in the blue

My last post was about one of the oldest buildings in Taipei; this post is about one of the newest. I snapped this picture of the Mitsukoshi department store in Xinyi district a few days ago. Mitsukoshi has expanded a lot over the past ten years, but I can remember how impressive it seemed even before it underwent renovations, added new properties, and generally swankified. I always love walking around here, even if I hardly ever buy anything. On the weekends it's a fabulous place to people-watch, as puppeteers and musicians come out to perform on the sidewalks that run between different segments of the massive shopping complex.