Today we got a rental car so all six of us could go on the
trip. On our way to Taipei, we stopped at an old town named DaXi (pronounced
da-shi). We walked to a Dou-Gan (baked Tofu) place and tried a variety of
samples. Those Dou-Gan looked like big brown blocks but tasted better than they
looked. As we were looking for a place for lunch, my grandpa found a Dou-Hua
(silky tofu dessert) shop and I had a bowl of Dou-Hua with shredded ice, brown
sugar syrup, lemon jelly, grass jelly, and boba (see the first post if you
don’t know what it is). Okay… that wasn’t my lunch. We headed to a restaurant
specialized in Yo-Fan (oily sticky rice) and had some sticky rice, broccoli,
and soup.
We then drove to my great grandma’s place in her car filter
factory near Taipei and met her for the first time. She is 101 years old and
speaks Taiwanese which even my mom doesn’t understand much. We also met my
great uncle, great aunt, uncle, and aunt there. We brought our violin and cello
and played some music for them. Of course, we can’t end our day without a big
meal especially with families. We ate at a restaurant in Taipei and I got to
order an herb sparerib dish which was scrumptious.
After dinner, we drove to our hotel and Darren and I got
attracted to the toilet right away because of its cool functions – spray,
bidet, heat, and more (I don’t think I need to go into details).
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| A street in DaXi |
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| We found a public well to wash our hands |
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| Yo-fan (oily sticky rice) |
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| Playing for my great grandmother (101 years old!) |
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| Family picture |
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| Our hotel room |
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