I’m back from my 3 day weekend in Taipei!
Not a very long trip but since i just went Taipei last month with my sister..i didnt really need a long trip this time XD
This time..i went with my husband ^^
Taipei was WAYYY warmer than expected so i spent a good half of the first day in Taipei in the malls
Sadly no photos as i was being totally lazy but i’ll show u guys what i bought later!
Thankfully it got a lot cooler at night so here are some photos in Ximending
Yes yes i always go Ximending when i am in Taipei..cos uh..my hotel is usually there? XD
There are tons of clothing stores here!
Giant Heineken beer can display..it was huge! Taking up the whole side of a building!
There were tons of road side stores but they are quite jumpy! i think they dont have licenses or something cos something they exit enmass! This store wasnt manned so i quickly took a pic!
It might seem weird but cold stone creamery is a highlight of the trip for the husband. He looooves cookie dough icecream and he cant find it easily in asia except at cold stone. Ironically there is cold stone creamery in Japan but they dont have cookie dough!!!!
Night shot of Ximending [where the main station exit is]
Another random store..this one selling bags!
This cracked me up a bit hahah Not Forever 21 but Forever 26!!!
The nature republic store. When i was here about a month ago, they had signs up saying closing down sale. Not even a month later..they have signs up for “annual sale” WTF? ahahahah
Some food porn..i know i havent posted them in ages. Sadly it isnt Taiwanese food as i was dying for some beer in this hot weather XD And i like Asahi!
The menu!
I liked this potato and mochi concoction…
Those on twitter will know that after this meal..i escaped back to the hotel for a nap then went for some 24hr late night shopping XD Will do a post on that later as well as Day 2 and then the haul post <3
In other news, thanks to everyone for joining the welovecolors.com giveaway for a pair of black microfibre tights!
Here is the winner [chosen via random number generator]
Congrats to Miss K*, please send me an email with your details so that i can send them onto the lovely folks at welovecolors.com!
its going to be a hectic week…but it always is hahaha
Hope everyone is doing well
XOXO Yumeko
p.s Probably a little late in posting this
But Big Bang has put out their 4th japanese single
Tell me goodbye by Big Bang
This is the song for the japanese screening of the korean drama IRIS on TBS
Taipei looked like loads of fun
LOL @ the Forever 26!
I wonder if their closing down sale was to attract customers only XD
It’s so hot right now…I’m craving something ice cold~~
Oh, and thanks for you ever lovely food porn ;D
Love your fab vacation pics! Lol at the Forever26!
Forever 26 makes me laugh! I like the store but I find the clothing quality really mediocre hence things break fast… I still shop at F21 though
The food looks so delicious! How weird that they don’t have cookie dough ice cream at the Cold Stone in Japan – it’s definitely very popular here!
i missed taiwan! especially those night market food store… love ximending too, so much fashionable stuffs to shop & interesting things to see.
wahh forever 26, hmm i’m 26 this yr should i stop by there before i turn 27? Lol
food porn YEAh, i love quenching my thirst under this hot weather with ice cold beer too!
Congrats to the winner for the tights!
ha, Forever 26…
oh, so it means nature republic is not closing down? huh?
really love looking those pics…. really nice
wow~ Taipei’s such a nice place! love the pics =)
welcome back:) hope you had a fun and relaxing trip with your hubby. love all the photos and the food looks amazing. look forward to your next post.
congrats to the winner!
hahah OMG forever 26…
thanks for lovely pics, hehe.. I Like bags!
LOL @ forever 26 and the nature republic ‘closing down sale’ tsk tsk, the things stores do to attract people. do they have nice stuff though?
glad you had a nice weekend wit the hubs! have a great week ahead!
haha! Forever 26! That really cracked me up!!
I really want to go visit there one day!
The food looks so delicious! Lucky you!!
LOL at the Forever 26, they are really ‘creative’!
I miss Taipei now…
The food pictures are soooo yummy!!!
lolll at Forever 26!! hahaha how creative of a name :p yay for all the yummy food
LOL @ Forever 26…
Love the photos, especially the food porn *lick lips*
lol…forever 26…i love the big bang song!! i’m waiting for their korean comeback!! =D
yah i thnk this song would be gorgeous in korean..they still have a bit of a weird accent when singing in japanese but i still think there voices are gorgeous
Welcome back~
Woot forever 26 XD
Somewhere they also have forever 19, which is also kind of funny..
hahahaha Forever 26??
Omg I can always count on you for some good food porn, yummmm!
What wonderful photos of your Taipei trip – looks so vibrant! I particularly love the snapshot of the bag store.
And the food look so yummy!
thank you my dear!! are u a big bag fan too? i used to love shoes more but now i think i love bags more!!
dying to go Taiwan!! >.< thanks for always sharing your trip with us!
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have a nice week! <3
Thanks for the pics, Taipei looks so busy !
Asahi fan? I am a kirin ichiban girl.
I love your trip posts, makes me want to hide in your suitcase and scare you BIKKURI!
lol at forever 26..domo bags!ironically was not a fan of them but ever since ppl started selling them here and there makes me notice it!…yummilicious food!!..i wanna go taiwan soon!
That looks like so much fun! As always, I love your food pictures! lol =]
That food looks great! Now I’m so hungry ><
Yes yummy Yumeko I am a bag fan – big, medium and small. I love fabric bags the best. Hope you will make some bags WHATEVER SIZES in the future, I will definitely be interested!
Asahi biru! Nihon no ichiban! lol love the CM
Nice pics
fun trip! i absolutely love the food in taipei. it’s so yummy and cheap…especially at the night markets. have you gone to the area near beitou? lots of stalls and it’s right near the weater.
is it Danshui? tats the only place i been near water i can think of
You make me soooo jealous!! Hehe…
I went to an ice cream parlor today and told my husby about Cold Stone
I worked there for a week once. I want to go shopping at…Forever 61. I like wearing old vintage things. And second hand/homemade things for that matter. I hope to buy one of your creations some day (they get sold out quickly!) Oh, and your last post title was referring to the movie? Well if not, that’s what I was thinking of. I always look forward to reading your posts!
oh wow! my husband would be mad jealous hahaha he loves cold stone
i love your idea of Forever 61 heehee i love vintage things too but i look terrible in most [not the right size]
i dont think i have seen tat movie before so i wasnt thinking that haha but now i know!
p.s i am sewing at the moment but i am so slow hence i dont sell many things XD
It’s so true that I travel vicariously through you!! Such great clear nite shots!! LOL at the Heineken building! Awesome!
Mmmm… Foood porn!! Oh is that bacon wrapped asparagus I see…. *DROOLS*
What no cookie dough in Japan?! Say it ain’t so!!
aaaaaaah I love TOP! lol seriously can’t wait to go back to Taiwan this summer. I just found out I got the internship I applied for there!
woo congrats to you!! what will u be doing?
oh just basically assistant stuff and learning quietly lol but I’ve never had anything remotely related to a job before so this is pretty cool for me
very cool!!! i cant wait to read all your blog posts then!
potato mochi combination? sounds yummy!
LOL at the forever26….. maybe those signs were to draw more people in to buy
looks like a fun weekend, even if it was warmer than expected! those domo bags looked really cute
Ahhhh, I love your pictures! Looks like a fun trip and the food porn OMG. I miss Taiwan so much. ;_;
Looks like you had a great time with your hubbie! Hahaha, the street vendors without licenses! We have those in mainland China too! They do a runner when someone starts shouting that the city officials/guards are coming. Ironically it’s not the police’s job to deal with them. I often see police haggling with bootleg DVD salespeople!
The food looks delish too. How do you stay skinny Yumeko when you eat so many tasty goodies?? I hate jogging..and I’m trying to lose weight!
hhahahaha then whose job is it to deal with these guys?
and my answer to your question is really easy…i am not skinny hhahahahahha
The official title of the people who are responsible are the 城管 (City Guard). Apart from going round in a truck and confiscating the wares of the street stall owners, I don’t actually know what their role is.
Really? Somehow, I find it really difficult to believe! xD
i’ve never had cookie dough ice cream!! ahhhhhh!! feel like i’ve been living under a rock for the past 300 years!
(LOL @ forever26)