Taiwan Trip Day 5 - Elephant Mountain, Xinyi, and Raohe St. Night Market (Saturday, April 20th, 2019)
Taiwan Trip Day 5 - Elephant Mountain, Xinyi, and Raohe St. Night Market (Saturday, April 20th, 2019)
We woke up relatively early again today to go to Fuhang Soy Milk again for fresh breakfast. Joanne and I got there just before 7:00 am and the line has wrapped around the block but was moving at a steady pace thanks to the efficiency of the store. After eating breakfast at home, we headed out to Xiangshan (Elephant Mountain) just before 8:30 am.
Successful purchase
Breakfast at the home
Trying on some items
On the redline to Xiangshan
A resting chair along the trail
Fauna along the trail
Lots of green
Reaching the top of the trail at 400 meter in elevation
At the Xiangshan view point with Taipei 101 in the background
Topped out at 400 meters, a bit sweaty and wet
Can you spot the elephant?
View of Taipei 101 through high rises at the foothill of Xiangshan
Taking a tea break at WuPaoChun bakery
Tea time before shave ice time
Drink #1
Drink #2
Ice Monster Xinyi
Coffee shave ice
MM staring at the steel giraffe at the lobby of Le Meridien
Buffet lunch at "Latest Recipe", signature buffet at Taipei Le Meridien
Fish
Beef noodle soup
Angus beef
Catherine's self made chocolate sauce on cake
The moms chatting at the buffet
We woke up relatively early again today to go to Fuhang Soy Milk again for fresh breakfast. Joanne and I got there just before 7:00 am and the line has wrapped around the block but was moving at a steady pace thanks to the efficiency of the store. After eating breakfast at home, we headed out to Xiangshan (Elephant Mountain) just before 8:30 am.
Line for Fuhang Soy Milk outside Huashan Market, 6:45 am
Huashan Market, 6:55 am
Successful purchase
Breakfast at the home
Walking through Donmen market to get to the redline
Fresh fruit stall at the Donmen market
Pre-preped food at Donmen market
GG at the alley inside Donmen market
Showing the kids the traditional butchery
Trying on some items
GG at the exit of Donmen market
Public street tile outside Donmen market
On the redline to Xiangshan
Walking to the trail head from Xiangshan stop, terminus of the redline
Ubike lined the street at the Xiangshan stop
At the Xiangshan Trailhead
Walking the stone steps uphill
A resting chair along the trail
Fauna along the trail
Lots of green
Reaching the viewpoint of Taipei 101
Reaching the top of the trail at 400 meter in elevation
At the Xiangshan view point with Taipei 101 in the background
Topped out at 400 meters, a bit sweaty and wet
Can you spot the elephant?
After hiking down from Xiangshan, we made a reservation at the buffet restaurant "Latest Recipe" at the Le Meridien Hotel in the Xinyi District. Before we meet up with the moms for lunch at Le Meriden, we decided to take a short tea break at WuPaoChun bakery and get our daily Ice Monster at the Xinyi shopping district.
View of Taipei 101 through high rises at the foothill of Xiangshan
Taking a tea break at WuPaoChun bakery
Tea time before shave ice time
Drink #1
Drink #2
Ice Monster Xinyi
Coffee shave ice
MM staring at the steel giraffe at the lobby of Le Meridien
Buffet lunch at "Latest Recipe", signature buffet at Taipei Le Meridien
Fish
Beef noodle soup
Angus beef
Catherine's self made chocolate sauce on cake
The moms chatting at the buffet
After enjoying our lunch at the Le Meridien, we did a bit of shopping at Xinyi. Before we headed back to the apartment, we made another stop at another boba tea place along Zhongxiao East Road.
One of the most popular food stall - Pepper "Bing"
Worker taking out a bun from the oven at the Pepper Bing stall
Getting pushed forward by the crowd
Potato on a stick - just like being at a fair in the US
Egg cake or Ji Dan Gao
"Burning Snow", Ice cream with peanut powder and cilantro in a wrap, a Taiwan night market classic
Fish tank
Fresh fruit stall
MM playing a street game
Boba shop on Zhongxiao
After resting at the apartment for a bit, we headed out to the Raohe Street Night Market, located at Songshan, the last stop of the east bound green line.
At the Raohe St. Night Market, 7:32 pm
Raohe Street Night Market, moving with the crowd
One of the most popular food stall - Pepper "Bing"
Worker taking out a bun from the oven at the Pepper Bing stall
Getting pushed forward by the crowd
Potato on a stick - just like being at a fair in the US
Egg cake or Ji Dan Gao
"Burning Snow", Ice cream with peanut powder and cilantro in a wrap, a Taiwan night market classic
Fish tank
Fresh fruit stall
MM playing a street game
After strolling around the night market for about 2 hours, it started pouring. We did not have umbrellas with us. We rushed to get back on the green line and walked home in the rain and called it a night.
Walking home in the rain, 10:06 pm at Ren-ai Road
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