Taipei : Jiufen

After our hike in Shifen, we continued our journey to Jiufen Old Street. From Shifen, we took the train to "Rui Fang" station. Then take the bus to Jiufen Old Street. 

This location is included on the list of places to visit for first-time traveler to Taiwan. 

In my opinion, Jiufen is more suitable for Food Trip. Most of the establishment are selling snacks and native delicacies. You can also find stores selling souvenirs and local products. The streets are bustling with people, mostly tourists. 

However, our main reason for going to Jiufen is to see the inspiration behind a set in "Spirited Away" Movie. It's supposed to be a Tea House looking over the ocean and Jiufen view. It took us a while before we actually found the Tea House. There is no signage to show you the way. But, because this view is very popular there are a lot of people going. 

Tip: Follow the crowd and they will lead you to the Tea House. That's what we did! LOL. The struggle of not being able to understand/speak Chinese... 😤 

Warning: There are a lot of people going in the area, master your Ninja Moves to get a good spot and take instagram-worthy pictures. 😅

Home Thai Kitchen : Sydney

What's for Din-din? It's THAI FOOD! ^_^

Since I've finished watching 2 Moons the series, I've been wanting to try "Thai Pink Milk" (Nom-Yen). Hey! It looks yummy (and it's Pink)!

Luckily, my friend Nadine was in the mood to eat out. I searched the net for all Thai Restaurant's in Sydney who has Nom-yen in their Menu. That's hard work I tell you. Not all Thai restaurants have it. I think I've actually only seen two restaurants and one of them is a little far from the city proper.

And the restaurant of choice? Home Thai Kitchen near Townhall Station. 😁

There was already a queue by the time we arrived (around 6 pm). We waited around 20 minutes before we were actually seated. 

Of course, I ordered nom-yen! Along with stir-fry pork belly, bbq ribs and steamed rice.We also had mango sticky-rice and durian with sticky-rice for desserts. BTW: It was my first time tasting Durian. It tastes weird. emoji

Rating (out of 5)

Price: 4

Medium range. It costs us about $70 (P2,800) for 2 people.

Ambiance: 3

Food is Instagram worthy 😉. However, they used dim lights around the restaurant with spotlights around major places (kitchen, stairs, and rails). Hence, we cannot get a good picture with us on it.

Service: 4

Service was great. The staff is very attentive and they were able to cook and serve our order within a reasonable time. The only thing negative about it was that we had to wait a while before we were seated.

Food: 5

Love it! Especially my Thai Pink Milk! My friend said it's too sweet though. I think it's fine because Thai-food is a little spicy. The sweetness of the nom-yen negates/lessens the spiciness. AN: Well, at least that's how I see it. (sweat drop).