台湾吃喝玩乐 Taiwan Trip May 2012 Day 3: Sogo, Hello Kitty Sweets Cafe and Miramar Entertainment Park
Monday, May 06, 2013
On Day 3, I was the first to wake up and I felt super hungry so I went across the street from our hotel to Ximending to get Mcdonalds breakfast while the girls were sleeping. They have got pork mcmuffin 猪肉满福堡 in Taiwan Mcdonalds! I got myself pork mcmuffin 猪肉满福堡 along with a cup of hot chocolate 热巧克力. I think part of the reason why I got up so early was due to the fact that I was anticipating the Watsons 屈臣氏 sale that was on that day (got insider news from the security guard working at Watsons 屈臣氏 and he gave us his Watsons member card no. for further discounts). Did I mention that the Watsons 屈臣氏 in Ximending is 24 hours? How awesome right?
After the girls woke up and washed up, they got breakfast (either Mister Donut, or Yong He Dou Jiang) before we started our day out.
We passed by the 85度C outlet in Ximending. Its apparently one of the best (chain store) cafe, said to have the best cakes in Taiwan.
We passed by the 85度C outlet in Ximending. Its apparently one of the best (chain store) cafe, said to have the best cakes in Taiwan.
After that, we took the train to Zhongxiao Fuxing Station.
We went to Sogo (太平洋SOGO忠孝馆 branch) to shop for a while where Andeline got a Porter bag for her sis.
太平洋SOGO忠孝馆No. 300, Section 3, Zhōngxiào East Rd, Daan District,
Taipei City, Taiwan 106
Directions: Zhongxiao Fuxing Station, exit no. 4
http://www.sogo.com.tw
Highlights: OL wear and cosmetics
There's two Sogos in the vicnity. One at Zhongxiao Fuxing Station 忠孝复兴站 and the other at Zhongxiao Dunhua 忠孝敦化站.
As soon as Andeline got her sis the Porter bag, she sent her sis a picture of it but turns out that it wasn't the one that her sis wanted so Shin and her went back to Sogo to do the exchange. Chuan wanted to check out the underground shopping mall (East Metro Mall) over at Zhongxiao Fuxing Station 忠孝复兴站 that links to Zhongxiao Dunhua 忠孝敦化站 so I accompanied her.
While walking to the underground mall (East Metro Mall), check out what we spotted at the connecting linkway from both Zhongxiao Fuxing Station 忠孝复兴站 and Zhongxiao Dunhua 忠孝敦化站 train stations!
While walking to the underground mall (East Metro Mall), check out what we spotted at the connecting linkway from both Zhongxiao Fuxing Station 忠孝复兴站 and Zhongxiao Dunhua 忠孝敦化站 train stations!
These pop-up art are so pretty and artistic, no? They are 3D and they even have got LED light! This goes to show how creative Taiwan is as a country. Plus, I think it helps to brighten up commuters day while transiting, no?
When Chuan and I passed by 日藥本舖 (復興) Japan Medical (Japanese drugstore), I was ecstatic! I love Asian skincare and makeup, especially Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese ones so imagine my delight when I found a Japanese drugstore in Taiwan!
When Chuan and I passed by 日藥本舖 (復興) Japan Medical (Japanese drugstore), I was ecstatic! I love Asian skincare and makeup, especially Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese ones so imagine my delight when I found a Japanese drugstore in Taiwan!
日藥本舖 (復興) Japan Medical
復興門市-捷運東區地下街7-1櫃
http://jp-medical.shop.rakuten.tw/
They have got medical supplies, supplements, skincare products, makeup as well as snacks imported from Japan. Some of the brands that they carry include Rohto, PDC, Bigen, Paon, Sunstar and Lion.
They even have got hyaluronic acid, horse oil in their shower gels and shampoos respectively! Although most of the products ingredients list are in Japanese, you need not worry because they have got mini labels that translates it into Chinese!
For makeup, they have got Candydoll, Naris up, Sana, Kameria which I'm sure most of you are familiar with as they are available in Singapore in places like Watsons, Sasa and John Little.
The underground shopping mall wasn't too bad. Chuan got two maxi dresses at about 10 bucks each and I got two tshirts at about 7 bucks each.
We were famished by then so we walked over to Hello Kitty Sweets to meet Andeline and Shin for lunch.
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| Hello Kitty Sweets |
Hello Kitty Cafe
台北市大安路一段90
Opening hours: 11.30 to 22.00
Tel: 02-2711-1132
(min order of NT300 per person, 10% service charge)
Directions:
Head east on 忠孝東路四段/台5線 toward 復興南路一段 Turn right onto 大安路一段
Or use exit 15 of the East Metro Mall. The cafe is along the alleyway just outside. 捷運板南線忠孝復興站3號出口步行3分鐘
Once you enter Hello Kitty Sweets cafe, you will be greeted by these super cute and adorable Hello Kitty cakes that just scream, "buy me! eat me!" at you. Tell me how to resist them?
Even the signage and booth that reads, "Please wait to be seated" is so cute! Omg right?
I definitely recommend that you make a reservation in advance via phone if you wish to visit Hello Kitty Sweets Cafe. We waited for about maybe 5 minutes to get in although we made prior reservations for lunch.
We paid NT$442 (approx SGD18.50) for a set meal (Hello Kitty Sweets Meal 套餐 is available from 11.30-2.30pm for lunch and 5-9pm for dinner) which consists of a salad, soup of the day, hello kitty bread/bun, appetizer, main course, dessert and drink. Click here to view Hello Kitty Sweets Menu.
We were all full even before we started on our main course. We were saying that this has got to be the most filling meal that we had while we were in Taiwan! While this meal at Hello Kitty Sweets is certainly more expensive than that of our regular meals in Taiwan, we all agree that its worthwhile for the experience, especially in terms of photo-taking opportunities at every possible corner in Hello Kitty Sweets with the iconic Sanrio character - Hello Kitty. Plus, the food wasn't that bad afterall, well - at least not as bad as the reviews that we read online.
For drinks, you can choose from coffee, red tea, lemon tea, coke, sprite and fruit juice. I chose fruit juice.
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| Fruit juice 果汁, a la carte 单点 NT$90 |
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| Salad 沙拉, a la carte 单点 NT$60 |
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| Soup of the day 每日主厨浓汤, a la carte 单点 NT$60 |
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| Kitty bread/bun (Kitty 餐包), a la carte 单点 NT$40 |
We ordered different appetizers to share.
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| Italian roasted beef 意式牛肉, a la carte 单点 NT$100 |
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| Smoked salmon 烟熏鲑鱼, a la carte 单点 NT$100 |
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| Foie Gras 香煎鹅肝, a la carte 单点 NT$100 |
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| White-sauce Mushroom Chicken Bread Bowl 白酱蘑菇鸡肉kitty面包盅 |
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| Curry Chicken Pasta 咖喱鸡肉意大利面 |
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| Tomato-based Seafood Pasta 番茄海鲜意大利面 |
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| Smoked Salmon Creamy Pasta 烟熏鲑鱼奶油面 |
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| Mango Pudding 芒果布丁 |
After lunch, we took the train to Houshanpi station to Wufenpu again to do some shopping.
Chuan bought the famous 'Taiwanese hot dog' aka Dachang Bao Xiaochang 大腸包小腸 which loosely translates to small sausage in big sausage. It consists of grilled pork sausage wrapped in a glutinous rice sausage filled with peanut powder, cucumber, Chinese parsley (cilantro), pickled mustard greens and Chinese basil.
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| 大腸包小腸 Dachang Bao Xiaochang |
Shin bought 包心粉圆 to try. Basically, 包心粉圆 is adding red bean to 粉圆 (Tapioca ball). It originates from Yilan (Ilan) by this couple whom loves the combination of tapioca balls and soya bean curd. They thought that tapioca balls by itself was kind of boring so they tried adding all sorts of fillings to it but it turns out that red bean has got the best taste of all. The popularity of red bean stuffed tapioca ball has spread throughout Taiwan, thus you can find red bean stuffed tapioca balls easily in Taiwan now.
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| Red bean stuffed tapioca balls 包心粉圆 |
Got my daily must have - Papaya milk from this stall at Wufenpu. I usually rotate between papaya milk and milk tea.
We walked to Houshanpi station after that and took the train to Jiannan Road station 劍潭站 and walked to Miramar Entertainment Park 美麗華百樂園.
Alternatively, you can also take the shuttle bus to from Jiantan Station劍潭站 to Miramar Entertainment Park 美麗華百樂園.
Miramar Entertainment Park 美麗華百樂園
Nearest train station: Jiannan Road station
Opening hours: Dept store and supermarket: 11.00 to 22.00,
Ferris wheel: Sun to Thurs 11.00 to 23.00, Fri and Sat 11.00 to 24.00
Shuttle bus to Miramar Shopping Centre 美麗華 at 劍潭站 Jiantan Station
Last shuttle bus from Jiantan Station: 22:15
Last bus back from Miramar to Jiantan Station is 22:30.
Don't you find Miramar Entertainment Park 美麗華百樂園 familiar? Like you have seen it somewhere, maybe countless of times before but just can't seem to recall where? Well well well, if you are a Taiwan drama fanatic like me and if you like Rainie Yang, there's no way that you would have miss her dramas such as Why Why Love 換換愛 which was filmed in Miramar Entertainment Park 美麗華百樂園! Miramar Entertainment Park 美麗華百樂園 is also the filming location for other Taiwan dramas such as It Started with a Kiss 惡作劇之吻 where 江直树 and 袁湘琴 celebrated their 2nd wedding anniversary as well as Love or Bread 我的億萬麵包.
There's a supermarket and departmental store in Miramar Entertainment Park apart from the iconic Ferris wheel.
Having said that, let me take you on a virtual tour around Miramar Entertainment Park.
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| Touristy photo |
Of all, this is my favorite picture of Miramar Entertainment Park Ferris Wheel!
We came across these Harry Potter jelly beans that have strange flavours such as rotten egg, pencil shavings, centipede just to name a few which Chuan and Ande got some as gifts and for themselves.
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| Harry Potter jelly beans |
I can't remember but I think we either skipped dinner altogether that night or we had our beef instant noodles back in our hotel.
Got Meiji Hokkaido Milk Monaka from the Family Mart opposite our hotel before heading back to recharge for the next day.
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| Meiji Hokkaido Milk Monaka |
I hope you like this post. Thanks for reading.
Love,
Patricia
You might want to check out these posts:
✰ Taiwan Taipei Accomodation/Hotel: ECFA Hotel Wan Nian 愛客發時尚旅館萬年館 review
✰ 台湾吃喝玩乐 Taiwan Trip May 2012 Day 1: Taipei Ximending and Shi Da Ye Shi
✰ 台湾吃喝玩乐 Taiwan Trip May 2012 Day 2: Ximending, Taipei 101, agnes b cafe, Wufenpu and Raohe Night Market
✰ 台湾吃喝玩乐 Taiwan Trip May 2012 Day 3: Sogo, Hello Kitty Sweets Cafe and Miramar Entertainment Park
✰ 台湾吃喝玩乐 Taiwan Trip May 2012 Day 4: Danshui Old Street, Taipei Main Station and Ximending
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