Taiwan

Back to our home country

By Victoria & Michael Chou

San Francisco to Taipei

We traveled from San Francisco to Taipei at the end of March 2014.

First Morning in Taipei

Michael randomly roamed around Taipei looking for breakfast and stumbled upon Taipei 101.

Lunch with Michael's Cousins

Michael’s cousins took us to some great places for lunch. We visited 三井 for the first time.

Tong Hua Night Market

One of Victoria’s favorite parts of coming back to Taipei is the night market. Victoria’s mom was a ninja when it came to maneuvering the lines for street food. Pan-fried pork buns and grilled corn on the cob — yummy!

Lunch with Victoria's Family

Michael met Victoria’s grandparents and maternal side of the family for the first time. Victoria was glad to see Grandpa and Grandma doing well. We had fantastic Taiwanese food at 欣葉 (信義新天地 A9 branch), then went to Grandpa/Grandma’s house.

Victoria's new glasses

Victoria got fitted for new glasses from Mr. Lee, who has been the Liang Family optician for the last 30 years.

Michael visits Chiang Kai‑shek Memorial Hall

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Dinner with Michael's Aunt and Cousin Debra

Dinner and then a heaping bowl of mango shaved ice afterwards.

Early morning walk around Taipei 101

We had jet lag and went for a walk early in the morning around Taipei 101 and Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall.

Taipei Train Station

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Lunch with Michael's Aunt in Taichung

We went with Michael’s parents to visit Michael’s aunt and uncle. We had bubble tea at 春水堂 and a unique experience eating a strawberry ice cream block at Miyahara.

Michael goes home to shizhi

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Lunch with Michael's family

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Dinner with Victoria's Grandparents

Our last meal in Taiwan was dinner with Victoria’s parents and grandparents at 1010湘辣料理 (信義誠品書店 branch), featuring some delicious twists on Hunan cuisine.