Day 6 - taipei

*back dated entry*

today we took the 8am taxi back to taichung... we booked the taxi recommended by the hotel owner... my friend called it some 小黑 thing... it was cheaper than the one we took from taichung up to cingjing... this time it cost 300NT to reach taichung HSR station... we could take a later taxi but we were worried that we could not catch the train back to taipei, as a result, we had to wake up early again =( this time we only manged to get like 15% off our train ticket so it cost 670NT per ticket... found it kind of expensive but what to do...

supposed to be some famous train bentou but seriously, it didnt look appetizing...

scenery at taichung

our seat on the train back to taipei..

more scenery

more greens

so we reached back taipei about 1pm, my friend booked an apartment at 师大 area, so we took the train to 台电大厦

the map we saw at the train station

 we were so tired that i forgotten to take picture of the place.... it was quite a small room... after putting the queen bed + single soft bed... we barely had space to open our luggage.. but the good thing was there was a balcony... so you can washed your laundry & hang outside to dry....

after we deposited out luggage, we took the train to 府中 cause my friend want to go there to do her lash extension thing.... so while waiting for her we walked around the area.... we saw 诚品 so we went in to take a look.... that outlet was really quite pathetic to me..... nothing interest me at all... even food only have like 4 stores.... we chose the udon store since other places were fried food & too many people

my bf curry duon, we added the fried sweet potato & some salad thing

my udon with karage

i would say the food was ok, slightly disappointing but at least something to fill our stomach.... but when we about to leave... we smell the super nice garlic bread from the bakery... so naturally must buy some to try...

garlic "bread"

there were several version of garlic bread... of cause the usual bread, the baguette style and i chose the puff kind... really nice!!!! of cause after that got garlic breath... but worth it... just eat more mint/chewing gum after that

so after my friend did her lash, she went to do her nails at other places.... so we changed location & check out  板桥 while waiting for her since there was a christmas town there....

the christmas town map

some deco at the christmas town

once you come out of the station, there will be direction on the floor to show you the way to the christmas town... it was quite a long walk, approximately 10-15min depending on your walking speed... my friend told me there was ALOT of things to see at christmas town but when i walked out of station... all i saw was just two tends with some games... an open air area for some concert thing... & thats it.... ok... some deco around the area but like omg... i thought it was supposed to be a TOWN??? apparently we went to check out the map & the deco were situated at different areas but still... i think it was still pathetic... of cause those were nice deco but not enough to be call a town...

so our friend joined us back later & we went to 师大 night market which was situated at 台电大厦 station.... my another friend told me she loved 师大 but personally i didnt like it in terms of food... food variety was really limited there... but in terms of shopping... i would say it should be quite good.... i did see quite afew pieces of nice clothes while walking around but sadly SG doesnt have winter so must control & didnt buy.... so from the night market, we only gotten fried cuttlefish & bubble tea.... so we went to a nearby bakery to buy some bread back for dinner.... & that marks the end of our 6th day trip...