Tuesday 12 February 2013

Shopping The Shilin Night Market

Once the sun dips down, the street markets come alive in Taipei. The biggest and oldest market is Shilin, around since 1910. It's a packed area of stores and places to eat, grab clothing or some soup, and to socialize.

Before you eat, first wander around and shop. A typical busy street.


Maybe get acupuncture? The mind read? Maybe the rubber chicken knows what's going on?

A noirish arcade. We love the refrigerator hiding among the machines.


It all depends what you're after. This guy is giving a broom beat-down massage and getting paid for it. Ah, what will the youth of today think is cool? A teenager dressed like an extra from the 1979 James Bond movie Moonraker?

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