Big Yellow Duck

So this is another one of my adventures that happened quite some time ago. Again sorry for the delay. 

You might not be aware but one of the huge trends here are yellow rubber ducks. This is because of the giant yellow duck that has been on tour here in Taiwan. So when it came to my area I had to go and see it.

I went and saw it with a Taiwanese girl that I had met. We met up in Zhongli at the train station. I got there super early but that gave me time to go buy some sunglasses( notice the picture) and have breakfast. From the train station we walked over to the bus stop where we got on the bus that was to go to the yellow duck. The bus ride was way longer than either of us thought that it would be.

When we finally got there it was warm and breezy.Since it was close to the water it honestly reminded me of the Jersey shore and made me miss my best friend from home a little bit.  There was also tons of people there. We waited in line for like half hour before we were able to even see the duck. 

First sight of the duck

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After we saw the duck we went and looked at the different stalls. There was all sorts of Yellow Duck merchandise that you could think of. There were also lots of food stalls. We decided to get some squid balls and my friend got some warm soy milk. The squid balls were awesome although a little dangerous to eat while walking since they were on very sharp sticks. We also got something that looked like a corn dog but the batter was closer to that of pancake batter than cornbread. I also bought a yellow duck stuffed animal that quacks really awkwardly so I named it after my favorite awkward angel from the show Supernatural, Castiel. After that we made the long way back home. 

First Time in Zhongli

 A few weeks ago I was invited to have a girls day with several of my friends. We headed to Zhongli (Chungli) which is where one of our friends live. Zhongli is about 20 minutes away from where I live. 

We wanted to take the bus since the bus stop is right in front of my apartment building but when it arrived it was full and we didn't feel like waiting another 40 minutes for another one to come. Instead we just took a taxi. It only cost us like $100NT per person and that's like three US dollars so it wasn't bad at all.

We met up with our friend at the train station. This was my first time really in Zhongli. I had been to the branch there but didn't get to see anything else. 

Near the train station is a nice little shopping area. It is a brick work street lined with little shops and cafes. It was really nice. We wondered around looking at all the little shops. 

For lunch we wanted to go to Shark Bites Toast but we would have had to wait two hours for a table so we skipped it instead. My friend instead took us to this little dinner that had western style food. I had french toast and it was amazing. I totally want to go there again.

After lunch we headed to the one shopping mall. We looked at make up and my friends bought some coverse sneakers. Then we hung out at her apartment for the rest of the evening till dinner. For dinner we went to a teppanyaki. Teppanyaki is kinda like the poor man's hibatchi. It is really good. I go to the one near my apartment at least once a week. After being completely full and tired from a day of shopping we headed home.