Chris and I on the way up!
Glass floor!
Everything was Hello Kitty themed
The views were amazing!
Once we got to the top, instead of heading straight for a tea house, we opted to walk through the tea fields towards a temple.
Before arriving at the temple, it started to rain, and a rainstorm ensured. We were exposed in the open until we ran down a street and found shelter under an information board. We stood under here for a long time. That day I was wearing SPF 80 and although it was waterproof it was dripping off my body. Thankfully Chris had wet wipes so I cleaned myself up. When the rain died down a little Chris ventured with her pamphlet as a hat to find the nearby temple. After successfully finding it, we took shelter there for a bit.
Unsure of whether or not the weather was going to clear up or not (that morning rain was not in the forecast) we decided to walk back in the rain. Finally back in the main area we had tea ice cream and then headed back to the gondola as we were both drenched. Unfortunately the weather persisted and we found ourselves in a thunderstorm so naturally they closed down the gondola. We decided to wait in line and wait it out as they only other option was to take a taxi down and we had already had a round trip gondola ticket. Amazingly they had stools for the hundred(s?) of us waiting. I really appreciated that. Chris and I listened to my ipod and were entertained by two other male foreigners across from us listening to music and dancing away in their chairs. Eventually they began to transport us by shuttle buses to the base as they did not anticipate opening the gondola for the rest of the day. By the time we made it back into the city it was well into the late afternoon which we hadn't planned for.
Next we decided to find the "Modern Toilet" Restaurant. It took us awhile to find it in the Myeongdong like area, only much, much larger (for those who are familiar with that area in Korea). We found it, and I don't think much more needs to be explained.
Our chairs were toilets, our table was a set of sinks
I ate from a toilet bowl and drank from a urinal
And ate ice cream from a squatter
Despite eating a ton at Modern Toilet, we had heard that the Mango Bingsu is really great in Taiwan so we went on a mission to find Ice Monster which is well known for their mango bingsu. It was the best bingsu I have had in my life. The place is also so popular that you are only allotted one hour to sit at a table and enjoy your dessert. Traditionally bingsu is shaved ice with red beans, but there are several variations now. This one is mango flavoured shaved ice with mango ice cream and fresh mango chunks. Mmm!
We spent the rest of the evening at the Shilin Night Market and then headed back relatively early. Chris' flight was early the next morning (7am). I had a later flight and had the luxury of sleeping in. After I checked out, I figured out how to take a bus directly to the airport. At the airport I enjoyed a popular Taiwanese dish "Beef Noodle" and picked up pineapple cakes (a popular treat) and Brown Sugar/Ginger tea (also popular from Taiwan).
Then it was back to Seoul! Here are some photos from the photo booth at Taipei 101!
Taiwan was super fun and there is a lot more I would like to explore there if I get another opportunity! Check out the full picture album on Facebook! <3
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