Day 6 : 10th Oct 2006
This day, we travel all the way back to 台北淡水 (Taipei - Dan Shui). 
Our first stop is the famous 渔人码头 (Fisherman's wharf, now a tourist attraction). Why famous 
you may ask? Because the now defunct "F4" had one of scenes of "Meteour Gardens" shot here. Our next stop is 淡水老街 (Old Dan Shui Street) where we again shopped for the goodies around the area. I think 铁蛋 (Iron egg - kind of soy sauced steam egg) is their specialty here, but we gave it a missed. 鱼酥 (Fish cracker) is also famous here, if you like fishy smelling biscuits. I got me almond 
powder here for SGD$5 and 面茶 for SGD$7 (for my mum, supposedly a kind of health food). My dad particularly enjoyed the 臭豆腐 (Smelly Beancurd) 
around this area though. As today is 双十国庆(Taiwan's National Day) and 天下围攻(Civil Demonstration by 倒扁红衫军 "Dao Bian Hong Shan Jun") , we were advised by our tour guide to skip CKS Memorial Hall as it is next to the Government Parliament, an area that has been cordoned off by the authorities for fear of riots. Instead, we were brought to the Majestic Hotel, 园山大饭店 (Yuan Shan Hotel, a 6-star 
hotel) for photo taking session. Afterwhich, we proceeded to the Martyr's Shrine to view the guard changing ceremony. These young men serving their National Service (like us!) have to stand like a rock (not like us, 
we men chiong mountains) under the hot sun for an hour before shift changes. They sure rock!
Next, we were brought to the famous mall, Taipei 101. It costs NT$300 to go to the top to view the
skyline of Taipei. There we did not go but instead, we took our time 
to go around the mall. We were checked into our hotel next so that we can spend the rest of the night at 士林夜市 (ShiLin Night Market). I just gotto show 
you the lobby of this hotel, it was like an art gallery, simply amazing! Some of our lucky tour members actually got rooms with 2 floors. Did I also mention that all rooms are equipped with a bathtub with Jacuzzi? Envious? At ShiLin, there are 2 main areas, one selling food and the other, well selling miscellaneous stuffs. Food worth trying is 毫大达鸡排 (Big 
Fried Chicken Cutlet - The original one), 大饼包小饼 (Big biscuit wrapped around small one) and last but not least, the 刨冰 from 三兄弟 (Shaved Ice stall from "3 Brothers" stall, must try is their Mango Shaved ice and Soya Bean Curd. 
Oh boy, the thought of it makes my mouth waters.). We finally call it a day at 00:15 hrs, making our way back via cab. ZZzzzzzzz.
Our first stop is the famous 渔人码头 (Fisherman's wharf, now a tourist attraction). Why famous 
you may ask? Because the now defunct "F4" had one of scenes of "Meteour Gardens" shot here. Our next stop is 淡水老街 (Old Dan Shui Street) where we again shopped for the goodies around the area. I think 铁蛋 (Iron egg - kind of soy sauced steam egg) is their specialty here, but we gave it a missed. 鱼酥 (Fish cracker) is also famous here, if you like fishy smelling biscuits. I got me almond 
powder here for SGD$5 and 面茶 for SGD$7 (for my mum, supposedly a kind of health food). My dad particularly enjoyed the 臭豆腐 (Smelly Beancurd) 
around this area though. As today is 双十国庆(Taiwan's National Day) and 天下围攻(Civil Demonstration by 倒扁红衫军 "Dao Bian Hong Shan Jun") , we were advised by our tour guide to skip CKS Memorial Hall as it is next to the Government Parliament, an area that has been cordoned off by the authorities for fear of riots. Instead, we were brought to the Majestic Hotel, 园山大饭店 (Yuan Shan Hotel, a 6-star 
hotel) for photo taking session. Afterwhich, we proceeded to the Martyr's Shrine to view the guard changing ceremony. These young men serving their National Service (like us!) have to stand like a rock (not like us, 
we men chiong mountains) under the hot sun for an hour before shift changes. They sure rock!Next, we were brought to the famous mall, Taipei 101. It costs NT$300 to go to the top to view the
skyline of Taipei. There we did not go but instead, we took our time 
to go around the mall. We were checked into our hotel next so that we can spend the rest of the night at 士林夜市 (ShiLin Night Market). I just gotto show 
you the lobby of this hotel, it was like an art gallery, simply amazing! Some of our lucky tour members actually got rooms with 2 floors. Did I also mention that all rooms are equipped with a bathtub with Jacuzzi? Envious? At ShiLin, there are 2 main areas, one selling food and the other, well selling miscellaneous stuffs. Food worth trying is 毫大达鸡排 (Big 
Fried Chicken Cutlet - The original one), 大饼包小饼 (Big biscuit wrapped around small one) and last but not least, the 刨冰 from 三兄弟 (Shaved Ice stall from "3 Brothers" stall, must try is their Mango Shaved ice and Soya Bean Curd. 
Oh boy, the thought of it makes my mouth waters.). We finally call it a day at 00:15 hrs, making our way back via cab. ZZzzzzzzz.
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