Map on the stateroom tv
Sailing in
Tugboat spray welcome which we could only see on the tv
Keelung Harbor
Taken from deck 9
Statue of Kwan Yin ? No one aboard knew.
Brass sea eagle in the harbor
We walked around the harbor building in the Viking Age !?!?!?!
Walking from the harbor building toward downtown, looking for a post office.
We debated taking the train to Taipei - a short trip - but decided to see what was in Keelung.
Guarding the bridge over the Keelung River which flows through the city
We saw something which we thought, at first, were flags
But discovered that they were windsocks
Into the heart of the city
Noodle shops, soup shops, bakeries
After meandering through side streets, we discovered.............
I have enlarged these photos to try to convey the extraordinary colors and the intricate figures
Part of the roof
Part of the floor
Since we do not read Chinese and no one around spoke English, we have no idea what the specialty of the restaurant is
On the other side of the world, what to my wondering eyes did appear?
This school obviously does not train sales assistants. In all the stops in Korea, Japan, the PRC and Taiwan, we found 2 who spoke English.
Any ideas who or what is wanted?
Just a random license plate
The boots I should have bought.
At the other side of the bridge
This building could be in any number of large cities.
This did not inspire confidence
This pedestrian light was 120 seconds long, counted back slowly.
Bicycle school trip - there were about 20 children, all with orange jackets.
As the seconds tick away, the red man gets redder.
As the seconds tick away, the green man breaks into a run.
An intricate embroidery across the entrance to a ...........luxury watch shop.
Waiting very patiently for Mum to get ice cream for them. The only children with pacifiers were non-Asian and we both noticed how well very small Asian children spoke. Although we did not understand the languages - Korean, Japanese, Chinese - it was obvious that they were speaking complete thoughts (sentences, probably) and articulating very well. In contrast, there were several English speaking children of 4 or 5 who had lots of trouble making themselves understood. There's good reason pacifiers were called "dummies".
What a perfect name for some of the dentists I have had!
And, then we discovered the "Everything Store". Originally we were looking for a fountain pen for my 2nd son but spent happy minutes marveling at the array of almost everything.
Note the striped hula-hoops on top of the paper.
Popeye's other Career?
The bank where we changed money
Huge container ships coming and going. Goodbye Keelung. It was a great day!
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