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New Year Celebration 2017

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This year’s New Year spread is a lot of snacks!  🙂

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herrs cheestix munching boy

Our buffet this year is not as full as other years because we are all dieting haha!! Especially after a big dinnerTaipei new year 2017 7

 Paper platesTaipei new year 2017 8 Additional trash canTaipei new year 2017 3 The bar 🙂Taipei new year 2017 4Chef Javs went to Toys R Us that morning and bought Pie Face and all the kids enjoyed playing it
PIeface new years daySiblings all complete!
Taipei new year 2017 9Everything was last minute this year – we looked for party paraphernalia and this was the best we found haha!! We even had to assemble itNEw year 2017 hats Taipei new year 2017 10Taipei new year 2017 6

Yage

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New Year’s Dinner was just in the hotel – the Chinese restaurant – Yageya-ge-1 ya-ge-3ya-ge-5 ya-ge-6  There are several private rooms and they all have different looks! Beautifulya-ge-7 ya-ge-8 ya-ge-9ya-ge-2  One of our best meals in TaipeiMenu Yageya-ge-10 ya-ge-11 ya-ge-12 ya-ge-13 ya-ge-14 ya-ge-15 ya-ge-16 ya-ge-17 ya-ge-18 ya-ge-19 ya-ge-20 ya-ge-21 ya-ge-22 ya-ge-23 ya-ge-24 ya-ge-25 ya-ge-26 ya-ge-27ya-ge-4

Mos Burger Taipei

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We have a radar for restaurants we like – so one of us knew there was Mos Burger near the hotel. Just cross the street.  Too bad I only got to go the last day we were there
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Wulao Hotpot

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 One of my favorite meals in Taipei was here.  Thank you Michael Wu for the recommendation!! Taiwan’s version of Shabu Shabu.  Since Taiwan was under the Japanese for 50 years, so a lot of their food is influenced by themwulao-hotpot-2 wulao-hotpot-3 wulao-hotpot-4  There is a station to make your sauce and get your rice – Get all you can! 🙂 wulao-hotpot-5 wulao-hotpot-6 wulao-hotpot-7 wulao-hotpot-8 wulao-hotpot-9wulao-hotpot-31 wulao-hotpot-10 wulao-hotpot-11 wulao-hotpot-12 wulao-hotpot-13 wulao-hotpot-14 wulao-hotpot-15 wulao-hotpot-16 wulao-hotpot-17 wulao-hotpot-18 wulao-hotpot-19 wulao-hotpot-20 wulao-hotpot-21 wulao-hotpot-22 wulao-hotpot-23 wulao-hotpot-24 wulao-hotpot-25 wulao-hotpot-26  Hotpot at Wulao.  Boneless spareribs, Premium beef, Iberico pork shoulder in Spicy Wulao broth and Layered Tofu broth #WulaoHotPot #Wulao #H2HTaiwan
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Hunghwa Teppanyaki Steak House

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 We didn’t plan lunch that day so since we were in Taipei 101,

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we ended up herehunghwa-teppanyaki-steak-house-2 hunghwa-teppanyaki-steak-house-3 hunghwa-teppanyaki-steak-house-4 hunghwa-teppanyaki-steak-house-5  Taiwanese style Teppanyaki at Hunghwa Teppanyaki Steakhouse. They say you should try Taiwanese Teppanyaki since it is a bit different from Japanese and though it is similar it has its own version.  This place reminds me of one of our favorite  places in Tokyo Ukai Tei but not at the same level 🙂

Previous entry:  Ukai Tei Omotesando June 16, 2016
hunghwa-teppanyaki-steak-house-6 hunghwa-teppanyaki-steak-house-7  Love their garlic bread! 🙂  hunghwa-teppanyaki-steak-house-8 hunghwa-teppanyaki-steak-house-9 hunghwa-teppanyaki-steak-house-10 hunghwa-teppanyaki-steak-house-11hunghwa-teppanyaki-steak-house-12 hunghwa-teppanyaki-steak-house-13  Taiwanese teppanyaki uses steam to cook IMG_3789

and puts cheese on the lobster 🙂 at Hungwa Teppanyaki Steakhouse. Taiwan was under the Japanese for 50 years #h2htaiwan #H2HTeppanyaki #Hunghwa #H2HLobsterhunghwa-teppanyaki-steak-house-14 hunghwa-teppanyaki-steak-house-15  I love how they put the pepper on the plate 🙂IMG_3784hunghwa-teppanyaki-steak-house-16  They have lamb!!! YAY!hunghwa-teppanyaki-steak-house-17 hunghwa-teppanyaki-steak-house-18 hunghwa-teppanyaki-steak-house-19 hunghwa-teppanyaki-steak-house-20 hunghwa-teppanyaki-steak-house-21 hunghwa-teppanyaki-steak-house-1

Dinner at Shilin Market

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 One of our best meals in Taipei was at Shilin Market!  Taipei is really known for their street food so its not surprising 🙂  Spontaneous dinner if the best!!dinner-at-shihlin-market-15  We lined up for this Largest fried chicken.   it was the first stall we saw upon arrival at Shihlin night market – yum!!! That is one of the secrets to the taste. NT$70.00 We saw 2 stalls of this both with long lines #ShihLin #LargeFriedChicken #h2htaiwan #H2HChickendinner-at-shihlin-market-3 dinner-at-shihlin-market-5 dinner-at-shihlin-market-4 dinner-at-shihlin-market-2dinner-at-shihlin-market-18  This was where we had our dinnerdinner-at-shihlin-market-12  Beside it there is seating 🙂dinner-at-shihlin-market-13 Fresh prawns being grilleddinner-at-shihlin-market-8 dinner-at-shihlin-market-7  Abalonedinner-at-shihlin-market-9  Castañas next doordinner-at-shihlin-market-10  There was a fresh fruit vendor next door

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so she opened the fruits mom chose. Sugar apple/atis is the best! And the makopadinner-at-shihlin-market-11 Down the road was a line so just follow any stall with a line and for sure its good! haha!!  We don’t really know much so that is one of our gauge.

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Chef Javs spot this- freshly baked cakedinner-at-shihlin-market-16

 He sliced it for all of us and it was so good

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Villa 32 Hotspring Resort

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About 30 to 45 minutes away from the city, there is Beitou Hot Springs! There are several resorts so we are glad we got a recommendation from Ningvilla-32-hotspring-resort-2  Villa 32 .  I wish we spent a whole day here
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 After hot spring there is a lounge with some rooms where you can sleep or just relax and have drinks and some snacksvilla-32-hotspring-resort-16  They have a restaurantvilla 32 restaurant taipeiNightime 🙂  villa-32-hotspring-resort-17 villa-32-hotspring-resort-18 villa-32-hotspring-resort-19 villa-32-hotspring-resort-1 Click below to go to their website

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Din Tai Fung Taipei

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 Long line at Din Tai Fung ( main branch )  but thanks to Ning @nsdelgado we got our reservation / tables for 22 people.  She also specified to go to the original/main branch because it is the best.  Our trip is not complete without DTF ! #DinTaiFungTaipei #DTF #H2HTaiwandin-tai-fung-taipei-2 din-tai-fung-taipei-3  50 minutes waitdin-tai-fung-taipei-4  despite the long lines, they have plenty for take outDTF take out taipeiOne of our tables on the 2nd floordin-tai-fung-taipei-5  Xiao Long Bao!!!! All kinds!!!din-tai-fung-taipei-6 din-tai-fung-taipei-7 din-tai-fung-taipei-8 din-tai-fung-taipei-9 din-tai-fung-taipei-10 din-tai-fung-taipei-11 din-tai-fung-taipei-12 Black Truffle!!! THE BEST for Heart2Heart 🙂din-tai-fung-taipei-13 DTF Truffle xiao long bao taipeiLove the gyozadin-tai-fung-taipei-14 din-tai-fung-taipei-15  Favorite of the boys 🙂  Crab roe Xiao Long Baodin-tai-fung-taipei-16 din-tai-fung-taipei-17 din-tai-fung-taipei-18 din-tai-fung-taipei-1

Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall

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The most prominent historical landmark in Taiwan, the CKS Memorial Hall was erected in honor and memory of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, the former President of the Republic of China, and was opened in 1980 as part of a national park and gathering area.

The name of the square is officially Liberty Square, as seen above the front gate, however the name change was politically motivated and most people in practice still refer to the entire complex as CKS Memorial Hall.

The octagon-shaped white building rises 76 meters and is covered with blue tiles and red accents, echoing the flag of the Republic of China. The eight sides represent the Chinese cultural symbolism of the number eight which is traditionally associated with fortune and wealth. The two sets of 89 steps represent Chiang’s age of death and lead up to main hall housing a large bronze statue of Chiang protected by military personnel which change hourly.

The characters behind Chiang’s statue read “Ethics”, “Democracy”, and “Science”, and the inscriptions on the side read “The purpose of life is to improve the general life of humanity” and “The meaning of life is to create and sustain subsequent lives in the universe”.

Below the hall is a museum documenting Chiang’s life and career, as well as exhibits about Taiwan’s history, pan-Chinese culture and history, and the ROC’s development after moving to Taiwan.

Besides the main hall, the large complex includes the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Park (??????), National Concert Hall (?????), and the National Theater (?????). ( GuideToTaipei.com )

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