KPVM World Travels

First, Happy Easter, everyone. And as always they baked us a cake and decorated the Windjammer (buffet) And I made a Pop-Up card We got into port an hour late, because the pilot had to fly in from Okinawa. Then it was another hour going through immigration. I didn't have an excursion, so a bunch of us decided to grab a cab and explore the island. Well, when we finally got off the ship there were no more cabs, and the wait was approximately an hour.. Grrrrrrr. And it was starting to rain. I elected to get back on the ship, mainly because I'm not much of a beach person and the gang were primarily going to a beach and drink. I can do that on the ship, by the pool, without any crowds. Here are the pictures I captured from the ship.  It certainly looks like a diver's paradise. This is a sunrise picture, my friend took. Now you know why the Japanese flag has a red sun on it. "Land of the Rising Sun"

After enjoying our time at Taipei 101, I headed out on an excursion to see the rest of Taipei. We started with lunch & beer at the Grand Hotel. Lobby, Ceiling and Stairwell Art Golden Dragon in the courtyard We visited the National Palace Museum. It was amazing. Sorry for the amount of Pics. The museum has 70,000 pieces, but can only display 4000 at a time. The Jade Cabbage.  It has a flower blossom and a cricket carved into it. These pictures don't do it justice, but at least I got some pics. It was sooo crowded Bronze Kitchen Pots 5000 Symbols inside this Caldron The Golden Buddha from above and head on Porcelain. The sleeping baby is a pillow for the hairdos as depicted in the statue The Real 'Toy' presented to the Royalty and a plastic toy James (out tour guide) had growing up. Gold  Ivory Carvings. The ball has 14 layers. Leather We saw the changing of the guards at the Martyr's Shrine And again at the Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall Chiang and Mrs. Chiang with F...