I woke around 9am, only to see my bro, down with fever, sent to hospital by dad and mom. Sis woke half an hour later and we had a simple breakfast of biscuits. When they came home, we then went to this fantastic restaurant (excluding bro). The place was packed. People had to queue outside to get in here. We managed to find our way here thanks to the map. This place sells beef noodles and it is awesome. The noodles kinda melt as it enters your mouth and the beef is tender beyond description. The beef innards and the side dishes- peanuts and veggies- were equally tasty. Highly recommend you guys to come this place. It is certainly worth the wait. Or why would so many people want to make a visit here?
P.S.: The cost is quite high though. The price is around RM 200 for 4 people.
Was walking out of the noodle shop when I saw this nest. There were 3 cute little birds perched in the nest, evidently newborns. Their parents are busy finding food, taking turns to feed worms to the birdies. The sight was adorable, when the beaks of the small birds were wide open to receive the food.
The bustling Ximen district. The red building in the middle is the police station, which can be mistakenly identified as the Red Building of Ximen that is located within walking distance of this place.
One of the 6 entries to the Ximen Blue Line MRT station.
Inside the crowded MRT on the way to Houshanpi, where the famous Raohe night market is located.
An intimate loving couple seen at the left. Such couples are quite commonly spotted in the MRTs in Taiwan.
Directions to the Raohe night market, which is around 1km away from the Houshanpi MRT station.
The unique pedestrian crossing of Taiwan is certainly a sight to see. The X path on the road is used for the pedestrians to cross diagonally to the opposite of the road, in addition to the normal crossings shown at the back.
The international headquarters to Fo Guang Hui. Huge magnificent building there.
The Songshan Train Station ahead, which is only around 100m to Raohe night market. Take note though that it is a train station, not an MRT station. When I say train it means, like the KTM ones in Malaysia.
Another X pedestrian crossing before reaching Raohe night market.
Beside the Raohe night market is this great building: Songshan Primary School! Schools in Taiwan are huge compared to Malaysia ^^
The majestic entrance gate of Raohe night market. :O
At the entrance of the Raohe night market, you will catch a whiff of food that will make you drool. People actually wait in long queues to buy this pepper bun!
Can you see the two pots in front of the two workers? The left is the stove where they stick the pepper buns to be heated with charcoal, giving it the rich smell. The right is a pot where they burn the hot stones in very high temperature until they turn bright red,which they then transfer the hot stones to the stove, partially pictured on the right.
P.S.: The worker on the left is an ang moh. I'm serious, no kidding.
One piece of pepper bun cost 45 NTD (about RM 4.50) but is totally worth it. The juicy meat and the crispiness of the bun makes it a crowd favourite.
A soup shop in Raohe night market. The soup is pretty normal, not exactly delicious, but better than just edible. Not cheap either.
The famous pepper bun of Raohe night market!!
This is a stall which sells bak kwa. I tried it and it is actually quite nice. Different flavours of bak kwa can be tried, and all of them are not bad!
The 'thumb' sculpture beside the Songshan train station.
A vague view of the Taipei 101, taken on the way walking back to Houshanpi MRT station. We walked into the Songshan station and then found out that it was a train station... and we had to walk 1km to the MRT station, lugging all the things we bought.
The pedestrian crossing before reaching the entrance of the Houshanpi MRT station.
The blurred entrance of the Houshanpi train station.
Taipei's MRT stations are automated, just like in Singapore. You pay the amount of money needed to reach your destination, and a round token will be given to you to gain access to the MRT.
The view of the MRT from Houshanpi station.
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