Germany Aug 2012, pt. I - Eurobike

Some pix taken during my late August trip to southern Germany. Part I, the Eurobike trade show:

Sweet Ford Modeo Estate diesel rental car. Solid, roomy, torquey and great brakes and tires...

 ...I had it maxed out at 221 km/h (≈137MPH) on an open, downhill, unrestricted stretch of the Autobahn.

Since the Eurobike trade show is in the relatively small city of Friedrichshafen, lodging accommodations can tend to be "creative" at times. This year a group of us stayed at a Catholic academy:

 Dorm style:

 My thoughts exactly:

Weingarten in the morning:

 Weingarten street art:

 ???:

 Covered roadway between Weingarten and Friedrichshafen:

 Snack #1

 Part of Electra's 80 meter long Eurobike stand:

Anodized 3D violet makes a nostalgic appearance. I bought one of these headsets for my friend who owns the wonderful Velo Hangar shop in Solana Beach:

BOO!

Show-going pooch:

Don P and Thor "The God Of Thunder" Hushovd:

Snack #2:

 Interesting wine-carrying rack on a Schwinn:

 German-style marketing, paint-on jerseys:

Sweet lighting:

Snack three, salty-sweet licorice fish from northern Germany (Hamburg): 

 One of many, repeated texts that kept coming through over multiple nights as I tried to sleep:

Sorry, no Don Jose here. Now beat it.

Taiwan: Random Taichung, Part 2

More random pix snapped while taking in the streets of and around Taichung...

overwrought, ugly architecture
bucket o' pups
available for adoption
I like this one
expat bar w/good music and cheap beer

half of a sheep head, just washed on the sidewalk
window display
Engrish
huh?
random street, surprisingly blue skies
computer fans serving as kitchen ventilation
neon wilderness
side of a restaurant
no more excellence
betelnut shop
the coolest scooter in all of Taichung
Thai restaurant lamps
trouble is brewing
training wheels, trailer, proud woman
lumber store
fresh-delivered eggs
factory dog 1
factory dog 2
mechanical highway safety flagger
betelnut stand 2
street dog, he waited for a green light before crossing
little blue truck 1
little blue truck 2

Taiwan: Random Taichung, Part I

Part one of a series of photos taken over the past week that I am either too lazy to go into great detail about or that don't need much in the way of explanation...

tandem with lights, glows in the night
scooters for as far as the eye can see
my Taichung residence, temple in foreground
The Drunken Duck Beer Garden 1
The Drunken Duck Beer Garden 2
"squat pot", the nicest one I've encountered
hot pots
child seat 1
child seat 2
strange underwear ad
all bundled up on an 80° day, but the the Taiwanese dress according to the calendar
sidewalk food stand
nonsensical English 1
nonsensical English 2
scooter helmet display
shrine 1
shrine 2
shrine 3...
...consisting of Busch cans