Cruising Success » taiwan http://cruisingsuccess.com Thu, 18 Nov 2010 03:02:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Port Kelung Taiwan http://cruisingsuccess.com/asia/port-kelung-taiwan/ http://cruisingsuccess.com/asia/port-kelung-taiwan/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:57:20 +0000 Peter Kell http://chamage.com/?p=377 Taiwan.  The ship docks at Port Keelung which is about 45 minutes from Taipei.  You can either get a taxi or take a tour.  The first night we went to the popular night market.  It’s not that great for tourist shopping but still interesting to see how the locals shop.  A good dose of culture.  The next day we went into Taipei.  The 2nd tallest building in the world is Taipei 101.  Oh yes, and it’s tall.  There’s a large shopping district just next to it, but the hightlight for us was the changing of the guards at Martyr’s Shrine.  We’ve seen changing of the guards in Norway, Sweeden, England, Athens and other European countries, but this is the best.  Their timing is amazing.  Allow about two hours here, as there are gardens and a couple of nice temple’s.

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