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.