Italian Food

So I went to an Italian Restaurant today. I am very picky when it comes to Italian food. The verdict: ... actually, very impressed!

Cafe' Grazi

Cheese fondue- Great!

Onion soup- Great!

Whiskey Sour- not bad

Spicy tomato pasta- Pretty Good!

Pizza- Really good! - very different though, toppings were: half- teriyaki chicken and hard boiled egg and the other half- apples and honey... I really recommend it!

Fresh fruit and ice cream- Good!

Rum Raisin Cheese cake- Great!

I had a very good and surprising experience!

Breakfast

FYI... Breakfast is my favorite part of the day in any country... so good!...

Scooters?

There are motorized scooters EVERYWHERE! It seems that half the population in Taipei rides a scooter. If you're not sure what a scooter/motor bike is, it's like a vesper but on steroids. Everyone from adolescents to elderly! Even dogs are earning their frequent scooter miles.

I can't understand why some of the major American cities (New York...) don't follow trends like this. Especially since Americans seem to love independence and control in their lives, you'd think that more would opt for a scooter over public transit. After scooting around now for a bit, I'm seriously considering it.

You'll never guess

So what is the new awesome summer drink that will get your relaxing, refreshing, buzz on?...

At a tea shop I just had an iced heineken/green tea blend... and it was actually AMAZING, this is the perfect taste bud medium between a beer and a margarita. Love it! But kids, don't try this at home, leave it to the professional mixers. =)

Respect Earned

So I may not be able to speak the language yet but I have earned the respect of several awesome elderly Taiwanese men through my skill at using chop sticks and my ability to out drink everyone! Apparently I'm a sake badass =)

7-11 ?!?!

Okay so there is literally a 7-11 at least every other block here in Taipei... I honestly didn't see that coming...

The weird thing is that it's a 7-11 on the outside but inside there is no resemblance! NO SLERPEE's?!?! but the Taiwanese food there is pretty good, coffee's not bad either... =)