{"id":1515,"date":"2025-12-23T22:13:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T03:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haughtypenguin.com\/?p=1515"},"modified":"2025-12-24T22:58:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T03:58:01","slug":"taiwan-day-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haughtypenguin.com\/?p=1515","title":{"rendered":"Taiwan Day 5: Christmas Eve"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

730 am. Back day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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11am on way for Christmas Eve lunch \/Dimsum. Though I love the public transportation in Taiwan, the fragrant odors you encounter can be intense. Luckily it\u2019s not the dead of summer but the mix of BO and being crop dusted still sucks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ensuring the smells of public transport.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lunch @ Citystar 24 hr dimsum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/kh6q8RXS7kPYvwzP6?g_st=ic<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pretty good!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next off to play some games at Cybercube. They call it an active tile\/grid game. It’s really fun and much more physically demanding than I expected. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CYBERcube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

CyberCube | Taiwan’s first immersive motion-sensing game | Pre-register on the official website https:\/\/share.google\/skDZ4lF0a7vxBYfSV<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They have multiple locations in Taiwan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They apparently have similar games in the US. They actually have one at Polaris. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Random desert shop. I like the logo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I guess mangoes are out of season:-(. I really wanted shaved ice with mangoes. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For christmas eve dinner, the family opted for Sezaria. Its a Italian resturaunt in Taiwan. Vivi and Juju loves this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Juju and Vivi really love the pesto pasta.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Happy Xmas eve!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

730 am. Back day. 11am on way for Christmas Eve lunch \/Dimsum. Though I love the public transportation in Taiwan, the fragrant odors you encounter can be intense. Luckily it\u2019s not the dead of summer but the mix of BO and being crop dusted still sucks. https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/kh6q8RXS7kPYvwzP6?g_st=ic Pretty good! Next off to play some games … <\/p>\n

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