It’s Christmas Eve, in Taipei. The concierge said to us to Have a nice day, to paraphrase Shane MacGowan.
We had another hearty breakfast and headed out touristing. We checked out the Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei, which was pretty interesting. It’s not high on lists of things to see in Taipei but we enjoy visiting the contemporary arts museums wherever we go.
Next we wandered down Dihua Street, a pedestrian street with a mix of trendy cafes, street food, and older shops, and lots of character. We tried a few bites - pork meatballs in a pepper sauce, steamed buns (our favourite of the day) and deep fried tofu.
Walked in the direction of our hotel and came across Huashan 1914 Creative Park, a cultural hub in an old sake winery (similar to the Distillery District in Toronto). It was very lively.
Tried out a dumpling place near our hotel for dinner. It was hard to find - it’s in the bottom level of a mall. The pork steamed dumplings were pretty good.
It was a quiet day otherwise. The rains held off but it was cloudy and dreary. We haven’t seen the sun yet in Taiwan :(
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