Security and Umbrellas

We found a new home on the top floor of this building. Again we are in the penthouse suite (ha, ha), only because the people of Taipei do not like to live on the top floor; because of the heat and rain, so our rent is less. We still have air conditioning.  We could not live in the Taiwan heat without air conditioning.  It is very hot here, even when it is cloudy or rainy.

This is the 1st locked gate to enter our apartment  

Picture of the elevator door and the 1st door of 2 locked doors to our apartment and 2 umbrellas. The umbrellas are placed there to remind us to take them with us even when it is sunny.  Today when we went to church it was sunny so we didn't take the umbrellas and when we came out from church it was raining so hard that you would have thought a fire hose was turned on.  We waited 1/2 hr to see if the rain would let up, but it didn't so we took a taxi home, and we were still so wet we had to change all of our clothes including our underclothing.

This is the 2nd locked gate to get to the elevator.  We have 4 different keys to get into our home.  This is not unique in Taipei.  All the apartments have 3 or more keys.  We feel totally safe when we are home.  It is the walk to and from the Temple that is sometimes a little scary because of the bicycle and scooter drivers who drive on the sidewalks.