Yingge, Sanxia

On Sunday I went to Yingge and nearby Sanxia, very famous for pottery and ceramics and I had a great time going around both towns. I did not buy any pottery--mostly expensive and/or hard to get back in a suitcase--but I was really digging the European architecture in that area.

Summary of a work on Taiwan architectural influences but I think the summary gets at the idea (scroll down for English): http://library1.lib.nccu.edu.tw:1478/bookDetail.jsp?id=94

And, went back to Taipei 101. Trying to go back every night of the week to see each different color. By the way, several locals here were surprised when I told them every night is a different color, they did not know this. I am not making it up. Thank you, Wikipedia. Went on Saturday and totally bummed to discover they TURN OFF THE LIGHTS at like 8:00 or 9:00. Let down. So wasted trip on Saturday but did catch violet on Sunday. Also still discovering new statues every time I walk around 101--here's a chess board on a street corner.