Destination 3.2 : It's Ho Chi Minh Again

OMG....
I'm preparing to go oversea again
and it's Vietnam for my 2nd time
I've been there exactly 10 YEARS ago
Happy 10th anniversary to my Ho Chi Minh Trip
(almost 11th year)

and...
I haven't finished blogging about my Taiwan Trip
(from last month)
Now i'm busying packing
last minute...
Didn't plan much on the trip also
Just make everything flexible

Actually...
This is my 1st time really travel oversea with friends
(except Korea for academic purpose)
Happy eating in Vietnam then
(to be honest... i'm not sure what else can I do there... >.< )
but I like Vietnamese food a lot

oh....
alcohol...
my mom said that it's tax free
so it'll be really cheap XD
drink all you can

In the end...
I'm still stuck in asia...

Destination 6.1.1 : Taipei 101 Tour 臺北101之旅

This post is about what can you do and EAT around Taipei 101

I guess everybody knows where is this

The Taipei 101 Tower in Taipei City, Taiwan XD

Taipei 101 is a MUST place to be visited if you go to Taiwan

Taipei 101 (Noon, Cloudy)

Transportation : You can get here from "Taipei City Hall" MRT station (Blue Line)
Walking distance : 15 minutes from MRT station
Price : 450 NTD per pax
Duration Estimation : 1 hour

Well... there's nothing much you can do in Taipei 101 except going up, looking down, taking photosssss...

For sure, you need to pick nice weather to go up
and you can go outdoor from the top of the building
outdoor is not open in some bad weather condition

when you arrived at specific floor, you'll received some phone-like thingy

that thing will do the explanation of the area you view from the window

After that, you need to walk to a floor below

for souvenirs...
overall, you need about 1 hour for everything in the tower

What else can you do except Taipei 101?

It's SHOPPING!!! (Girls favorite)

There are few shopping malls around
A classy one is right below Taipei 101
Entrance to Taipei 101 is at the top floor of the mall
Passing by few floor below is not nothing much to mention...
but when you reach the 2nd top floor of the mall
WOW
How are you going to describe these...
Prada, LV, Bulbery, Bvlgari, Chanel and more...

If this mall is too much for you

(as in all branded and luxury stuff)

There's more malls surrounding

One of malls connected to the MRT station, Eslite.
There's something special in this mall is
The biggest bookstore in Taiwan is here
The Eslite Bookstore

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!AND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tonkatsu (Fried pork chop) that need to queue up for hours

Anzu Japanese Style Pork Chop Restaurant

We waited for around 2 hours for 40 queue up list in between
Cost of a set is around 350 NTD.
The taste was not really bad, worth trying.
Something I like here is their servers
They will teach you on how are you going to eat this and that one by one.

There's also a very smooth green tea ice-cream stall outside of it
Tsujiri

It's only 105 NTD each.
Girls will like this for sure.

Hankyu mall is connected to Eslite.

More food you can find at the lowest level

It's connected to the restaurants floor of Eslite.

We tried the "Black as Chocolate" cake shop in it
The cafe has less tables and chairs so it'll run out of seat easily
+ they will run out of cake at some time
There's a requirement for dine in
a minimum for 1 dish per pax

We went there around 4:30pm on Saturday
They were already run out of cake except this...
I guess it's the least popular cake
and it doesn't taste good at all....

We also went to buy chocolates and macaroons next door

Anna Cocoa Art is just few stalls away

They sell bunch of macaroons and chocolates

Good looking for the chocolates

The macaroons taste okay

At least, you still can feel the chewy part in it

Something extra you can do in the same day...

You might have more time for more activities in the same day
It's Ferris Wheel ride in Miramar Mall
Transportation : MRT by Brown Line, stop at Jiannan Road Station

Price : 200 NTD per pax

Duration Estimation : ~20 minutes per ride 

There's a food court down there with a lot of foods and people
Price is around 200 NTD per dish
Else, you can go for more shopping in Miramar Mall...

Taipei 101 (Night, Cloudy)

I think that's how you can spend a day around Taipei 101

(and that was how I spent my Day 1 in Taiwan)

It's a relaxing tour around

Been there on September 15th, 2012