Around Fengyuan with Scroggins

The countdown has begun until I have a car at last.  From this moment, there are just 9 days and approximately four hours left to the time when I will become the proud of owner of a beastly 1992 Ford Telstar.  The car itself is incredibly cheap.  However, the extra expenses just keep piling on… taxes, insurance, parking and on and on…

Combine this with my recent misfortune on the bicycle and you will see why for the last couple of weeks Nok and I have barely ventured outside of our apartment.  I’ve gone into ultra stingy lazy mode, awaiting the day when I will finally have wheels of my own.

So last Friday, a national holiday (Tomb-Sweeping Day), instead of heading out to the hills like we usually do, Nok and I spent the day walking around Fengyuan with our new dog Scroggins.  Fengyuan is actually a nice little city.  There are a few main roads which are packed with people, shops and cars.  But as soon as you duck into one of the quiet back streets, you find an entirely different world.  The little alleys and lanes of the quiet neighborhoods of Fengyuan never disappoint in giving unexpected surprises, and are always rather enjoyable to walk through.

Nok and I find new parks, temples and canals almost every time we venture out.

Scroggins looks out over one of the many small rivers that criss-cross Fengyuan City.

A small bridge crosses the river downstream from where Scroggins was standing.

Little shrines like this are found all throughout Taiwan’s alleys and along every stream and river.

Nok and Scroggins stand next to an incense stand across from the little shrine.

Further on, we came across this weird little statue of two naked dwarfs throwing their naked child into the air.

This little park followed along one of the many rivers.

A shot of the river next to the park.  A quiet neighborhood can be seen on the other side.

Another shot up the river.

Scroggins smiles for a picture.