national taiwan democracy memorial hall

As we left Miao Li we took with us some Xian Zhong Zi and some Tian Zhong Zi, triangles of rice with meat and beans rolled up in banana leaves. Tian being sweet and Xian being salty.  So we had the sweet for breakfast with simple syrup over the top. We also steamed some of the salty to take with us on our trip over to the National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall, formerly Chang Kai Shek Memorial Hall.

We picked one of the warmest days to walk over but hey we made it out the door so we will survive. Entered the grounds on the side so we didnt have a great view to start with so we passed through the bass of the memorial and visited the CKS exhibit there. Checked out his bullet proof Cadillacs and some of his possessions.

Went back outside and hiked up the 89, representing his age when he died, stairs up to the top where the bronze statue is located. From the top there is a great view of the grounds in front of the monument including the National Theater and the National Concert Hall.

Since we were so hot we decided to head over to Gongguan on the MRT and get some of Jen's favorite boba. Instead of using tea like I am accustomed to they used only milk and let the Boba, tapioca balls, flavor the milk. Now I have come to love real milk tea to a point where i cant really go a day without it but if i am in the area again i would most assuredly push aside my milk tea and reach for this milk instead.

We took the MRT back home and realized that we hadn't eaten our lunch in the park so we supped at home before going to SOGO and Breeze, Taipei's answer to South Coast Plaza. After walking all over the place and trying a Taiwanese sausage in a rice sausage, i really dont know why this isnt popular in the states-when i come back i am going to sell Spicy Italian sausages served on a spit bratwurst. On the way back we made our first visit to McDonald's. The Big Mac i received was almost picture perfect and as i ate it there was no falling apart. The meat was a little different, maybe steamed but tasted about the same. Instead of getting fries here though you can order corn chowder, most notable difference.