To truly appreciate Taiwan, you need to be able to handle three things: steps, heights and the smell of stinky tofu.
Taichung doesn't have a metro system, sadly, but we have become quite adept at taxis. Our first adventure was to Rainbow Village, a collection of dilapidated military housing that has been recast as a tourist attraction through the efforts of an elderly resident. It's become quite the selfie haven.
Next we headed into the city for some shopping. It took a while to achieve success, but that was fine because the journey itself was fascinating. We visited Tiger City mall and a department store with 18 floors. We managed to get some things we were looking for (arm socks, a UV umbrella, fancy chopsticks) and some things that found us (scissors in a tree).
I've been craving pizza for days, so we hoofed it to Pizza Hut. I know, I know, but I miss cheese! We ordered two plain pies (on special for $405!) and settled into Family Mart for lunch. Convenience stores in Taiwan are a way of life, and they often offer refuge from the heat, clean bathrooms, a place to sit and relax, and free wifi.
We escaped the heat of the day by returning to the hotel for an afternoon of relaxing and resting. We rallied after the sun went down to explore Taichung's famous night market. Once again, we couldn't come close to identifying all of the food on offer, but we did manage to buy squeaky shoes and an extra duffle bag.
We topped off the evening with "milk shakes," basically fruit juice, milk, ice and simple syrup. We tried mango and also watermelon, but no one was up for the avocado pudding flavor.
Rob and I also both decided on temporary tattoos. We couldn't talk the boychick into one. While it would have been fun, I'm going to take that as a win!
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