Sunday is my new Saturday

I absolutely LOVE Sundays now. I always had mixed feelings about them. I always liked them because they were relaxing. I have these memories of my mom cooking pot roast and the smells filling up the house...maybe a fire going in the fireplace. It was just always a cozy day. BUT...then there always came Sunday night: back to school...and later in life, back to work. Having off every Monday definitely makes that go away! :)

And if my Sunday's are anything like today...they will be filled with markets, dumplings, tasty snacks, 7-11's, and bike-rides right before sunset. What more could I ask for?

I started off my day sleeping in. I know, I know...BUT I stayed out rather late on Friday night (or really Saturday morning) so I needed to really catch up on my sleep! When I got up, I ventured over to the shops near me. It is a great place to find cheap and tasty food. For lunch, I had dumplings (again). Yea, at some point I am going to relax with the dumplings, but I just LOVE them!!

I went to a restaurant that I had gone to before. At most places, they give you a little sheet of paper with Chinese menu and the prices. Some places also have pictures with English words, but some don't. Anyway, I have been trying to memorize what dumpling was, but I couldn't, and I had to ask for the menu. I know how to say dumpling (come on -- that is an important word!!) but I cannot yet read it.

After that I walked around and just had a look at all the things near me. I live about a 4 minute walk from Shida Night Market...which is awesome. During the day most of the stores and shops are open, but every night I have been there: it is PACKED. There are food stalls, sit down restaurants...clothing shops. Pretty much anything you want. I love that I live near there because it is very convenient. Especially the food. You see, most of the one bedroom apartments in Taipei do not have kitchens. It is much easier and cheaper to eat at a market or something. So, every night I venture out and find something to eat - which when you don't know Chinese, is scary, but that is why I can say more foods in Chinese than anything else!!

I then came home to get my bike and decided to scope out a place for me to start my running. I knew there was a park somewhere close to me -- so I followed the map and found it. I rode for about an hour and a half/two hours...and fell in love with this place. It is right along the river and I am so excited that it is so close!!


This bike path went through like 10 parks. And coolest part of everything: there were jumping fish catching some serious air in the river alongside the path! I was blown away by these fish. They just kept jumping!!! High...and all over the place!!

On my way back...


After this, I came home and planned for a little bit. Then I went out and grabbed some dinner. On my way to dinner I snagged a pretty cool picture!


Tomorrow I am attending my first Meditation Class. I will post about it after!!

For now...I am going to continue enjoying my "new Saturday"...