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Hey everyone~

Today i will tell you about a very...special restaurant here in Taipei.

Maybe you already guessed right from the photo above.

Let me introduce to you:

Modern Toilet

So usually I'd give you a description on how to get there but Ximending can be super confusing if you don't know your way around, even with a description.

I'd say the easiest way to get there is to just take the subway to Ximen station (blue line) and then take a Taxi. Otherwise you will probably get lost especially if it is your first time in Ximen.

Even i still get lost occasionally, even though i have been there quite a few times already.

So here's the address:

: 2F., No.7, Lane 50, Sining S. Rd., Wanhua District, Taipei City

Modern Toilets website also has a small map on how to find it, if you're walking there.

There's also another branch in Shilin. Apparantly the waiters wear bathrobes there, so i gotta pay a visit there too sometime.

The restaurant is on the 2nd and 3rd floor, and the staircase greets you with adorable poo drawings.

As well as a golden toilet.

The menu is in form of poo as well. Here are some photos of the english version:

The prices are alright, especially if you decide to get a set that includes a free drink and ice-cream.

I ordered a Sichuan spicy hotpot and it tasted really good.
Before i went i read a lot of reviews from other people saying that the food tastes horrible, but my hotpot was fine. A short warning though, it IS really spicy. Really, really spicy.

Which is exactly the flavour that i like so I was happy with my meal choice.

The free drink that you get with your set is either green tea or black tea (you can choose), and it's fully unsweetened so it might taste a bit bitter if you're not used to unsweetened tea.

Isn't the tiny star fishcake adorable?

Here are some photos of the interior. The tables have bowls with piles of platic poo underneath (very appetizing, yes)

You sit on actual toilets, which is pretty funny but not very comfortable.

It's quite difficult to find the actual restrooms there, since everything looks like a restroom.
(the actual restrooms are on the left side of the blue banner)

And to top off this very unique dining experience, here's a photo of our included dessert.

Chocolate ice-cream:

That's it for today, hopefully you enjoyed this post.

Have you ever been to a theme restaurant like this one? or would you like to go?

Tell me in the comments below

Love, Lydia

Hey everyone~ I'm back with another blog post! :D

This time, let me tell you about a really special restaurant here in Taipei:

Dream of Hobbiton.

Before I tell you what exactly is so special about it, let me explain how to get there first:

Take either the red or the green line to Zhongshan station.

Get out of exit #4.

You have to turn to your left, walk a bit and then turn to the right.

They have a map on their website here but if you have mobile internet I'd recommend you to just search for "Dream of Hobbiton" on Google Maps, it worked well enough for me.

Now let's see what's so special about this restaurant.

You can probably already guess that by its name.

This restaurants owner is aa big fan of lord of the rings, and the restaurants interior was designed to fit right into middle earth.

Every floor represents a different location and theme.

So the first floor was Bag End, and had lots of greens and warm light.

So the first floor contains most of the movie replicas that the owner collected.

And the fun part is, he actually lets the restaurant guests pose with them!

Yes that's me with Saurons helmet and staff. The helmet was really heavy.

The owner was super friendly and helps you take photos.

He also took the time to explain each item. Ín case you're not such a huge lord of the rings nerd and are not able to identify each sword on its own, don't worry, he'll tell you with whose sword you're posing right now.

But this one you should know :P

Legolas swords

Just a quick warning, except for Legolas swords all of them are pretty difficult to hold.

Especially Anduril, I was barely able to hold it up.

Those swords feel so real, and my fangirl heart was very happy that day.

Other than the life-sized swords, there were also several small collectibles.

Including giant, wearable Hobbit feet.

And~ an Iron man glove. It's not all lord of the Rings themed.

Since the first floor was pretty full already, we were seated on the second floor.

Moria~

The restaurant offers quite a big selection of (western) food: Pizza, Pasta, some cakes...

I ordered creamy Bacon pasta for less than 200NTD (you have to order at least 100NTD worth of food/drinks in order to be seated) and it tasted quite good actually.

Of course, there were some lord of the rings items in the second floor as well.

Like i mentioned before, it's not all lord of the rings themed. The restaurant owner seems to really like movies so whenever he collects something, he places it in the restaurant.

So this is the first thing you will notice when walking up the stairs to the second floor: