On our third day in Taiwan, we were booked for a half day tour, so we decided not to waste the first half of the day by checking out an attraction near our hotel, the Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Park. It was really quite gorgeous, with lots of beautiful buildings and landscapes. Wouldn’t you agree?
We were most amused by the divided sky – one side was a beautiful blue like in the pictures above, but the other side was an angry black.
There were also some food stalls in that park and we were able to grab some street eats, but it wasn’t enough, so after we were done looking around the place, we walked towards a popular restaurant which we discovered online, which happened to be very near our hotel! How lucky is that?
Jin Feng Lu Rou Fan (金峰滷肉飯), 10 Roosevelt Road, Section 1, Jhongjheng District, Taipei City
There was a queue outside the place, which is always a good sign! We did not stay in there but decided to get some takeaway and eat it in the hotel instead, where we could be more comfortable.
Our research showed that their must try dishes are lor bak png (braised pork rice) and kong bak png (pork belly rice), so we ordered a few of those. They were really quite sumptuous and filling, both dishes marinated in premium dark soya sauce and spices for hours until the meat turns so tender. My mouth watered as I typed this. Drats.
Braised Pork Rice
Here we are goofing off while eating our lunch in our hotel room.
After lunch we girls decided to take out our early Christmas presents for each other. This was in November but we had decided that since we wouldn’t be able to see each other during Christmas, it would be a good idea to exchange gifts early.
I loved all my presents (necklace, perfume, home scents) and I even got a card with a touching letter. Merry Christmas to me! 😀
Linking up with A Compass Rose and Found Love, Now What? for Travel Tuesdays. Please check out Belinda’s blurb about me on the latter one! 😀
Next up: Nanya Rock Formation. To read all my Taiwan posts, start with Taipei 101 + Shihlin Night Market.
Taiwan Tales:
📌Taipei 101 + Shihlin Night Market
📌Danshui Lover’s Bridge and Fisherman’s Wharf
📌Wish Upon a Floating Lantern
📌Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Park
📌Nanya Rock Formations
📌Jiufen Old Street
📌Ximending
Looks like so much fun!! What a stunning park! <br />Thanks for linking up today!!
I love your Deetour posts. Your pics are beautiful and fun too! Thanks for sharing them and taking me to another continent 🙂
I feel like you are surrounded by gift givers Dee, I love it! Maybe you guys over in Asia just know how to give & receive better than we do? Or is that too much of a generalisation to say it's an entire continent? Haha. <br /><br />Anyway, this looks BEAUTIFUL. Dan and I are 99% sure it's Taiwan we are going for now… eeeepppp so exciting and I can't wait to go to all these
This place looks so nice! I would love to visit Taiwan someday and if I do, the memorial park will be on my list of places to visit. That picture with half blue skies and half stormy skies is amazing and beautiful. That's crazy you were able to capture it in one picture!
Wow, it is absolutely beautiful, I will have to add it to my travel bucket list!<br /><br />xx<br />Kelly<br /><a href="http://www.sparklesandshoes.com" rel="nofollow">Sparkles and Shoes</a>
It's really beautiful! I also loved the fact that you exchanged Christmas presents early so that you could do it together! xx
oh my goodness, gorgeous!!
Hi, visiting from Friends Around the World! We've traveled a lot throughout Europe and North America, but I've never been anywhere in Asia – just haven't had the opportunity yet. My husband has been to Singapore, and he loved it, so I'm sure we'll be visiting at some point. Until then I'll just have to follow you!
Dee, how fun is this! Your photos are absolutely gorgeous (especially that one with the divided sky) and show just how much fun you guys had together. I'm drooling a little over your dinner 🙂
Thanks for dropping by, Rachel! I'm glad you made that link up, will be making new friends all over the world in a bit. 🙂
Thanks Mal! I can say the same for your Travel Tuesday posts too! 🙂
Haha maybe it is a generalisation LOL! I'm just lucky to have incredible friends, I suppose! :D<br /><br /><br />Yay so you've *almost* made up your mind! That's awesome! I'm excited to see you see these places and write about them too!
Yes, that's a great idea, Kelly! 🙂
Yes because it's more fun to exchange presents in person! 🙂
Yes you should, but there's one more thing you should definitely add that I recommend more, and it's wishing on floating lanterns! I blogged about it last week, it's so so magical!<br /><br /><br />And yes, I'm glad we saw that crazy sky and captured it. XP
Hi Liene! Pleased to meet you! Well I've never been outside of Asia so I guess that makes us even, huh? Will follow you too so I can see Europe and North America through your eyes. 🙂
Thanks Amy! I drool over that dinner pic everytime I look at it too!
The park is gorgeous and it looks like you were having so much fun there. Your dinner got my mouth watering too, must be lunchtime!
stunning photos! looks like i need to go to taiwan now :)<br /><br />looks like we're kindred travel lovers..can't wait to follow your blog! XO<br /><br />www.welltraveledwife.com
Wow, this is definitely beautiful! I have heard nothing but great things about Taiwan!
Wow, it looks so pretty there. Some great photos. As usual.. my mouth is watering 🙂
wonderful pictures. you have such a lovely life with your pals and travels 🙂