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I return again from yet another travel to talk about  sweets!

I stopped by a little confectioner at the Taipei Main station and discovered some rather beautiful little treats... scope it!

I'm not exactly familiar with metallic chocolates, but I simply had to have some! Each one of these has their own unique filing of an exotic nature. The silver hearts are still a mystery to me. I am told it is some sort of flower by the locals. The gold bells are pistachio cream The red hearts are a rose ganache So I decided to get one of each and try my palette on them!

Look at this cute little box they put them in for me! A girlfriend would love this! Now if only I had one here to give it to! haha. So they wrapped it all up with a nifty bag like this... and I took it home.

I noticed it was COLD for some reason and decided to investigate.. turns out they added a little ice gelpack to keep the candy from having a meltdown in Taiwan's absurd warmth. How awesome of them! I then got home, and pulled out the candy box which was wrapped nicely with a cute red ribbon in a box that matched the bags theme.  

And here is the ribbon untied

Here is the box decorations

And here is the pretty display your girlfriend would see if it was presented to her.

Here is the rose ganache chocolate with its lovely ravishing red color

here is the pistachio cream chocolate with its glorious golden color

And here is the mystery flavor chocolate in a stunning silver

I attempted to do this neatly, but the warmth and humidy of Taiwan is unforgiving on sweets, so they were very fragile. Here is a display of the creamy exotic centers of each one of them. Each one of them had a very distinct and unique flavor of its own that was well worth savoring. The rose ganache was surprisingly....rosey but sweet and pleasant! 

HEYO~ Dan here! On my travels through Taiwan I occasionally get stuck with  my elder business partner who makes me scratch my head as he chooses some of the most absurdly expensive places to be at times! Today, we poke briefly at the Sheraton in Taipei. Cost?  About $200 a night!! USD that is! It's pretty lavish, having one of those fancy Japanese toilets that wash and dry your posterior or womanly parts while sporting a heated seat and such. A whirlpool bath tub with a snake shower head, marble out the wazoo and all that. The room features two japanese cabinets which hold clothing, an iron, ironing board, a safe, etc. They light up when you pull the door open. The rest of the room is the standard big hotel design with the desk, tv, 2 beds, internet cord, blah blah blah. The same stuff you get in any $58 hotel in the USA these days on priceline. But then there is the mini bar!

All located right in between the closets all homely like.

Seems pretty nice and shiney right? Everything seems like it comes with the room and you're all ready to get stinkfaced and juiced....

DON'T TOUCH IT!!

Under the seemingly welcoming array of refreshments and goodies.. there lurks a sinister evil!

Yes, placed inconspicuously on the middle of the mini bars shelving, there is a black book with no distinct markings visible... The devil is in the details! 100NT = $3.39 USD  You do the math... That's over 3 dollars for a Snickers!! And 12.99 if you want a tiny bottle of whiskey! Bewarrrreeee!  Ahh, the only thing you will find free in your room is the TV and a few bottled waters!  

Behold little man with the big wallet! Here is your free! (Their was a tiny fruit plate too somewhere in there)