Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Taiwan - Taipei Trip Day 3 (Longshan Temple, Ximending, Taipei 101)
Taiwan - Taipei Trip Day 3 (Longshan Temple, Ximending, Taipei 101)
Day 3 started with visit to Longshan Temple, Taipei. This temple is one of the oldest temple in Taipei and like most temples in Taiwan, it hosts a mixture of Buddhist and Taoist deities. Longshan Temple was once hit by American bombs during the World War 2.
Nowadays, even temples are using hi-technologyLook at the LED welcome display
This thing got on fire on two occasions after we threw in our josssticks
We walked from Longshan Temple to XimendingAbout 2 train stations away
The top prize was TWD$100+million at the time when this picture was taken.
Ximending
Ah Zhong Mian XianA must try at Ximending
It's even better with the chilli 
ICE!
I have lost count of how many times we enter a 冰店
False hope
Nic saw 汤圆on the menu and he thought was the real stuff. He ordered and it came as these mini pearls in the white bowl.
*THIS PART WAS INTERUPTED BY SHOPPING HENCE NO PICTURES*
That's Ximending for you
The night was spend Taipei City Hall
And it was Pat's birthday
And it was Pat's birthdayWe had an impromptu celebration at Coldstone
Now you see Pat
Now you don't
Bullied
Bullied
Taipei 101
That's it for Day 3.
Next installment, coming soon.
