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The 5th day at Taiwan, or rightfully 3rd day at Taipei, we went ahead with shopping at Sogo, typically the eating + drinking + shopping and resting.

So at the start, we went around Ximen Ding, and realize that there wont much breakfast stalls. After some walking across the street of the Train station, we met up a small local sandwich stall. Fried bacon, egg, and put in either Wrap, toast bread, or as a sandwich, with a milk tea as a drink. Cheap and good.

Sogo @ Zhongxiao Fuxing
Before we reached the actual Sogo, we visited an Underground shopping Mall called “East Metro Mall”. It actually links from Station Zhongxiao Dunhua (忠孝敦化站) to Station Zhongxiao Fuxing (忠孝复兴站). Knowing that, we alight at Dunhua Station, and walked across. Argh, alittle too early though, we were there at 9.30 ++ but shops were too early. It was known that we later visited the same place the next day (girls shopping… for shoes dress dress more dress and shoes etc… ) and in fact there weren’t much shoppers along this underground “mall” (just 2 rows of shops .. in fact)

Finally at Zhongxiao Fuxing’s Sogo. In fact there were 2 Sogos Fuxing’s and Dunhua’s Sogo, and they sit side by side, across the streets, joined at the underground train station. Fuxing’s Sogo is much bigger, grand, taller in stories, so figure yourself.

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Ahh.. we were alittle hungry again. The food court has quite good food, at slightly expensive prices. With the “Pager” like device, we ordered food, and waited the device to “beep and vibrate”. That signals our food is ready. Quite a crowded and busy day at the food court. The girls went shopping, and as a guy, I went around exploring, like desserts. I do recommend Sogo over at Dunhua, for some desserts if you are not the shopper type.

And the plan for tonight - Shilin Ye shi (Shilin Night Market). But before that, I manage to “persuade” the girls to at least take a visit to one of e place, I’ll like to go, which is Xiao Ju Dan, where many Great Taiwanese Pop singers performed there, many concerts held there, as the international stage for Taiwan.

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Alright, time for us to head back with the shopping items, preparing for a trip down to Shilin market, the biggest and most famous market in Taipei or perhaps Taiwan !

Shilin Market
Shilin is located not at Shilin train Station, but over at Jiantan Station. When you arrive, you should see a big Food court market like place, with some of the favorite stalls by the side. According to the locals, Shilin night markets has shifted. Even so, the original stretch (there are 2 -3 stretches of Non food stuff, eg. shopping). So for those who craved for the food, its still there but, a small shift. Only bad thing is the location of the stalls has changed

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Dinner: The famous “Chao Da Ji Pa” Big Chicken Culet, + Cold noodles, the perfect combination. And then me and my mates splitted up again, they do their shopping while I did mine, end of day and back at the Hotel !

Hmm not quite end of day. I had been communicating with my Aunt these past few days, and finally, she decided shes free and wanted to have supper. It was also nearing my Birthday that day ! (it was 9++ already, so we met at a BBQ stall near her house.

BBQ - 有間燒烤
And this is the location + Address:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/%E6%9C%89%E9%96%93%E7%87%92%E7%83%A4/162239427157026?ref=pb

豫溪街130號

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I couldn’t stress more, having supper with my “distance” relative in Taiwan, at this super good BBQ restaurant. Great service great food. After Supper, with almost no Energy left (notice this is the longest day with most stuff packed) my Aunt brought me to an “underground” 24hr supermarket, at 2am, buying some nice drinks in Taiwan. Why was I shock. ? It’s huge, very huge, probably covering at least half a soccer field… Well on land You can’t tell that’s theres hidden supermarkets like this one.

Some drinks for my breakfast tomorrow