First day of our trip to Japan. Early that morning my sis and I had dim sum for one last time with our grandma, then it was off to the bus stop to travel to the airport. While we were waiting for our flight, we had one last meal in HK. My sis ordered the Hainanese chicken rice from Cafe de Coral, while I ate wonton noodles and BBQ goose from 正斗, which cost me $203 HKD. Aside from three…
After coming back from Taiwan I think my energy started to drain. I probably slept around 6 hours each night while I was in Taiwan to maximize my time, but once I was back in HK my laziness (and maybe some jetlag) finally kicked in. I didn’t really have a lot planned for my last two full days in HK. On the first day I had to go to Kwuntong to meet my aunt, so I ended up going to…
My last day in Taiwan! I did something that I had never really done before on vacation. I was still a little upset that I missed the sunset at Kaomei the night before, so I purposely set my alarm for 4:30am so I could attempt to see the sunrise. I think the last time I willingly woke up that early on vacation was so I could make it to the Tsukiji Fish Market to see the morning auctions. It was…
Onto day 2 of Taiwan. I woke up around 6am to get ready for the day. After checking out of the hotel, I walked over to Taipei Main Station to purchase my return ticket to Taoyuan for the day after, then bought myself some breakfast. Since I still had time before meeting Y & J, I leisurely sat outside station enjoying my spicy meat bun and my milk tea watching the crowds come and go. After we met up, we…
Onto my trip to Taiwan! I had so much planned for my first day that even I was surprised I was able to keep to my insane schedule. Haha. Starting in the morning, I was pretty much tossing and turning until I got up at 5:45am to leave for the airport. I took the subway to Central and got my boarding pass before proceeding towards the airport. By the time I got through the gates I finally had time to…