Hello Internet, today's post is all about my trip to Taipei. In early July, I went to Taipei with my friends for 4 days. We didn't plan much, basically eat, eat and eat.
 After we arrive and put down all luggage in our airbnb, we went to 上引水產 (Addiction Aquatic Development). It is a place where they sell seafood and sushi, all the Japanese dishes. We ordered sushi, sashimi, cold noodle, tempura roll and belly pork.

Hello internet! It's been a while since I update, and semester is going to an end (one more week to go!), but school works are still killing me...to take a break from works, let's talk about life and food, as usual. I just had a presentation and a press conference yesterday, and it's totally a relief after all these project were done! And I just started a internship in GoCausal,  a WA based job seeking startup. I like how they let me work at home and very flexible and open up for suggestion. Definitely need more time to learn and self-taught, which I really love to!

Alright, enough life updates, time to move on to my main sharing - FOOD! This semester I did spend a lot of time (and money) on cafes, well, that's how I social and catch up with friends.

1// Morning After ★★★☆☆
They have lovely interior design with the green and white theme. It was too hot to try their coffee, but my coffee lover friend told me, their coffee is really good.

Cotechino, smoked corn, chorizo, chilli, fried eggs, yoghurt & fried torn bread (AU$19.5) ★★★☆☆
Egg Benedict with Smoked Salmon (AU$17) ★★★★☆

Morning After
Address: Cnr Vulture & Cambridge Street, West End
Instagram: ____morningafter
Website: http://www.morningafter.com.au/

2// The Jam Pantry ★★★★☆
I think most people in Brisbane heard about this cafe. The cafe was pack on that Saturday and we need to wait about 10 minutes. They have seasonal/ monthly menu, just check with the staff.

Nim Eggs (AU$17) ★★★★☆

Egg Benedict with Smoked Salmon (AU$16) ★★★★☆

The Jam Pantry 
Address: 2/575 Logan Road, Greenslopes
Instagram: thejampantry
Website: http://www.thejampantry.com.au/

3// Melt Brothers ★★★★☆
So this is not the typical cafe, but since I saw their photo on Instagram, I have to try it. Melt Brothers is recommended in multiple foodie blog/websites, with their cheesy hot toastie. And as they locate in CBD, it is so convenient for working people to grab their breakfast or lunch. It's a little pricey for sandwich as you can probably buy the ingredients and make at home LOL.


M.C. Cheesy - macaroni & bacon (AU$12.5) ★★★★☆

Morning Glory - egg & bacon (AU$8.5) ★★★☆☆

Melt Brothers
Address: 1/88 Creek Street, CBD
Instagram: meltbrothers
Website: http://meltbrothers.com.au/

4// The Yiro Shop ★★★☆☆
Craving for Greek food? There are fast and delicious yiros just around the corner in CBD and Southbank. I tried Greek food back in Melbourne, since then I really wanna eat yiros again. But, it was not as good as the Melbourne one...

Chicken Yiro with chips (AU$11.8) ★★★☆☆

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My photo was featured in their Instagram!

The Yiro Shop
Address: 2/120 Edward Street, CBD
Instagram: theyirosshop
Website: http://www.theyirosshop.com.au/

5// Corner Stone Cafe ★★★☆☆
This cafe is 10 minutes walk away from my church, so me and my friends checked it out fews weeks ago after church. Since there's not a lot of cafes in Toowong and many students stay in Toowong, I think they are pretty neighbourhood friendly, despite the flies.

Smashed Avocado 2 Ways (AU$18.5) ★★★★☆

Corner Store Cafe
Address: 114 Sylvan Road, Toowong
Instagram: cornerstorecafe
Website: http://www.cornerstorecafe.com/

Can't believe September is coming, 2016 went way too fast! Two weeks ago, I went to Adelaide for five days with my parents. "Adelaide? Why are you going there?" Almost everyone ask me this question when they know I am going there. Well, I never been there, neither my parents. Sydney, Melbourne, there are very touist-friendly and we have been there couple times. So why not try something new? It only took 3 hours to travel from Brisbane to there. Compare Perth, where we never been as well, Adelaide seems to be more practical to visit.

We arrive there in a Saturday afternoon. My parents are pretty exhausted after all the travelling, so we just head to the hotel and rest. The hotel is in the city, which is only 20 minutes drive from the airport to there. Then we went to explore the city, but it was late and shops close quite early in weekend. We have dinner in the China Town and back to the hotel. We sleep super early because we have to wake up at 5am the next day...

Day two is eventful, we went to Kangaroo Island. It is one of the largest island in Australia. After 3 hours of coach and ferry journey, we finally make it to the island. We joined a local day tour so we didn't really have to plan and worry about anything, lucky the tour guide/driver was really friendly and able to tell us everything about the island. It's a beautiful island facing Indian Ocean. I thought it would be very cold there, but it was not that bad. We went to Seal Bay, where you can see wildlife seal in a short distance. My favourite spot is definitely the Remarkable Rocks, that all erode rocks formed a spectacular scenery.
 The next day, we walked around the CBD, like The Rundle Mall, University of Adelaide and the art museum...then we rented a car and drove to Glenelg Beach. Compare to Gold Coast, it is way less commercial. It feels like Santa Monica in Australia. Palm Tree, beaches, ice cream...
After that we drove to a random beach recommended by the hotel reception. It's called Morino Beach. We are lucky enough to see the sunset there. It was so relax and beautiful walking around the rocks and wooden path.

 


In the last full day in Adelaide, we visited Mount Lofty, the highest point in Adelaide. You can see the whole Adelaide CBD in 180 degree, but it's too cold and windy lol. Then we went to Hahndorf, he oldest German settlement in Australia. I will say don't put too much expectation in here, it's a pretty old village. Maybe is a weekday, it wasn't that busy and only some shops open. However, food was really good! We ate in a restaurant called, Hahndorf Inn, and I think they targeted tourist. They provide real taste of German cuisine, for example, sausages, brezel, knuckle and beer. If you like German food, you must try this! 

Hahndorf Inn - http://hahndorfinn.com.au/

Overall, I think Adelaide is a place to relax. There is a quite and slow city, not much too see. It would be quite boring to live there or study there, but still it is a lovely city. A little tips: the tram in Adelaide CBD is free. It means that travel around the CBD, within certain station, is free of charge.



Hope you like my sharing and don't forget to check my vlog in Adelaide.

SEE YOU,
cherry xoxo