Taiwan: First Is Always The Best

Unplanned trips are actually the most memorable ones. Booking my plane ticket a month before the trip, made me really nervous as  I usually plan 6 months or more in advance. Little did I know that it would turn out to be the best. This is also my first time traveling with my friend and of which we've been planning to do for countless of times.  Prior to that, we worked on our e-visa which was approved a day after, booked for our accommodation and read a lot of blogs about Taiwan.

Gael's outward flight was different from mine since she booked hers earlier than me therefore she needs to wait for at Taoyuan Airport for more than an hour We also booked for our airport pick-up to our hotel since we arrived early in the morning. Going through everything made me nervous but it was a wonderful experience especially going through immigration. I noticed that most of the immigration personnel master the art of poker face. Lol!

Day 1:

I woke up late as usual. haha! I was startled when I saw the time on my phone which was almost 12 noon. Gael and I were not staying in the same room but we were just next to each other. We decided to have something to eat. The food on the plane made me full until I wake up I think. We went for a walk to find a place to eat. We ate at a noodle shop, not so far from our hotel.

There's nothing more delicious when the food you eat is really authentic! The noodle soup was just so good I finished mine in no time even it was too hot! I have tasted other soy milk before and I didn't like the texture. But Taiwan's soy milk was so good!

Of course, the day won't start without tasting an aromatic coffee! We can't function without it, I tell you! Therefore, we got on our feet and roam around the place to find a coffee shops. Thanks to our reliable gps for teaching us where to go! hahaha! While walking, I took the opportunity to take some photos. Practice makes perfect, they say! My ability to adjust my settings while doing other things was really tested!

The streets are just so clean! And walking here is perfect!

 I am so fascinated with the architecture design of most of the buildings in Taipei!

In addition to practicing, I have a wonderful model so who wouldn't take the opportunity to snap her photo?


After a long walk, we finally reached a coffee shop! It's a suggestion on google maps. Fong da s just a small coffee shop in Wanhua district. It's easy to find when you're walking along this place. Besides, the smell of the coffee will definitely make your feet head to this coffee shop.

Who would look for Starbucks if this coffee shop serves better tasting coffee? I wouldn't! We tried their classic Taiwan coffee and it's biting our tongues. haha! It actually woke up even my nerve endings. LOL!

After this, we decided to go to Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall. According to our gps, it will take us two station via train.  We bought an easy card loaded with 100 TWD for easier transport. We can use the card for buses as well therefore very convenient. Since, it is our first time to take the train, of course, we lost our way. hahaha! Instead riding the train going north, we rode going South! Two people who don't have the sense of direction. We laughed at our own mistakes! Funny but a wonderful experience!

squeaky clean

We took another train going to Chiang Kai-shek. This time we looked at the map on the train station and this time, we are on the right direction. It's like we took a train tour because we went the other direction.

The building structure is spectacular! I was thinking, I wish I have a drone so I could take an aerial shot of this structure. Someday, I will!

I was in awe upon looking up because the ceiling was a lot better to see. haha! Unfortunately, I couldn't just lie down the floor to a better photo. haha!

We're enjoying! Our tiredness and sweaty faces were not noticeable. Good job camera!

almost sun down

We both agreed to have a meal after satisfying our eyes in this place. We went to Modern Toilet Restaurant which I will be talking about on my next blog as this is getting longer, readers might get tired reading.

Enjoy! Until next post.