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| From Random Taichung |
We are finishing up a week of holiday in celebration of the Chinese New Year (as a close friend would say, "Hoppy New Year!"). As a change of pace, we stayed local during our time off instead of racing around on a trip. The week was quite relaxing as we explored Taichung on our newly purchased scooter. It is amazing how much more mobility we now have!
Tucked into the heart of Taichung is an area known as Little Europe. We've been here six months and have barely journeyed into this western oasis in the middle of our city but this changed with our two-wheeled machine. Parking, which is typically a downtown nightmare, is no problem with the scooter. Sidewalks seem to exist more for scooter parking than walking so each spot is front door access.
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| From Random Taichung |
A few breakfast stops were made to this diner. Breakfast is the meal we miss the most and it was nice to get over caffeinated while indulging in a touch of the greasy spoon.
Around the corner from the diner is Finga's Base Camp. This outpost does not prepare you for an expedition into the wild but provides western staples hard to find in Taiwan. With an onsite bakery sending out delicious aromas this place offers some of the comfort foods missing from the local diet.
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| From Random Taichung |
Costco has pretty much anything you could want. Finga's was important maybe a decade ago or longer, even. Jason's in the basement of Chungyo has high-end stuff. For really specialized stuff there's the American Baking Supply store up on Chungching Rd near the airport, a favorite of the missionary population. But even the big volume retailers like RT Mart have plenty of western foods nowadays.
ReplyDeleteThe Early Bird Diner has good cheap diner-style breakfasts.
Love the Early Bird! Can't wait to get back there :)
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