Taiwan: Part 2

Ok my posts are getting backlogged so I'm switching to bullet list to speed things up.

Thursday

• Renewed Taiwanese ID
• Ate oyster noodle for lunch
• Went to Longshan temple

• Shopped and walked around Ximending
• Went to Shilin to eat at vegetarian buffet, looked for snow ice but couldn't find it
• Came home and played more resident evil

Friday

• Had 2 hour massage and facial from my cousin who is a masseuse
• Went to some memorial with family (forgot name)

• Went to Costco with family, strangely similar yet different than Costco in the states
• Ate delicious kim chi hot pot for dinner
• Played more video games and watched Infernal Affairs

Saturday

• Biked to Dan Shui, a city on the coast. ~18 miles there and back. While there, walked around eating snacks and playing arcade games

• Came home, BBQ'd on rooftop, drank more gaoliang and beer

Sunday

• Went to Shilin after lunch with cousin who showed us to the snow ice. So good!

• Wandered around Zhongxiao Fuxing, looked at shops
• Met up with cousins at Sun Yat-Sen memorial hall, walked around

• Met entire family at amazing chinese restaurant in Zhongxia Dunhua. Badge commented on how the cook looked like a villian from a James Bond movie. Drank lots of wine at dinner
• Went to Taipei city hall area to meet up with Annabel, who I haven't seen in years. Went to a nice bar called Bar Code and proceeded to drink many cocktails and do many shots. Went to hi-life (convenience store) after, got beer, drank on the street, and caused a ruckus. Wandered into empty reggae bar where we drank more beer and danced ridiculously. Got in cab and came home at 3.

Practicing Asian squat:

Monday

• Mixture of wine, hard liquor, and beer did not agree with me, nor did the sheer quantity of drinks, hungover ALL day, could not move from bed.
• Managed to get up for dinner and eat fried rice
• Had late night kimchi noodle soup
• Badge went out on his own and got me a birthday present: cute hot pink hoodie and necklace of this fat blob character. Too cute.

Tues

• Went to National Palace Museum but didn't stay long because my family has the attention span of a peanut

• Had an awesome birthday dinner filled with delicious things my aunt cooked. She is such an amazing cook. Topped off with tiramisu and mango mousse cakes. Mmmm

Wed

• Came home!

Again, many more pictures can be found on picasa HERE.