Exploring WenXin Road

So today I went for what amounted to a two hour scooter ride down WenXin  Road.  WenXin is one of the main roads.  It's also one of the busier roads in the area once you hit downtown.  There is so much to see and do along this particular road.  And as with many of the places that I have explored in Taichung yet again I was struck by how much Western culture blends with Taiwanese culture.  I couldn't go very far without running into a 7-Eleven (they're everywhere here) and I eventually found a KFC (which delivers, why don't ours?), Starbucks (more than one), and of course a couple of McDonald's.  Streets signs were in Chinese and English and so were some of the advertisements. The drive was very nice, hot and humid but nice.  There was a lot of traffic and I am glad I've gotten into the habit of looking behind me when driving because there were a few times people didn't show up in my mirrors. 
I also found a Carrefour on my drive, and I pulled in to get in the air and do a little exploring.  There were other shops in the store it was sort of like a mini-mall.  Carrefour for those of you who haven't been there is kind of like a Walmart.  When you want to park and are driving a scooter you actually go up the handicap ramp of the sidewalk and pull onto the sidewalk in front of the store.  To leave you do the same thing in reverse.  I picked up some things for my apartment (a bigger cooking knife, measuring cups, a hanging basket for my shower, some paper towels, Kleenex and a thing to hang on my mirror to hold my toothbrush).  After Carrefour I turned around to go home.  In order to go in the right direction I first had to pull onto the side road kiddy corner to the road I wanted to be on then wait for a green light.  When I got it I then drove forward to a specially marked box at the head of the lane on the road I want to be on and wait for the next green light to go in the direction I wanted to go in. 
On the way home I stopped at a fruit juice store I had spotted on my way past and got a banana milk thanks to my lovely offline dictionary.  Banana milk is essentially milk, bananas and honey blended together with ice.  It's fantastic, especially on a hot day.  I also stopped at my favorite street vendor on my way home and got my favorite treat.  It's a waffle like batter with black sesame seed and sweet custard inside.  It's amazing especially when it's fresh.  I put it in my bag and it was still warm when I got home.  It was an amazing treat after a good drive. 
All in all I had a great tiring day.  And I am looking forward to repeating it tomorrow.  I may try and explore some side streets and hopefully not get lost on my way home.