Traipsing About Taipei: Sister Edition
This fall, Priya and I took our first ever sister duo trip to a new city together! She's had her heart set on Taipei ever since hearing about Taiwan from Mr. Chang in high school (and figuring out it's the shortest and most reasonable flight from Hong Kong). We landed at Taoyuan International Airport and took the MRT to Taipei Main Station -- the signs were easy to navigate as pedestrian traffic flowed smoothly, and Priya navigated us onto the express (not commuter) line into the city. We grabbed a 4pm lunch at the food court in the basement of Taipei 101 before settling in for a few meetings. After delicious pho and a few hours of work, we were keen to explore Taipei by night! We headed to the iconic Raohe Street Night Market , framed on one side by the visually stunning Songshan Ciyou Temple . For the next few hours, we delighted in deep fried sweet potato balls (like little donettes made with sweet potato), delicious steamed dumplings, barbecue roasted corn, and Japanese m