Saturday, August 8, 2009

Weekend walks in Taichung (3)

Our next weekend walk was again on a very hot Saturday afternoon. Trying to wait until things cooled down to go out, but this is simply not possible in Taichung in the summer.

Some signs caught my eye.
From Several weekend walks
We like this restaurant and have been there a couple time. It is very close to our apartment.

From Several weekend walks
This is a breakfast place that has recently had a make over. The sign and the restaurant facade is new. It is one of the few places open at 5:30 or 6:00AM when I go out jogging.

This sign was hanging on a corner along the parkway to the Art Museum. It promotes the "last available corner commercial lot".
From Several weekend walks
It is not quite the last available corner, as the next one is also empty.

These flowers have interested Teresa for a while. They hang by a thin stem from the tree
From Several weekend walks
From Several weekend walks
and sometimes can be found littering the ground after a wind storm or a rain storm.

This bird was sitting on the ground and bulging out his neck. We did not know if he was trying to attract a mate or trying to keep cool.
From Several weekend walks


And this temple which is along the parkway caught my eye in the evening sunlight. When I jog by in the morning, there is often someone there lighting incense which wafts out to the street. I try to acknowledge the gods as I run by.
From Several weekend walks

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