Taiwan Night Markets and Street Food

Yen studied abroad in Taiwan 12 years ago and told me that Taiwan has the best night markets and she is right. We spent a lot of time trying different foods at the night markets in Chiayi and Taichung. Everything we ate was very good and also very cheap.  You can easily get full for less than $5 by eating a variety of foods from different vendors. I think I packed on a few pounds, especially since we were hanging out with Shing and Rainbow who liked to try everything in sight and always wanted us to taste whatever they bought.   

Boiled quail eggs

Fried quail eggs.

Duck burrito. I normally don't like duck, but this was very good.

Squid balls...my favorite Taiwanese street food.

Taiwanese pancakes

Chicken butts.  These were good but not as good as wings.

Breakfast foods.

I think these are Taiwanese hot dogs...

Xitou, Taiwan

On our last full day in Taiwan,  we accompanied Rainbow's father (Dr. Chen) to Xitou, which is an experimental forrest belonging to the National Taiwan University. We spent the day hiking, seeing some interesting bridges, and enjoying the scenery before heading back to Taichung to catch the late night bus to the airport to return to Saigon.

Dr. Chen trying to win a stuffed animal before our hike as Rainbow watches proudly.

Yen, Rainbow, Shing, and Dr. Chen on a bamboo bridge.

View from the Skywalk, which is a bridge that goes through the top of the trees that provides views of the forest below.

Rainbow Bridge

Dr. Chen and Rainbow at Rainbow Bridge.