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Day 3: Jiufen Old Street > Taipei Main Station (Ximending)

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Day 1: SG > Taipei (Jiufen) Day 2: Jilong Mountain > Jiufen Old Street Day 3: Jiufen Old Street > Taipei Main Station (Ximending) Day 4: Xindian (Bitan) > Wulai > Raohe Night Market + Rainbow Bridge Day 5: Banqiao > Day 6: Back to SG Our time at Jiufen Old Street Day 3 marked the end of our 3d2n stay at Jiufen. Throughout the 3D2N, it rained almost 90% of the time. So we only managed to walk around Jiufen Old Street. And I liked that. I don't know why but rather than having a pack itinerary of exploring everywhere within a day time, I preferred to relax and take time to just laze and enjoy the scenery while sipping tea, eating and shopping. From Jiufen Old Street back to Taipei Once again, we engaged a taxi that took us back to Taipei instead of lugging our luggage and take the bus->train to Taipei. Yes, the cost is a lot more but we picked the ease of travelling back to Taipei. Back at Taipei Too early to check in, we left our luggage at O2 Hotel (Taipei...

Steamboat ala carte or buffet?!

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 Argh... How to choose between eating more or eat better? It's difficult!  If ” Ala Carte “, I get to choose what I want to eat, and how much I set aside. But typically, I will spend more than buffet. Because I go for what I want to eat, without giving myself a strict restrain on the pricing. If " Buffet ", I will tend to overeat. Because I will want to try everything in small portions. Once I am done with a round of food tasting, I will go for more on those which I really enjoyed. Which I will ended up overeating because I just can't stop myself from going for more. Especially since it's buffet and in order not to have food wastage, I will make sure to clear up all the food. So conclusion is... NO CONCLUSION ! Most of the time, I will go for steamboat buffet because of the cost (fixed price) and wide selection (I can try all sort in small portion). As compared to ala carte, I normally will end up with a billed amount that's slightly above my or...