Home of Bubble Tea- Taiwan

So time is coming to an end in HK, and it seems I haven't done much, but I have! My Asia travels have taken me to very different places: Taiwan, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guilin... and Singapore? (Btw, I'm going to be in Singapore for the summer!) Took awhile, but better late than never, my asia travel experiences...

Taiwan-I expected it to be like China, except, I have no idea of what China was like...
Taiwan was my travel first stop in Asia. Spent a week there over CNY break. Traveled mainly with Vma-future roomie and Sora-my unofficial Copenhagen roommate. We lived in Vma's family's apartment, which was an amazing escape from Ihouse, real beds, fresh fruit, cleanliness! Oh the joys of life. But really, her family was amazing during the entire trip, we would have breakfast set up for us every morning and her Uncle took us out to some great places for dinner at night. We pretty much just explored the city at our own pace.

We saw Taipei 101-the tallest building in the world until this past January, when the Burj Khalifa took over that title. It was very different seeing that building there because there were few tall buildings around it. As opposed to in Hong Kong, the tall buildings are everywhere, and the tallest building is not that tall in comparison to everything around it. Taiwan also had some good shopping, street stores, where you don't know the brands, but the stuff it way cheap, and then they also had huge shopping malls. We spent a day exploring Wulai, a small town nearby famous for hotsprings and the aboriginal culture. Got to see waterfalls and explore Taiwanese street food.





Taiwan was an overall great trip, relaxing, got to see a lot of sights. It was a week of culture, food, shopping, and feeling like family. And I blame this trip for my food addiction. I also came to the conclusion, it is not like China at all...but then again, China cannot easily be summed up.

SOHO-HK

Back from a night of Soho dinner and amazing Hong Kong views. Dinner at Tivo, a quaint little restaurant/bar with dim lighting, comfy seats, a sophisticated atmosphere and great food. After a nice dinner, we head to the top of the LKF Hotel, here sits Azure, one of the top ten recommended rooftop bars you must see. For a night that started out rainy and cold, we had the best luck getting a breathtaking view. The bar was great-classy and chill (minus the randos-like the middle aged couple very openly making out and groping...). Soho is definitely the place for good food and nice atmosphere.

Last weekend I spent my Sunday with Marie(who's pics i'm stealing for this post b/c her camera is way more awesome than mine) in SOHO getting our hair done. Started off with breakfast at Tai Cheong- the home of the the infamous pie crust egg tart. Though it was a good egg tart I can't see it being the best in HK as the reviews say. I would give it a solid 7, assuming 1 is still acceptable. Wandering around and needing a drink, went for a small random shop that sold pantyhose milk tea. It was really good milk tea, so I did a double take of the shop name and realized it was Lan Fong Yuen, one of the top 3 places for milk tea on my HK To Do list. Check!


After my hair was all done, waiting for Marie, I did some exploring around Central and realized about half of my must go to restaurants are located in Central. That area has the perfect mix of city chic-uptown style, low key cozy corners, and classic Hong Kong food stores and markets. If only I had lived here!! Our lunch choice was a the Brunch Club, had to hike up those LKF stairs, but it was well worth it. A tiny restaurant with couches and a magazine wall had an impressive variety on its menu and oh so tempting dessert menu. I had the mushroom risotto with chicken- delicious. The place was a great lunch spot for hanging out with a few friends.

Looking forward to more Soho adventures in my last month!