Tastes Like (chewy) Chicken

After hanging out with our friends in Phuket, Thailand for a few days they came to stay with us in Taipei. It’s always fun to have friends come and visit and see our home away from home. We went to some of our favorite spots including Jesse’s Farmhouse up in the mountains, People’s restaurant and the top of Taipei 101.

Laura, Patti and Jim making their way up to the top of 101 the slow way.

Laura and Patti buying tickets to make the quick elevator ride to the top of 101. The elevator is a pressurized cabin that makes the 1000ft+ trip in 37 seconds, to make it the fastest elevator in the world.

There are about 8 million of us down there in the Taipei metro area.

Patti taking a sip of the fruit iced tea.

On the steps leading to People’s restaurant.

Going through the menu

Fun way to bring out the appetizers

Tastes like chewy chicken, but it’s actually frog legs.

This time we got preferential parking treatment and left our F430 behind the glass. Actually it was just one of the cars the local Ferrari dealer was tantalizing us with.

Taipei 101

Last night we headed out to meet a friend for dinner and some shopping around Taipei 101. The weather has finally changed and we are back to wearing coats, a nice feeling after living through the 100 degree humid summers.

It’s impossible to walk anywhere within 10 miles Taipei 101 and not take a picture. The hardest part about it is trying to put things into perspective since it’s so big.

Around 101 are several shopping malls. This one is called New York, New York and has the appropriate decorations.

New York, New York at night. You’ll find Starbucks, Cold Stone Creamery, theaters and restaurants inside.

Looks like United Colors of Benetton to me.

Plenty of sake choices at this restaurant.