Day Seven
Day seven was mostly a travel day, I took the train from Hualien to Taipei and checked in to my final hotel of this trip. Time to explore the area around the hotel.
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It's located right next to "Camera street" in Taipei, a street with lots of camera shops, where I'd eventually buy a new lens for my camera (60mm Sigma 2.8 ART). It's also near Ximending, a popular shopping area where I bought some new stuff from Uniqlo.
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At night I did another lap around the neighborhood, walking towards the river. I love these specialised shops where you can often see the family or owner sit in the back watching tv or having dinner together.
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The river park wasn't as nice as I thought it would be and I headed back for some dinner.
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