With summer coming up, the weather here in Taiwan has turned warmer (finally). Apart from spending three weekends painting our room, we’re beginning to enjoy the warmer weather and getting out more. The last couple of weekends have seen nicer weather. Christine has even renovated her old bike and cycled from where we live to Tamsui, Bali and across the Guandu Bridge. It was quite an accomplishment to do that in three hours or so.
On the other day, we were walking up to Tamsui on foot, and we were surprised how many little vendors had started selling sports gifts for bicycle enthusiasts: seats, lights, clothing, all sorts of neat little gadgets, … it’s been quite a little money spinner for Taiwanese sellers catering to the burgeoning bicycle market. Even some of the department stores have been alloting extra space for selling bicycles! Who’d have thought bicycles could be so fashionable as to be seen in a top class department store!