JackHammer

I just arrived here today with my family for my brother's engagement. Apparently it's a big to do for the Taiwanese. His fiancee is Taiwanese. Well we didn't get in until 7pm so once we checked into our hotel we met up with my brother and his fiancee. We went to a night market and it was awesome. The food was dee-lish.

Tomorrow, my brother and his fiancee are going to take me around Taipei while my parents have some business they need to attend to. I think I'm going to hit some of the more popular tourist spots but do any of you guys have any recommendations? Any suggestions for bars or pubs for the nightlife.

Here are some pics I just took. More to follow.

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attgig

nice! I'm going to have a 1 day layover there in a couple weeks.
the tourist things to do seem like taipei 101. pay the extra to walk up the 2 extra floors at the end onto the observation deck.
the national palace museum is supposed to be one of the top 3 museums of the world.
the zoo is supposed to be the largest in all of east asia.
and, you already hit the night market =).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shilin_Night_Market is supposed to be the biggest one....

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JackHammer

My brother and me by Taipei 101.




My first time on a scooter in the streets of Taipei.




My mom peeling a fruit.

gear02

dude you have to go to the night markets and just eat everything you see. It's a lot of fun/

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Cheesypuff

to add on to gear's post....if it moves at the time of purchase...don't eat it. =)

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gear02

Heck, that's when you know it's fresh

Things you should try:

1. Stinky tofu (it's good, not great, but it's why I went to Taiwan last Xmas)
2. Pork chop on a stick (seriously awesome, fried with some man and cheese at the center)
3. Glazed fruit on a stick (just like a candy apple, but you get all sorts of fruit)
4. Dumplings (mmm...dumplings)
5. All the sweet stuff
6. Fried Squid
7. BBQ fresh shrimp (pulled out of the water, skewered, and cooked)

mcs328

I didn't like the pork chop on a stick when I tried it. It was deep fried and I guess I couldn't take anything really greasy. I went in October.

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RoniMan

i see u guys were BY 101. if u can, go IN 101 and go to the top.

i'm sure your family already knows the popular spots to take you, but just off the top of my head, go to dan shuei or mao kung.

Cheesypuff

OOooooooooooooooooo...stinky tofu!!! LOVE IT!!! in hong kong, we call it chou doufu. VERY YUMMY INDEED! you should also try chinese beefballs. They're really dense and chewy. yumyumyum.