Day 16 - Goodbye Taiwan
Lunch with family
Third Market in Taichung 臺中市第三市場
Airport
After breakfast at the hotel, we met up with Ivan’s relatives on his mom’s side. It was so nice to see everyone! Ivan’s aunt cooked up an absolute feast! Afterwards, we did some shopping at the Third Market where Ivan frequented with his mom as a child, then headed to the airport. The Oriental Lounge could be accessed with Priority Pass and was a nice stop before boarding.
Goodbye Taiwan! We had an amazing time and the girls got to see a lot more of Taiwan. We hope they got to experience and fall in love with Taiwan, and will return to Taiwan often in the future!
Lunch with Family
We were so thankful that our relatives took time off of their busy schedule to meet with us at a short notice. Ivan’s aunt prepared an amazing meal, everything was so delicious! Really happy to see everyone doing so well!
Third Market in Taichung 臺中市第三市場
When Ivan was little, he came to this market with his mom often, this was where grocery shopping was done. And the clothing prices are unreal! We walked around, did some clothes/socks shopping, and hurried off to the airport. Too bad we didn’t have more time to try out some food and drinks here, they looked delicious!
Voyagers tips: Zhongxiao Road Night Market (忠孝路夜市) is right next to the Third Market and has the absolute best night market food we have ever tasted anywhere in Taiwan. The stinky tofu here is, in our opinion, the best we’ve ever tasted, even better than the famous place in Hualian! The oyster omelette is authentic and tasted amazing! Even the meat ball, sausage sandwich, stew dishes and Taiwanese burritos here are all amazing, we are salivating just thinking about it!
Tauyuan TPE Airport
All good things come to an end, and just like that, our amazing Taiwan trip comes to an end. We returned our rental car near the airport and got dropped off at the airport by the rental company. They actually just drove us there in our rental car. Two lounges were accessible with our Priority Pass membership, which was nice. We chose the Oriental Lounge which seemed to have more Asian food selections. The cook-to-order counter was a nice touch!
Voyagers tips: (1) Most gates have a separate underground waiting area after you scan the boarding pass at the counter, so don’t wait to the last minute to approach the counter. Get it scanned and go through to wait in the waiting room. (2)The rest areas in Taiwan are very nice, with plenty of delicious food choices in addition to the clean restrooms. Some of them are nice enough to be destinations themselves! If you’re driving your own car, definitely plan for some rest-area stops and check them out!