Day 2/5 in Taipei City

11:00 PM 

We started our day by having a seafood brunch BBQ at the fishermen market in Taipei city.

There are mainly two ways to approach lunch at this fishermen market 1) pick a restaurant ( the one inside the wet market is the most reputable and popular, but long waiting line) 2) buy something in side the market and eat at a booth somewhere. We picked the outdoor BBQ restaurant next to the fish market. Price is reasonable, the calms are around 140 NT each. They also have a variety of food: yakitori , seafood, coconut water, rice ball ... Etc

2:00 PM 

We stayed at the fish market till around 1 ish and then headed down to the Yingge Ceramics Museum in Yingge. Since our hotel is nearby Taipei Train Station, the easiest way is to take the MRT. Ticket is about 30 NT per person, ~20 mins ride from TP station. 

The museum has an outdoor area which is kids friendly :) Many families bring their toddlers here is crawl and "run" around :)

There is a special exhibition going on inside the museum when we visited (4/14/2014). The plate above is from...? Yea, Picasso ! His style is very consistent.

Aside from the special exhibition, Artist Bi Zao's ceramic paintings collection base on H.C. Anderson Story : The Little Match Girl caught my attention. If I were to purchase a set or a piece of art, this collection would be my choice in the ceramics museum.

Another eye catching collection is this ceramic tea pot set. This one is "Crounching tiger and hidden Dragon", the words you are seeing from the magnify glasses are hand craft, amazing!

I learnt so much about pottery techniques and methods through this tour. We ended our time at the museum shop. And I got this tea cup set as souvenir :) It only comes in PIG and COW. The answer is clear , lucky :)

7:00 PM

After so much walking, our legs are tired. Just when we were thinking about dinner, we decided nothing is better than an evening spa in BeiTou :) Be aware that most of the hot spring resorts close at 10pm and restaurants around 8pm. It takes around an hour door to door from TP station to BeiTao. I like taking the MRT, cabbing is about the same time. 

I think we can end our day tour here. 

Bye !