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Indoor playspace that touts itself as a kids museum. It is similar to the children’s discovery museums in the US and is a great place for kids to spend hours in. Admission is based on daily rate and once you have admission, you have unlimited in/out for that day. They have additional subscription options that make it more affordable, but Read more...
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Chun Shui Tang is one of the two Taiwan tea brands that claimed to have invented tapioca pearls in tea (aka. boba). In Taiwan, you can find Chun Shui Tang tea houses in many locations. This particular location is a convenient spot in Taipei for my travels in the Shinkong Mitsukoshi mall. I highly recommend their popular Tie Kuan Yin Read more...
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Amedei Chocolates (inside the BellaVita Mall) are considered probably the finest in the world and unless you are in NYC for us Americans, the next best place to get them is on my regular travels to Taiwan. 🙂 Every time I visit Taipei, I have to stop by to stock up on some of these chocolates. Read more...
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ESLite is known for their 24 hour bookstore (not this location), their wide range of books, the architecture and not least their rich selection of curated lifestyle products. There are many ESLite stores in Taiwan, and now other parts of Asia. This is a great store to go to for homewares, books, gifts, fine foods and unique souvenirs. Out of Read more...
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3 years ago when I visited this ESLite, it was very small and there wasn’t much, so on this trip I didn’t make it a priority. However, we stopped by today and it’s expanded so much and its offerings are so different from the Xinyi & XiMenDing locations This ESLite location has a very relaxing and tasteful ChunShuiTang Restaurant, but Read more...
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XiMenDing is a famous shopping district of Taipei. Their wares typically center around hip fashion and affordable prices (where Xinyi is more luxury and $$$). You will find a lot of Taiwan teens/tweens here as well as tourists from all over the world. It’s very happening and some have likened it to Harajuku (youth culture and fashion). XiMenDing is also Read more...
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Mr. Tree is one of our favorite places to go in Taipei. We’ve been to both locations and both are great. As is standard in Taiwan, their concern for hygiene is top-notch. They will check the forehead temperature of each person (adult and kids) before they allow entry. They will also give you hand sanitizer. When kids enter the play Read more...
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Today a good friend took us to lunch at 度小月擔仔麵. The noodles dishes here have a long history, since 1895. We ordered their famous danzai noodles, the fried shrimp, oyster dishes and a few more. Very authentic and one of the most enjoyable meals we’ve had so far. By the entrance you can see the staff making the noodles. I Read more...
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This place is the absolute favorite place of my girls. We were here 3 years ago and it was an amazing place for them, however in 2019 the mall that hosted them closed. So they have moved to a new, smaller, location. However to compensate for a smaller location, they placed in a lot of new interactive tech toys. Why Read more...
