Taiwan: National Museum Of Natural Science

Taichung, January 2014


I spent my first day of 2014 at a museum.....to be exact at National Museum of Natural Science in Taichung. Usually I'm not really a museum person. Don't get me wrong though, I do love arts and histories and stuff. But while travelling I prefer to spend most of my time for outdoor activities and if I have some spare time I'd visit museums.

Built on the area of 9 hectares, National Museum of Natural Science is a five venue-complex housing the Space IMAX theatre, Science Centre, Life Science Hall, Human Cultures Hall and Global Environment Hall, plus the 4.5 hectare Botanical Garden. It's one of most visited attraction in Taichung and it's not hard to see why. Within couple of hours that I spent here, there were so many interesting new stuff to see and learn.
For information about the admission fees, you can check it here.

jellyfish evolution

mountain eruption simulator

oh no! A T-Rex!!

I turned into one corner and I caught a glimpse of T-Rex! He was growling and having an argument with his little fella. Their appearance and movement look so real. Well it's not like I have met the real one but at least it looks exactly the same as dinosaurs in Jurassic Park. Just watch my video below...

RAWR!

I gave him a box of match to make his life easier :p

a cozy womb

I found my Mom's womb! I mean the replica of course. This is exactly what I've imagined about how a womb looks like. It's soooo comfy and cozy inside, no wonder I insisted to stay inside my Mom's womb for 11 months. When I was sitting inside I could hear the sound of heart beating.
"lup dub...lup dub...lup dub".
It's like a lullaby and I almost fell asleep when I heard a loud knock. I hesitantly peek outside only to find a long queue of grumpy people waiting for their lazing-inside-the-womb moment. Oops...sorry :p

diorama

the Mummy: before and after

my childhood sweetheart, ET

I also went to an exhibition in the museum (temporary) about Alien and UFO. I learnt some interesting facts about the appearance of UFO in some part of the world. They even displayed an injured alien that looked real. There were some figures from alien-themed movie including ET. I was thrilled when I saw him because I was the biggest fans of ET during my childhood. While all my girly friends showed off their Barbie dolls, I'd bring my ET doll everywhere I go. I told you.....I'm not your average kind of girl :p

travelling by planes are so yesterday. UFO is the new black :p

Alien has 6 fingers on each hand and 6 toes on each foot but has no penis

It had been an absurd day for me, getting up close and personal with dinosaurs, ET and alien in one place. And there's no better way to make it perfect than eating some weird food. I went all the way up to a mountain area trying to find this hidden restaurant. Their menu included.......

giant crickets, maggots omelet and chicken testicles!

The name of the restaurant is Black Cock. Yes, I'm not kidding! Even though I also thought it sounds a bit....errrr...ahem...well let's just talk about the food, aye? They have a wide range of menu but my fave are maggots omelet, chicken testicles and the crickets. It didn't taste as gross as it sounds because maggots is actually high in protein and tasted just like egg whites. While the chicken testicles have a silky texture and you can expect a burst of juice once you bite through the sac. The taste was savoury with a hint of ginger and herbs from the sauce. Some Taiwanese friends told me that it will make our skin smooth and looks younger (bye bye Botox!). How about the crickets? It's so crispy and flavourful, it tasted like fried prawn. The size of those mountain crickets are bigger than my thumb so make sure to chew it well before swallowing because I experienced some of their legs stuck in my throat.

Well...well...my first day of 2014 was indeed quite an adventure, don't you think so? :D



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