Taiwan Taipei free and easy: Daan Park 大安森林公園 A walk with nature kids locals eldery

 As I have mentioned previously, this trip is catered especially for my parents. We took out the shopping and went to markets and also parks.

Fresh air, greenery, flowerrs and animal and a big playground.

Away from the crowds so my parents can take a stroll enjoying the surroundings and great place for kids to use up their boundless energy.

This is a great place for elderly and for kids too.

There are swans, goose and ducks so kids were be excited to see them  and elderly too

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The big big playground

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Taiwan Taipei free and easy : Night market Shida Raohe 師大夜市 饒河街觀光夜市

The difference between Shida and other night market is that it has a much younger crowd and sell stuffs that suit the younger generation. The main reason is because it is located beside  a univeristy.

Shida has a lot of shop selling accessories, clothes, snacks, stationery and food.

They have a lot of cute and interesting stationery. I bought a sanrio diary which i received a lot of compliments from teenagers for less than sgd$10, it will cost more than $30 in Singapore. Can spend time exploring the shops. Raohe is easier to navigate as it is just 1 main lane. Shida will be slightly more complicated with little lanes of shops.

You can find some cafes and bakeries to chill out after shopping.

This is one of my favourite food at shida. Love the 滷味. I love to eat this with their instant noodles.

  There are some small bakeries and cafes at Shida which is not found at other night markets.








Raohe night market 饒河街觀光夜市

Raohe is becoming very crowded. I prefer to come here compared to Shilin as Shilin is too crowded and packed with too much tourist.
Raohe is not really a place to shop, the stores at the sides are just normal to me.
The food selection is not bad.
This time I visit, there are not a lot of stalls selling bbq seafood, can choose one with seats to enjoy your meal.
There is slightly more variety of food here compared to Shida.
And it is quite easy to navigate, just a straight lane. So if you are travelling in big groups, it is easy to meetup at the end.

Taiwan TAipei free and easy : Dongmen 東門捷運站 food part 2 東門市場

東門市場 is just located at Dongmen station 東門捷運站, exit 2.

Turn into a small lane and just start exploring the market.

Operation timing should be around 7 to 8 am to around 4 pm in the afternoon.

A place to have breakfast or lunch.

Taiwan TAipei free and easy : Dongmen 東門捷運站 food part 1 永康街

Taipei free and easy : Dongmen mrt station Chaiin Hotel

1. 黃媽媽米粉湯/東門城滷肉飯

I am not very sure how to give direction. Just explore the market, it is somewhere to the segment which sells clothes or behind somewhere 東門鴨莊.

The food is quite cheap, going for arounht nt20 for a plain bowl of noodles, there around nt30 to nt50 for the side dishes. The noodles looks bland but actually it taste quite good and goes very weel with the side dishes. If you think noodles is too plain for you, there is a stall selling 滷肉飯. Quite memorable food for me. Will definitely go back if I am back at Taipei.

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2. 東門江記豆花 ( Dongmen Jiang ji soya bean)

They add peanuts to the soya bean unlike singapore version. We actually packed it back to our hotel to enjoy. It is good.

3. 東門鴨莊 ( Dongmen Duck place)

Read about it online. Ordered a pack back to eat. Nicely cooked rice with meat. If the the noodles is not meaty enough for you, there is a place to catch on your proteins and fats, with a servings of vegetables.

4. Others. 

There are a lot of stalls selling yummy cooked food that can be brought back to the hotel to enjoy or have it just there.

What we bought back to our hotel to enjoy. 

There are lots of stalls selling fresh vegetables, seafoods, fruits and vegetables. 

If you need to stock up some fresh fruits, this is a place to get some.

It is an interesting and clean market to explore, experience some of the local culture.

It is not very big, around an hour will do, not including the time spend taking photos and eating.

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Taiwan TAipei free and easy : Dongmen 東門捷運站 food part 1 永康街

We choose to stay near 永康街, which is just beside dongmen train station  東門捷運站. We did not choose the usual ximenting as this trip is to catered to my elderly parents. Ximenting seems to young for their age. And definitely because of Chainn Hotel as it is new and just beside the train station and is not a hostel. 

 Dongmen is definitely filled with good food.

One of the best place to filled up one's stomach when the night markets are still not in operation

All this resturants can be located by taking the train to Dongmen station and exit 5.

We did not get to try a lot of food. Here is some recommendations.

Taipei free and easy : Dongmen mrt station Chaiin Hotel

Taiwan TAipei free and easy : Dongmen 東門捷運站 food part 2 東門市場

1. First STop, Ding Tai Feng 鼎泰豐One of the most famous restuarant or eateries at TAipei It is just located by the road with a big signboard, so you can't miss it. We went there around 3pm, the waiting time was just around 3 minutes. The xiaolongbao is definitely good. The noodle serving is quite big, so share if you want to leave some space in your stomach for the xiaolongbao. Service is definitely good and food is served up real fast. The menu is just outside so you decide on your order while waiting for your table. The food is always good. 

2. Sun Merry Bakery 聖瑪莉

Personally, I did not try the bread. My parents did and they say it is quite nice.

I read some good reviews on it online. Worth to try.

3.  红樱花食品

I did not buy from this shop. It is just beside Sun Merry Bakery. They sell Hello Kitty Confectionary, like biscuits and pastry. Anyone who is looking for cute gifts to bring back home, can get it from here. Free samples for some items.

http://www.redsakura.com.tw/main.asp

4. Smoothie House 思慕昔 MAngo shaved ice 雪酪芒果雪花冰
They ran out of mango and they gave us sour kiwi in replacement. They just expect us to agree.
The mango shaved ice is good but a bit pricey, It cost a good nt$180-nt$190 for one servings. One servings can feed two. It is so famous, feel like I must try it. Not sure if I will go back.
No. 1之3號, Lishui Street, Da’an District, Taipei City, Taiwan 106
+886 2 2396 1133

8%ice 冰淇淋專門
No. 6, Lane 13, Yongkang Street, Da’an District, Taipei City, Taiwan 106
+886 2 2395 6583
8%  ice cream冰淇淋專門 sells interesting ice cream
No. 6, Lane 13, Yongkang Street, Da’an District, Taipei City, Taiwan 106
+886 2 2395 6583

4. Smoothie House 思慕昔 Mango shaved ice
It is good, but not fantastic. The mango shave ice is definitely a bit pricely at nt$180. This is one of the more famous place at yongkang street

  15 Yongkang street

5.  豐盛食堂  

We went to this place by chance. We were just wandering around. We realise a lot of tourists and taiwanese dine here. This place has nice decoration. The food is definitely good. The interesting thing is that you can order by pieces for some items. We ordered 3 ribs because only 3 out of 4 us want to eat. Soup was ok, ours is cabbage and somthing soup. The ribs although slightly fattening, is delicious. The pumpkin with sesame is interesting and taste not bad. Price wise will be around S$15 to S$30 per person, it depends on how much you order and of course, seafood will cost more.

6. 芋头大王

I am not a fan of yam, only a fan of chewy yam balls.

My mum loved yam. I googled and found this shop which sell yam related desserts and shaved ice. The shaved ice is slight cheaper than smoothie house, slight difference. The hot yam desserts tasted much better than the cold ones. Yam balls tend to be more chewy. Can try.

臺北市永康街15之4號 ( it is a bit hard to locate the shop, it is tucked in corner. It is on same street as smoothie house, just less than a minutes walk after smoothie house)

7. Others

There are a lot more good food and resturants and cafes. The more hip and happening ones, are not to my parents' taste buds. I walked pass some and tell myself next time. I read about this few places online.

IOU cafe looks good, a great place for cafe hopping lovers.

No 9, Yongkang street  02 2358 7771

 度小月 is another famous eatery at yongkang street. served noodles. 

No.9-1, Yongkang Street, Da’an District, Taipei City 

8.  Convenience stores and a small supermarket. As much snacks as you want.

This is not really a shopping paradise, the only thing in abundance other than restaurants will be pharmacy and a big Wastons. Don't plan to shop much here, plan to eat a lot.

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