X'mas Taipei Trip

Haha seeing Ah Kiong's posting on his Taipei trip makes me also wanna continue with my posting as well.....heeheee

First on my itinerary is Xi Meng Ding - 西门盯........and My first meal in Taipei......what else but 卤肉饭 and 面....very very yummy....the rice they used if I 'm not wrong is those 'pearl' rice, the type used to make sushi.

At Xi Meng Ding, there's this 小红楼 very interesting place with some history behind it.

Xi Meng Ding is very vibrant and with many eateries and small trendy shops which explains why this area is so popular with the youngsters. The black woolly jacket I'm wearing is bought from a shop there.......it is very stylish, with the zipper in front that's slanted across your body - the hood can be folded to review a very furry side that makes it appear like i wearing a fur scarf.

Next day I went to Jiu Fen - 九份. Having seen so many Taiwanese TV program showcasing this place, I told myself I must definitely include 九份 in my itinerary.

It was drizzling.....but that could not dampen my spirits.....

I recalled that one of the TV shows highlighted this 芋圆 and I tried it at this stall called
赖阿婆芋圆 which was very good as it's pretty springy.

I think purple coloured ones are made from yam, yellow ones from tapioca, green ones from mung beans, black ones from black sesame........simple yet delicious.......

The words on the red lantern actually reads "越夜越美"

In the nineties, this famous movie 《悲情城市》was filmed there.