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2024: Taiwan Trip
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(setq org-board-make-relative t)| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | |
| 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 | Tasty Chicken | 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 | Crispy Pork | Egg Scallion Pancakes | ||
| Night | Sushi | Dadong Night Market | Feng Chia Night Market | Hot Pot | Guo Hua Jie | Flight |
Locations
Restaurants
小公主咖啡館
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"?
"Cake Sandwich" Picture offline
上海好味道小籠湯包
Serves lots of dim sum. XLBs taste great!
Front Menu Sign offline
Picture Menu offline
Paper Menu offline
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.
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 way more common 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).
大東夜市
逢甲夜市
Nature Spots
溪頭自然教育園區
Highest Resolution Map I could find offline
漁光島
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.
台南二寮觀日亭
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.