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

Taiwan: Scooter Poetry IV

Ooh, I found another one that I hadn't yet photographed:

Kiwi 100
Whenever you see it, you get happy.

At least it makes sense.

Taiwan: Scooter Poetry III

Having spent hours walking the streets of both Taichung and Taipei over several previous visits to the tropical/industrial paradise of Formosa, I was quite certain that I had captured every brilliant piece of scooter poetry.

Here's one that had yet to be captured by my camera, seen in Taichung:

We reach for the sky
Neither does civilization

Taiwan: Scooter Poetry II

Upon returning from Taiwan last March, I posted some of the great Taiwanese scooter "poetry" on the blog.

I'm happy to add a few more to the collection. Here goes:

"Flying Angel of Elegant, Nimble and Beautiful."
"Diamond Team High Quality By Dock"
"SUPER COMPUTER ACCESS
POWERED BY BLITZ"
"Welcome To The Cabin Z Scooter
It's A Scooter With European Styling
And Dynamic Movements
RACING TEAM"
"YOU CAN TRY!...GOING!...BLAZE IT UP!
THE CUSTOM MADE OF GOING."

"This is a new concept for creative your life"

"THE SCOOTER OF WIND CALLED"

"SET ME FREE, LET ME ALONE"
THE MODERN SCOOTER, CITIZEN
fancy jog
my fancy free

Apparently one scooter maker had a series of dog-themed scooters.

"THE
DOG
Chihuahua"
"TNE DOC
Artlist Collection"

And while this is not a factory-applied sticker like those above, I find it amusing that the owner has a thing against unleaded fuel:
No self-respecting US tradesman would show up at a job site with anything less than an F-650 Super-Duty® dually 4x4 with a 12.5 liter turbo diesel, but here they manage to get by on two (or sometimes three) wheels:

loading a floor buffer
nice rack!

And just in case you forgot what you're riding is called:

scooter