{"id":5310,"date":"2024-11-12T05:24:47","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T10:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/?p=5310"},"modified":"2024-11-12T05:24:47","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T10:24:47","slug":"taipei-tuesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/2024\/11\/12\/taipei-tuesday\/","title":{"rendered":"Taipei Tuesday"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s a gray and drizzly day but we didn\u2019t let that stop us from seeing more of Taipei. The MRT (subway), with a station just outside our hotel, makes it easy to get around the city, even if the distance looks daunting on the map. Today we set a course for the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall.<\/p>\n

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Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This complex is more than a memorial space. It’s surrounded by beautiful gardens;<\/p>\n

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Memorial Gardens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And two ornate buildings which house the National Theater and National Concert Hall.<\/p>\n

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Taipei National Theater<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We left the grounds to wander the streets of the Zhongzheng neighborhood. The Nanmen Market at lunchtime was a busy place – very clean and organized.<\/p>\n

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Nanmen Market<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Outside the market, we saw people lined up to buy \u201cshaobing\u201d, a baked layered flatbread that tasted like a stuffed bagel.<\/p>\n

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Shaobing Stand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When we see a line at a food stand, we know that it must be worth the wait. Ours were hot, tasty, filled with scallions and topped with white sesame seeds. The photo below shows the barrel-shaped charcoal oven.<\/p>\n

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Shaobing Charcol Oven<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We couldn\u2019t resist one of these passion-fruit flavored cream-filled donut pastries. They are available in many flavors!<\/p>\n

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Taiwanese Pastries<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Yellow and red caladiums brightened up a drizzling day!<\/p>\n

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Caladiums<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We\u2019ve enjoyed another day of wandering. Taipei is great because the subway makes it so easy to get around, the city is clean, and there are many public restrooms. Plus, there is something interesting around every corner. We\u2019re happy to be back here for a few days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s a gray and drizzly day but we didn\u2019t let that stop us from seeing more of Taipei. The MRT (subway), with a station just outside our hotel, makes it easy to get around the city, even if the distance looks daunting on the map. Today we set a course for the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial … <\/p>\n

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