Ikea Taipei

Today, my husband and I went to Ikea just to find out how it looks like in Taiwan. We went to the one in Dun Hua road.

The exterior was under maintenance and at night it was difficult to see the Ikea sign. The Ikea shared the building and parking with a hotel. We didn't know until we were ready to pay and saw the parking discount. We originally thought if Ikea didn't have parking area that would be a very inconvenience to the customers who wanted to buy furniture.

Anyway, the Ikea here was cramped. The storage was definitely smaller than those in the States. The experience was different. However, people here still enjoyed the experience of seeing the furniture set up like a house.

So I guess except the limited space, the rest was still the same.


P.S: Sent from my iPhone - sorry for any typos

Wistaria Tea House

We went to Taipei without any definite plan today. We had our brunch at The Diner. Then we decided to go to this tea house. My Taiwanese friend told me about this tea house about 2 - 3 months ago. She told me lots of artists and tea masters went there. Out of curiosity we went there without an address except across the National Taiwan University.

The building was different from the rest. It was a grey Japanese colonial building.

We didn't have our tea there because it was near the closing time. The receptionist was very helpful. We were allowed to tour the building even though we didn't have tea there. She said we should come next time because there won't be enough time for us to enjoy. When we were touring, we saw lots of customers (Westerners and Asians) enjoying their tea.

The place was serene. If you really want a place to just relax, this place is definitely a GO.

The tea house is opened everyday until 11 pm. However, we went there on the Mid-Autumn Festival and they closed at 5.30 pm that day. The receptionist said in the future we can RSVP over the phone before we come and they can prepare the tea set for us.

We will definitely visit again soon.

Last Day of Summer Tea Class

This was the setting for our last day of class. Aren't they beautiful?

Brunch @ The Diner

This place is good for American or western style brunch. It's in a small alley. You can see Starbucks right in front of the diner. From the main road you can see Standard Chartered bank. 

Shanghai Expo

I have written another blog regarding the 2010 Shanghai Expo. Check it out. Hope you like it. 2010 Shanghai Expo

My home tea set