Hope you're not hungry

Seeing as nothing interesting happens here -- well, we did get actual snow last night, though it wasn't much -- I figured I'd keep posting about my trip until I ran out of material.

Anyway, the biggest letdown upon returning was definitely coming back to the lackluster dining options around here. Pretty much every meal I had in Taiwan was excellent, and it's kind of ironic that the most expensive dinner I had also was the least satisfying. (Though it wasn't bad ... just not nearly as good as I had hoped.)

I had some amazing meals in, of all places, the gigantic food court in the basement of a vast medical complex. People in Taipei fill most of their leisure time with eating (or shopping), so there were plenty of choices. I have pictures a couple of meals, because in most cases I immediately stated eating when I got the food.

Also, the "fast food" meals are cheap. And I don't mean "inexpensive" or "reasonable" like travel guides might declare. I mean cheap. The pictured meals each cost less than $3 U.S.

As you can see, it's not high cuisine, but it's pretty damn good home-style cooking. And during my trip, that's pretty much what I was looking for.

There's also some pretty amazing stuff to be had from street vendors, but I didn't get shots of any of that stuff, either. Sorry, I'm a lousy travel blogger.

(If you're wondering, the first dish is noodle soup with lamb, and the second dish is beef and rice.)