Day 1: Taipei Here We Come!

Flight was scheduled at 10am so early on Ma,pa and I went to the Airport to catch the plane bound for Taipei. Atch was on her way too, from Singapore that is. Plane will be landing the same time. Right about 1pm. Flight was smooth, everything was on time. We had a little trouble looking for each other at the airport though, but we finally met! That was past lunch time already. Have not eaten anything yet since breakfast. I was starving to death! Quietly I was just sitting on the bus waiting for the final destination. My sister never fails to bring a surprise. A craving of hers a few days back lead her to get Teuscher chocolates from Switzerland. It is said that these chocolates were shipped to Singapore via air. Not surprising... these were delicate chocolates filled with smooth and creamy ganache centers as well as griotines soaked in kirsh and Grand Marnier filled chocolate truffles . Hungry I was indeed, but the chocolates made me happy. It took quite a while for travel. 4pm already and we did not have proper lunch yet. After Check in we went to the mom and pop food stalls surrounding the hotel. We had pork dumplings with seeweed. It was a bit spicy. We also had noodles with local vegetables and chicken. We were trying the appetizer that was served with my dad's pork chop and we could not really figure out what it was. Gingery, sour and salty with other oriental flavors in it. It has a taste that needs to be acquired I guess. My mom's verdict? Not the food we came all the way here for. Not just yet! Well, satisfied tummies nonetheless, real food trip starts tomorrow.