Sanxia 10/17/2011
 
I'm (finally) slowly but steadily wading my way through the backlog of photographs.  These are from back in May, when my cousins took me to Sanxia District to walk the famous (and very touristy) Minquan Old Street.
Built during the Japanese occupation, the street is lined with beautiful brick archways, typical of Japanese colonial architecture in Taiwan.
My little nephew had just knocked out his front tooth by a bad fall the previous day, and was not in a very happy mood.  All is momentarily forgotten, though, when ice cream is present.
Walking out of the main street and towards the Zushi Temple, passing by stall after stalls selling croissants and pig's blood cake.
We lazed on the sunny bridge for a good hour or so, watching the spintop man do his spintop throwing tricks -- a real performance complete with rope, fire and balloons.  It was a perfect afternoon.
 


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