Taiwan - Day 7 Part 3: Ximending

A Bus 1815 brings us back directly to this place and we
 
This place is also known as the Shinjiku of Taiwan.  Lots of shopping, bright lights, signboards, swanky food, young crowd...you name it.

 

The first thing we have to settle is dinner, so we decided to have something light and warm first.  1st stop, Ah Cong Vermincelli.  The unique thing about this eatery is that stools are provided instead of tables to save space, but most of the time, we just stand and eat with the bowl in our hand. 

 

Dinner was done at Watami (和民わたみ) which served a decent array of food.  The waitress wore a kimono as work attire. 

We had quite a fair wide spread which was not just filling, and also good taste and the service was great.  The waitress who attended to us was very friendly and her name's Siya (思雅）who resembles a friend whom I've lost touch with.

More footwalking after dinner.  Stalls along roadsides with collapsable tables are seen around, selling counterfeit videos who will scoot off when they see an enforcement officer but as soon as the officer on patrol's gone, you can see them "back in business".

There was an artist who caught our attention as he uses weird pieces of card, stencils, lots of spray paint cans and a flame torch to do his work; he was surrounded by many who watch him create a piece of drawing out of a blank sheet.  We can simply choose something we like and pay him via his cash tin right in front as he continues working.  He may be shabby looking but certainly one of those spraypaint artists I have seen in real life. 

Lots of activity done for the day.  A night to wrap up as we are going back tomorrow.