Setting up shop in Taipei:

Taipei summer
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Busy with all the chores of installing onceself in a new city: setting up the appartment, cellphone, internet, shopping, discovering how to do laundry with a Chinese washing machine! and all the other joys of trying to figure stuff out in a place where you can't read anything or understand most of what's being said.

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The appartment.
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The balcony.
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Rich your life!
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At a cafe they gave Victor a little basket to put his backpack in.
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A moment of consternation when I first tried to use the washing machine. Just took a wild guess at which buttons to push, fortunately my clothes didn't spontaneously catch fire or anything.
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"Earth-Water-Sky"
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People leave their shoes outside their appartments, the stairwells are full of them.
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Coffee with a smiley face.
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Raohe Street.
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"Rainbow bridge"
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Kayakers.
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Canoe/kayak kind of thing.
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Just that one pidgeon. The others can have whatever they want.
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There is an airport within the city limits next to the river.
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Had to buy a bicycle. I now have bikes on three continents, this one was a steal at 250 dollars brand new.
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Playing baseball. Don't see this very often outside the U.S.
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Bike/scooter lane going over the bridge.
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Multi-level bike rack.
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Taipei Bridge.
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Taipei Arena.
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The trust level is very high in Taiwan. People leave their helmets just sitting on the seats of their scooters. The bicycles are unlocked, the one in front has the saddlebags on. I can't get used to it; I still chain my bicycle to a post and take all my stuff with me (I appear to be the only one...). Amazing for a city of 10 million people.