First Day

We got up by around brunch time and we were hungry. One of the first orders of the day was to find some grub. We decided to eat at a local shop that was 2 blocks away from the hotel. The restaurant was just opening up and we were their first customers. Jay-Dub had the noodles with pork and fat (not sure what it's called) and I got some fried rice. Not bad, not bad. The total cost of the entire meal (with two drinks) was less than $4 USD with most of the expenses being the drinks, which were $1 each.

We both really liked the meal so we decided to get some take-out for Dee-Dub who was still at the hotel doing work.

After the meal, we got a taxi to bring us to one of the newest malls in Taiwan. Unfortunately I don't remember the name. I think it's suppose to be one of the tallest ones too, as well. We hit upon the arcade section where we enjoyed playing a tako-drum video game, something you definitely won't be seeing in the states anytime soon. We spent a few hours there before walking back to the hotel.

It seems like Hsinchu isn't the hotbed for tourist activities because we asked a bunch of hotel workers what there was to do in this city and everyone replied "There's nothing to do here" or "Go to Taipei". That's when Jay-Dub and I decided utilize the hotel's swimming and spa facilities.

A word of note here: The spas are a little different then what you would think of back in the states. In Taiwan, spas are to be enjoyed totally naked. No swimming trunks. Not even a towel to enter the spa room. So yeah, if you're comfortable enough, try it out. Don't worry though, there are separate spa facilities for men and women.

For dinner, we went to some local restaurant again. I don't remember what I ordered but it was probably noodles. Dee-Dub joined us later in the evening so we decided to head out for drinks around the hotel area. We came upon the Pig & Whistle which was a cross between a TGI Friday and a british pub. It looked decent and it was packed with foreigners and ex-pats. We were about to order when Dee-Dub and I felt extremely sleepy. After debating it for awhile, we cancelled our order and went back to the hotel to get some sleep.