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3rd Day in Taipei

We headed to 高三孝碳烤吐司 for breakfast of melon bread sandwich papa saw on magazine. Took MRT subway and it was behind 南門市場 (Nanmen Market). Crowded, off course, only Chinese menu available, off course, though the guy spoke some English so we managed to order what we wanted. Papa was happy with the melon bread sandwich, and their coffee was great! Check off on the list of things to do in Taiwan!

Checked out 南門市場 (Nanmen Market), and we took MRT again to 臺北兒童新樂園 (Taipei Children's Amusement Park) to meet with Kuwabara family. Kids went crazy, took all kinds or rides there, younger ones' couldn't ride some because they were not tall enough, though, with EazyPass on hands for paying for ride, we let them go freely.

Then we went to a next stop, where my kids saw huge slides and wanted to go. 花博公園 (Taipei Expo Park) was this and Farmer's Market was there that weekend. Kids kept going up and down the slides, rented mini cars and drove around for good 3 hours or so.

Parents got tired and it was getting colder, we started walking to a restaurant, 欣葉 (SHIN YEH) which serves Taiwanese dishes. It was very crowded, and we could see how popular this restaurant was. Kids inhaled the first plate immediately, and the rest of the foods were amazing! Highly recommended.

We walked back to the hotel, had a short park time after checking out a night market nearby. Thank you very much Kuwabara family again! 

Photos here.

Videos:
宇宙迴旋(輻射飛椅) Rotating swing
This car plays music
Mo giving ride to Ton

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