacher gave all the student red pockets with chocolate coins inside. It's....a.....LOONIE. New Year in Taiwan with a Canadian touch.
大直 Riverside Park
Kay left...
Kevin and I went to 大直 Riverside Park along the Keelong River. It's mainly new residential buildings. everything is kind of spread out. the open, spacious feeling is really nice, but Keelong River is still stinky.
Kevin and I went to 大直 Riverside Park along the Keelong River. It's mainly new residential buildings. everything is kind of spread out. the open, spacious feeling is really nice, but Keelong River is still stinky.
Taipei 101
is no longer the tallest building in the world.
we went up the observation deck on the 88th floor of Taipei 101.
and then you climb up to the 89th floor!
and then to the 85th floor that sell precious coral and rocks. with the mystery of Taiwan on display...
we went up the observation deck on the 88th floor of Taipei 101.
and then you climb up to the 89th floor!
and then to the 85th floor that sell precious coral and rocks. with the mystery of Taiwan on display...
大唐溫泉物語
We went to a hot spring theme park 大唐溫泉物語. everything is Tang Dynasty-themed. they give you robes to change into when you go in and an electronic wrist band. you lock your stuff in the locker and all purchase within the park can get charged on your wrist band.
they have Kissa Fish, or Doctor Fish, that eat your dead skin. the fish really like Kevin hairy white feet...
they have suit-required mixed-gender area and a gender-separate adult only nude bath. the unisex area has multiple scented bath, sauna, steam room, fish pool, water jets message area (highly chlorinated), but there are children running around, family picnicking. kind of like a public pool. in comparison, the nude bath was so tranquil and beautiful, it was like stepping into paradise. Kay and I sat int the open-air bath watching waterfalls and listening to the rain. there are cherry blossom petals floating on top the water. it was perfect. why did we even bother spending time the mixed-gender area?
they have Kissa Fish, or Doctor Fish, that eat your dead skin. the fish really like Kevin hairy white feet...
they have suit-required mixed-gender area and a gender-separate adult only nude bath. the unisex area has multiple scented bath, sauna, steam room, fish pool, water jets message area (highly chlorinated), but there are children running around, family picnicking. kind of like a public pool. in comparison, the nude bath was so tranquil and beautiful, it was like stepping into paradise. Kay and I sat int the open-air bath watching waterfalls and listening to the rain. there are cherry blossom petals floating on top the water. it was perfect. why did we even bother spending time the mixed-gender area?
There's a winding path from mixed gender area to the gender-separate area. They provide traditional oiled paper umbrella!
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