Taiwan Trip - Yonshin Tea & Cake Selection Bar

Located a one corner of the street in Gaoxiong, Yonshin Tea & Cake Selection Bar opted for a vintage concept for its interior. Another photoshoot place for those who likes to take vintage looking photos. Walking into the bar,  I felt that I was transported to another timeline, probably the 50s and I was mesmerized by this.

Some kind of old radio I guess. 

This radio was placed like it was meant to be there. I'm guessing its a radio, kinda forgot to ask. *haha* The place is warm and welcoming, just like a cafe, where I would love to chill and read a book to spend my afternoon or hang out with my friends. Instead of a cafe, this place serves tea, hot brewed and cold brewed tea. Cold brewed tea? Not literally hot tea with ice but prepared with 5 degrees water and placed in the fridge for 8-24 hours, depending on which kind of tea.

6 cold tea selections, available for take away too! 

Something different from what I usually drink in Singapore, I don't remember we have such cold brew tea, apart from getting my cold tea fix of Oolong from MUJI *haha*. 

Preparation counter, look at those tins of tea leaves.

Since cold brew tea is something different, I got a chance to try out their cold brew tea, served in wine glasses. As mentioned by the boss, to serve in wine glass is to bring out the taste of the tea, the fragrance and the colour.

The only decent photo I have with the tea wine glass. 

Had a chance to taste a few different teas and I think the one I like the most, and by far most, favorite of most ladies (according to the 店长) is the Hualian Honey Aroma Black Tea (花莲蜜香红茶). It has the light flowery smell yet not too strong on the taste.

Up close of the 6 Cold Brewed Tea that they have in store. 

Besides just tea and cakes and pineapple tarts, they also serve main courses! Their food isn't really westernised but retaining a little Taiwanese style and steering a little towards Japanese in taste and style. You can have a cold brewed tea first before meal and order hot brewed tea after meal, as suggested by the boss. Worth the try to spend a few hours there drinking and having meals, while catching up with life.

I even ate Rice Noodle Soup with Squid Taiwanese Style (小卷米粉汤), the taste of the soup overpowers the fact that I hate Rice Noodles. [Ok, besides the soup that was really nice, but because the boss was just standing there, it wasn't nice to say no to others who had already prepared a small bowl for me]

Rice Noodle Soup with Squid Taiwanese Style (小卷米粉汤)

Handmade Dumplings with Sesame Dressing

Pan Fried Sea Bass Filet with Rice. Credits:周杰克.

These were some of the dishes we had that day. I think my favorite of all the dishes I had there was the Stewed Pork Ball in Brown Sauce (I kinda forgot to take photos before I ate them) and the Onsen egg that appeared in nearly every dish (haha, who can resist eggs?!). 

Their bottles for takeaway cold brewed teas are pretty too~~~ And if you are planning to be there for a short stay, bringing the bottles back to them you are entitled to 10TWD off your next purchase.

Look how pretty the label is. I know, I know, I'm a sucker for such stuff. 

More photos to spam on the vintage place. 

One cozy corner to take photos. I think at least 5 people took their photos in that position. 

The busy staffs behind the counter. 

Some of the little souvenirs you can get. 

Before I end this post, after all the lovely little vintage details, tea and food......

Notice the word TEA in the middle?

I didn't notice the word TEA in the middle of the Chinese word 鳳 until the store manager pointed it out. What a clever design, combining the 鳳茶 in one word.

Address of 永心鳳茶 Yonshin Tea & Cake Selection Bar:
No. 404, Jhong Shan 2nd Rd., Lingya District, Kaohsiung City, Kaohsiung City 802, Taiwan
苓雅區中山二路404號, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 802

Tel: +886 7 536 2718
Official facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yonshintea/

Back from MIA: Hong Kong Trip

Probably no one noticed, but I was away for a while due to lack of internet connection at my new place and also I was on a so-called family trip to Hong Kong last week. (: This is my third trip to Hong Kong and some friends asked why Hong Kong again? [the last trip was just last June]
Reasons:
1) I like Dim Sum
2) My parents have yet to visit Hong Kong before.
3) I like to visit my Hong Kong good friend.
4) I prefer to get my SKII in Hong Kong (Good price!)

Okaii, I'm just typing crap stuffs here.
And this trip is my first scoot flight ~~ *hoots* I had some jitters before boarding ever since the missing flight case and I never really had good experience with budget flights. (Not rich enough to have spare cash to book at normal flight, rather I'm cheapo) However, scoot just changed my mindset to their budget flight. Taking a flight on an old SIA revamped plane doesn't seems so scary anymore, plus leg space, which is big enough for me to cross legs. (unglam girl) Time to stick to scoot for budget flights.

Anyways I had a great time enjoying my holiday @ Hong Kong even though it was quite windy throughout the whole trip. My parents and I managed to squeeze a day to tour half of Macau. That would be my next short trip destination.

Photos spamming time ~~. All photos here are taken with my Xiaomi Mi3. You can judge the photos' quality yourself here as all photos are not edited. (I didn't even watermark them~~)

Dun Nai from Yee Shun Milk Company. I simply love it

I've managed to try it the last trip as my friend introduced the place to me and also the Australian Milk Company. I just love the dun jai 炖奶from Yee Shun Milk Company, taste like milk ice cream yet not ice cream ♥♥.

Selfie time

Who doesn't selfie when you are overseas? A habit that cultivated since my first holiday trip in 2008 to Japan Summer time ~~ That time it was known as camwhore ~~ *whoreeeeeee*

Roast pork  

Honey Pork Ribs

Fried Yam pancake? 

Our lunch (or was it tea?) with my friend near her place. I forgot which place is that but its far left of Hong Kong, in the outskirt. This places sells Birthday roast pork though, but sadly they didn't had that when I was there. T_T I ♥ roasted pork skin *drools at the thought of it* I like their roast pork but not the honey pork ribs as it was a little too sweet for my liking.

Second day Breakfast: Buttered bun, two sunny side up and macaroni with shredded ham and fake abalone.

We had breakfast at a 茶餐厅opposite Langham Place and I ♥ how Hong Kong breakfast set always have two fried eggs.

So cute!! I wish I could take one home

Saw this along the streets at Mong Kok and I couldn't resist taking photos of the Mitu~~ ♥♥ I didn't get to go to their pop stores at central but at least I get a glimpse of Mitu. Even Hong Kong doesn't have any Xiaomi Flagstore. T_T

Selfie spam ~~ at a dim sum place known as Little Lamb 小绵羊. And I enjoy using my Mi3 font camera which has the beauty optimisation feature. *hooray* no need for third party camera, no need MTXX app ♥_♥

Cold chicken feet

Not a fan of chicken feet but Dad wanted to try out. Sadly it doesn't take like the ones back home. It's cold chicken feet, not his liking and the feet looks scary to me.

Porridge

 I like how watery their porridge is yet you can taste the wonderful rich taste of the food. ♥ And porridge is good for skin ~~~

Custard bun

Har Gaw

I ♥ how yummy the prawns are in this Har Gao. Tasty and satisfying.

Carrot Cake

Yummylious and my mum loves it. I think they added in chilli shrimp or something.

Siew Mai

A must to have whenever I go Hong Kong and Siew Mai in Hong Kong never fail my satisfaction of siew mai. *burps*

Went Macau on the same day as Dim Sum day, waoh, the ferry was sure packed even though for a weekday but at least we got our tickets. :D Okaii, we didn't know how to get our way around so we managed to get a tour guide at the ferry terminal, each person HKD$400. Not cheap but at least you know, we have a private driver and a car to ourselves. *hehe*

The first place we went, forgot the name of the place but it's pretty much a Rome copied design. Still I love how the place looks ~~ If only I had more time to spend there.

Erm a place that was built in 2007 along with the Sands casino. I forgot the name of the place. 

Making stupid face 

It's actually not dark, but this I've applied Mi3's HDR mode. 

I've taken a few photos with Mi3's HDR mode. I don't really like how dark the sky turned out but I like how the building colours are brighten up. Lovely colours, hate the sky HDR though.

One of my favourite photo *cuts off the man's leg*  

Wonderful candy colours building

 After this place, we headed to the Kun Lam statue, that is 19.99M high. Built in 1999 to commemorate the return of Macau to China.

From a distance 

Couldn't see very well due to my stupid contact lens that day. My right eye got quite a dry trip :( But nevertheless it was nice to visit that place. Even though the visiting area had nothing much about the statue. 

After the Kun Lam Statue, we headed to Ah Ma temple, where Macau actually gotten its name. Because it is a site attraction area, there was a lot of tourists at that area. And Ah Ma temple is for fishermen (back in the olden days) to pray for safety whenever they head out to fish. 

Seems like it's under reno or something. But that's the entrance. 

I love the green looking colours~~~ HDR mode

Cute post sign. Its green too!!

I didn't take any photos inside the temple, kinda rude. But we could climb up the area, but didn't cause I'm afraid of heights T_T.  After Ah Ma Temple, we headed to Macau Tower where the highest Bungy Jump is. The wind speed on that day was 20.3KM/Hr and I could barely hold my hair down when I was outside the Macau Tower. Didn't dare to go up either, but Mi3 couldn't capture a good view of the Macau Tower T_T Had to use my Olympus EPm2 instead to take the Macau Tower.

I was excited about the next place, Ruins of St Paul's. :D The famous Catholic Church that was burnt in 1835 and all that left was that wall, the front of the church.

Attempt to take a photo of it.

The place was crowded even for a weekday, hence all photos have humans in it. :p I've tried my best for I feared that I will roll down the stairs

HDR mode

Here, using the HDR mode, Mi3 managed to make it look like a horror building. But i think its just the sky that the mode decided to darken.

The stairs down to the market, Rua das Estalagens. 

The lovely side buildings nearby Ruins of St Paul's 

Went down to the market, off we went to try out Macau's Portuguese egg tart. My Dad was waiting to get his taste buds on those wonderful egg tarts ever since we stood on Macau port. *haha*

One egg tart cost HKD$8

One can never have enough of the egg tart. I savoured every single piece of it ♥_♥. Fattening yes definitely, but I can never say no to delicious egg tarts. Casino was our last stop and we headed to Stanley Ho's Casino Lisboa for a peak before heading back to Hong Kong. I definitely wanna go back to Macau for a holiday soon again.

The rest of the trip was food, the peak and food again. I can never have enough of Hong Kong food, but I won't wanna stay there. *haha* There's no nasi lemak, something that my Dad was complaining all the way. But nevertheless I still enjoy my Hong Kong trip and am looking forward to my next trip late this year.