# 2024: Taiwan Trip
Author: Benson Chu

## Table of Contents

- 1. Locations
  - 1.1. Restaurants
    - 1.1.1. 小公主咖啡館
    - 1.1.2. 上海好味道小籠湯包
    - 1.1.3. 7-Eleven
    - 1.1.4. Fire Meat
    - 1.1.5. 王記好吃雞肉
  - 1.2. Night Markets
    - 1.2.1. 大東夜市
    - 1.2.2. 逢甲夜市
  - 1.3. Nature Spots
    - 1.3.1. 溪頭自然教育園區
    - 1.3.2. 漁光島
    - 1.3.3. 台南二寮觀日亭

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| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday
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| 02/09/24 | 02/10/24 | 02/11/24 | 02/12/24 | 02/13/24 | 02/14/24 | 02/15/24
Morning | Flight | Little Princess Cafe | Sandwich Shop | Delicious Chicken Meat | Bike Morning/Noon: | Mayling Mountain | Bike Morning:
|  | Buy SIM Cards | Xitou National Park |  | Anping |  | Erliao Sunrise Pavilion
|  |  |  |  | My Favorite Beach |  |
Noon | Transit | Shanghai Good Flavor | Xitou | Fire Meat |  | Egg Scallion Pancakes |
Night | Sushi | Dadong Night Market | Feng Chia Night Market | Hot Pot | Guo Hua Jie |  | Flight

## 1. Locations

### 1.1. Restaurants

#### 1.1.1. 小公主咖啡館

    ENGLISH_TRANSLATION: Little Princess Cafe
    WEBSITE: https://instagram.com/princess_eggcake?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
    ADDRESS: No. 117號, Section 2, Dongmen Rd, East District, Tainan City, 701
    COORDINATES: 22.985847906441506, 120.22201977894933
    GOOGLE_MAPS_URL: https://goo.gl/maps/hsJnbLPFaHhZzMrH9

A nice little cafe that's right next to where I purchase a SIM card when I go back. They serve Takoyaki, as well as these, um, "cake sandwiches"?

1. "Cake Sandwich" Picture offline

       URL: https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipNi0HyO8wtP2JTrWBhkNY_9yTYJGsMclOCglETR=s0
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#### 1.1.2. 上海好味道小籠湯包

    ENGLISH_TRANSLATION: Shanghai Good Flavor
    ADDRESS: No. 26號, Dong'an Rd, East District, Tainan City, 701
    COORDINATES: 22.991603999817258, 120.22630023854241
    WEBSITE: http://www.hwd.com.tw/
    GOOGLE_MAPS_URL: https://goo.gl/maps/5CKjjQt3Xq2xtokEA

Serves lots of dim sum. XLBs taste great!

1. Front Menu Sign offline

       URL: https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipO26yViruQhbG9wREuiBzz5oS8CQrrG85WYjcnu=s0
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2. Picture Menu offline

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3. Paper Menu offline

       URL: https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipNYpIVjgmsJYxm46KEgCNrkYRl8c7BWSyLTIMx6=s0
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#### 1.1.3. 7-Eleven

Yes, you heard me right. We should probably spend a day or two getting food from a 7-Eleven.

In Taiwan (probably in other East-Asian countries), 7-Eleven (and other kinds of these "convenience stores"), actually sell good tasting food.

These convenience stores have all sorts of connotations and use cases, but I think the most telling kind of way these stores are treated is the following: 7-Elevens are a common stopping place for children who just got off of school, and need a place to sit, eat, and do work before their after-school tutoring lessons.

The above use case almost gives 7-Eleven a kind of library-type feel, except instead of books, they sell packaged snacks, food, and various useful trinkets.

#### 1.1.4. Fire Meat

There are two options to get "fire meat", or "crispy skin burned meat". It's a hong-kong style dish, but my mom and I have found a couple places that sell it.

These two restaurants sell, um, "bento boxes"?

Yes, I just googled it. It's apparently the same "word" in both Japanese and Mandarin. It's pronounced closer to 'byan dahng', but it's the same concept: boxes with rice, meat, and vegetables.

It's the same wikipedia page as "bento box":

- https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BE%BF%E7%95%B6

"Fire meat" (脆皮烧肉) is cooked porkbelly, but one side of the porkbelly is cooked to be really crispy. It's not like charcoal-y, but more like it seems like it was deep fried on one side. Tastes really good!

This is what it looks like:

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcMYSLQOuyo

Side note:

While googling this, I found out bulgogi also translates to 'fire meat', but in Korean. Not the same thing!

1. 港記燒臘便當

       ADDRESS: No. 97號, Dong'an Rd, East District, Tainan City, 701
       COORDINATES: 22.99305782696211, 120.22642327174322
       WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/pages/%E6%B8%AF%E8%A8%98%E7%87%92%E8%87%98/137482799651732
       GOOGLE_MAPS_URL: https://goo.gl/maps/LGf8z3YpjUE8jTNc9

2. 聚香園燒臘快餐

       ADDRESS: No. 368, Chongde Rd, East District, Tainan City, 701
       COORDINATES: 22.976131775055073, 120.22430323288555
       WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/pages/%E8%81%9A%E9%A6%99%E5%9C%92%E7%87%92%E8%85%8A%E5%BF%AB%E9%A4%90/200172036681555
       GOOGLE_MAPS_URL: https://goo.gl/maps/VLfaknwiL7qYh6wGA

#### 1.1.5. 王記好吃雞肉

    ENGLISH_TRANSLATION: Delicious Chicken Meat
    ADDRESS: No. 111號, Kaiyuan Rd, North District, Tainan City, Taiwan 704
    COORDINATES: 23.006968618302185, 120.21776182489424
    WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/%E7%8E%8B%E8%A8%98%E5%A5%BD%E5%90%83%E9%9B%9E%E8%82%89%E9%A3%AF-202825053080808/
    GOOGLE_MAPS_URL: https://maps.app.goo.gl/8oG5CFgcSWrXmmWd9

It's a mildly funny name for a restaurant. They literally name themselves "good tasting/good flavor/delicious" chicken meat.

It's just roasted chicken meat, sold in a bento box format.

I like the taste of it.

### 1.2. Night Markets

Night markets are a kind of night-life phenomena that are common in Taiwan and China. I get the impression that these are prevalant across all of East Asia, but the sentiment that I get is that this is a phenomena that originates in China/Taiwan.

Night markets are basically a conglomerate of popup stands that only open up at night, and are lined up in a way to facilitate a kind of leisurely strolling experience. You walk, there's a line-up of shops selling gadgets, trinkets, and importantly street food. There's also gambling opportunities (fun games to play for prizes or satisfaction).

#### 1.2.1. 大東夜市

    ENGLISH_TRANSLATION: Dadong Night Market
    ADDRESS: No. 276號, Section 1, Linsen Rd, East District, Tainan City, 701
    COORDINATES: 22.982581722805094, 120.21938159109803
    GOOGLE_MAPS_URL: https://goo.gl/maps/xo6APWtW4hA1EJ8MA

#### 1.2.2. 逢甲夜市

    ENGLISH_TRANSLATION: Feng Chia Night Market
    ADDRESS: Wenhua Rd, Xitun District, Taichung City, 407
    COORDINATES: 24.17629403803732, 120.6456671222639
    WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/fcyes/?ref=bookmarks
    GOOGLE_MAPS_URL: https://goo.gl/maps/j2xdAdybuURFw18n9

### 1.3. Nature Spots

#### 1.3.1. 溪頭自然教育園區

    ENGLISH_TRANSLATION: Xitou National Park
    ADDRESS: 558, Taiwan, Nantou County, Lugu Township, 森林巷9號
    COORDINATES: 23.67460778969734, 120.79732106620632
    WEBSITE: https://www.exfo.ntu.edu.tw/xitou/
    GOOGLE_MAPS_URL: https://maps.app.goo.gl/CVdpdBbAKK4Dh7eY9

1. Highest Resolution Map I could find offline

       URL: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/363559918/figure/fig1/AS:11431281085757662@1663887236813/Map-of-Xitou-Nature-Education-Area.png
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#### 1.3.2. 漁光島

    ENGLISH_TRANSLATION: Yuguang Island
    ADDRESS: Yuguang Rd, Anping District, Tainan City, Taiwan 708
    COORDINATES: 22.980981023475504, 120.15582551569909
    GOOGLE_MAPS_URL: https://maps.app.goo.gl/NHDwpiqupcUHD7YcA

My favorite place to bike to. It's a 4.3 mile bike trip (8.3 mile round trip).

Especially in the early morning, when nobody else is there.

#### 1.3.3. 台南二寮觀日亭

    ENGLISH_TRANSLATION: Erliao Sunrise Pavilion
    ADDRESS: 713, Taiwan, Tainan City, Zuozhen District, 二寮
    COORDINATES: 22.992885390171786, 120.4100997478631
    GOOGLE_MAPS_URL: https://maps.app.goo.gl/4VpW8cWwWmMRvbFA8

People normally try and travel to here via motorcycle, but my silly brain says that it's bikeable. It's a 29.6 mile round-trip, uphill one way, downhill the other way.

Last time I went, I left around 4AM, and got back by noon. On the way back, this pesky thing called the sun rises, and makes things hotter, so the way back - even though downhill - is way rougher IMO. There's a 7-Eleven in the middle, where I had to stop and cool off for a while before making the rest of the trek back home.

Date: 2024-12-07 Sat 00:00

Author: Benson Chu

Created: 2024-12-07 Sat 13:05

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