Last full day in Taiwan! In the morning we took a bus over to the National Palace Museum, which houses a massive collection of both old and new artwork, calligraphy, and artifacts from both Taiwan and mainland. The place was dominated by tour groups though, and often times there we lines to get into different exhibits, so after a while we called it quits and took off toward the original Din Tai Feng. In English their specialty would be described as soup dumplings, which are amazing. After that quick meal we went to Ximending, a massive shopping district with boutiques, street shops, chain stores, everything for a few blocks. There was some interesting stuff in there too. Then we left to get one of the last tickets up the Taipei 101 tower. The second tallest building in the world, and formerly the tallest 05-11'. The elevator was probably the craziest part of the tower. It takes less than 40 seconds to reach to the observation deck from the fifth floor. Which is pretty ridiculous and ear trauma inducing. At the top of the tower they also have a huge wind damper to help the building sway with the wind. Finally after our tower adventure and getting kicked out for closing time, we went to the Raohe Night Market by bus. This place was much different from the first night market Shilin we went to. They offered much more food in various stalls and I was finally able to try both the pepper bao and the stinky tofu I was looking for. The former was amazing, and the latter was a little tough to get down, but either way it was a great food experience. Also, the wintermelon tea I ordered here did not disappoint, and ultimately helped me rid my mouth of the tofu taste. Sorry for hating on the tofu but it really didn't sit well with me.
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