Quest for the Elusive Durian

Last week, Stephanie, Lily, and I went out to Taipei to see a movie when the boys went hiking for 7 hours at Wulai. We found a good theatre online, and proceeded to find it. We made it to the correct MRT station, but that's when we started getting lost. After getting turned around a little, we decided to hail a cab...but the taxi took us to the wrong theatre. This one was kind of sketch and it only had old movies. So, it was back to finding another cab and we finally reached our destination. MUCH nicer, but it was a little on the pricey side for Taiwan---about 10 USD for a ticket. The three of us decided to see "Inception." It's about a man who works through dreams; it's a little strange, but it's a thinking movie. I highly recommend it. If you liked "Shutter Island," then I think you will enjoy this. Afterward, we went to Banqiao night market. This was a letdown...there really wasn't much to see, buy, or eat there.
Another good thing about that night---I finally found durian! I don't remember if I mentioned it before, but I have been looking for this fruit since I have gotten here. As we were walking to the night market, I spied the spiky fruit across the street at a Carrefour (a popular grocery chain here). I bought a small one for us to try and carried it around the night market and on the MRT. It hit my leg a few times and scratched me. I went to great lengths to try this fruit...haha. A few nights later, Jeremy and I decided to crack it open. Really, it was a bit anti-climatic because durian is known as the "king of fruits." I had heard it is supposed to be really smelly, and that Andrew Zimmern (host of "Bizarre Foods") couldn't even eat it. It turned out to be not much of a challenge at all. I would call its smell pungent, but not unpleasant. This may be due to the fact that the one I picked is not fully ripe, so it does not have that fermented odor. Also, the texture was very creamy, and when you freeze it, it is almost like ice cream. I think it is delicious.