Monthly Archives: February 2011

Here’s a post for several friends who asked me what’s good to do in Taipei after my many visits there.

Ximending is amazing food and hip shopping district. Try the bittergourd juice located at the end of Han Zhong St. My favourite bites to grad are the duck noodles, carrot cake and noodle soups located along the eateries scattered at the end of Han Zhong St. Try walking along the streets one the edge of the Ximending shopping area to look for local desserts places to try the fragrant and delicious peanut soup. There are streets after streets of small fashion outlets and I highly recommend wandering around and exploring. Don’t be afraid to walk down into basements or up to stores on the upper floors as you never know what you’ll discover. I still keep finding gems I’ve missed on each trip back. Take the MRT to Ximending.

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