Where Are We Going Sis? (姐姐去哪?): Day 2 - Taipei -> Hohhot

Quick breakfast at Taoyuan International Airport before we board Eva Air to Hohhot. :) 

There are different types of beef noodles & I love them all. :) I can eat them at anytime of the day.

Leaving Taipei on Eva Air. The reason we opted this route is because Lin doesn't want to take China carriers. 

Our virgin flight on Eva Air was a pleasant experience.

The scene that welcomed us approximately 3-4 hours later. :)

The airport at Hohhot 呼和浩特 is a modern glassy one. :) Not quite what I expected to be. In fact Hohhot wasn't what I imagine. :)))

Ready to go! :)

Our home in Hohhot. :)

The welcome at Shangri-la Hohhot was lavish. :) Blush. :)))

Check out our suite. :)

Today's plan is simply to check out the areas around Shangri-La. :) We took a stroll down Qing Cheng Park  (青城公园）.

We caught a glimpse of the pagoda (五塔寺).

Didn't do much today and headed back to Shangri-La for happy hour. :)

Straight after tea was dinner at Xin Cafe, Shangri-la! :))) The Mongolian heat & the walk earlier resulted in 3 hungry ladies. :)))

My pick. :)

Lin & I headed for foot reflexology after dinner. We rested early for our desert adventure tomorrow! :D

Where Are We Going Sis? (姐姐去哪?): Day 1 - Taipei

Where are we going sis? This time we are off to Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. I’m excited to see the desert & grassland! :)

There isn’ t a direct flight from Singapore to Hohhot. Our travel itinerary became as such:

Singapore -> Taipei (on Singapore Airlines)

Taipei -> Hohhot (on Eva Air)

Hohhot -> Taipei (on Eva Air)

Taipei -> Singapore (on Singapore Airlines)

Here we are in Taipei. :) As we had an early morning flight  to catch, we stayed at Novotel Taipei Taoyan Airport Hotel.  Elaine picked us from the airport as she said no taxi would take us cos the drive to Novotel is only 3 mins.

Dinner was at 砖窑鸡.  Erm…we ordered in excess… *.* 

Chickens are roasted over earthen kiln with these logs. 

And what you get is this juicy, succulent chickens.

It goes well with 鸡油饭 (rice drizzled with chicken oil).

A trip to Taipei seems incomplete without a visit to the nite market. :)

And we finally discovered our fav street snack. :) It’s boring looking but it tasted fabulous! Sweet things make me happy. :D

Too cute not to purchase. :)))