Taiwan Trip Day 4

Taiwan Trip Day 4

I spent a majority part of day 3 running around government agencies; day 4 is all about visiting the financial institutions. Due to my unique circumstances, I have to make several stops between the banks and the brokerage firms. Unfortunately, if I were going to take the bus, I am looking at least 2 transfers. Therefore, I figured I’d just walk. It really is not that big of the deal. People who live in the city do it everyday.

Actually it turned out to be a pretty good idea because I get to do a little sight seeing. It’s a wonderful opportunity for me to take a few photo shots when I see something interesting. For instance, on the way back, I noticed this building with a giant electronic TV screen in it. I immediately recognized that is the famous Taipei Arena (臺北小巨蛋 ). Originally this place used to be a baseball stadium. In year 2000 the Taipei government ordered to demolish the stadium and decided to build this multi-functional arena which seats 15,000 people. Construction started in year 2001 and it was completed in 2005.

In the evening, Ron, his girlfriend and I went to Keelung night market for some Taiwanese deli (基隆廟口小吃 ). Imagine hundreds of street vendors lined up on the street and all you have to do is walk up there and point to the food you’d like to eat. The portions are small but that’s the beauty of it. This way you get to taste 15 vendors instead of 5. I ordered a few traditional Taiwanese deli such as:

Tempura (甜不辣)

One-Bite Sausage (一口吃香腸)

Braised Eel Thick Soup (紅燒鰻羹)

Pig Intestine with Thin Noodle Soup (大腸麵線)

Dry Noodles (乾麵)

The pictures are worth a thousand words.