05Hualien3.jpg=Arriving at Hualien
0211.jpg=Our arrival at Okinawa
03TaipeiPan19.JPG=Taiwan -  Chiang Kai Shek monument and surroundings
03Taipei17.jpg=Taiwan -  Taipei 101 views
0122.jpg=So many ships leaving usy Yokohama harbour and a procession of others leaving
04Kaohsiung29.jpg=Kaohsiung - Cijin (Qijin) Island back streets
0246.jpg=Leaving Okinawa
0114.jpg=Our stateroom and balcony - very spacious compared to past cruises
03Taipei33.jpg=Taiwan -  Chiang Kai Shek monument and surroundings
04Kaohsiung37.jpg=Back on board, leaving Kaohsiung on a lovely evening
05Hualien10.jpg=Hualien - Taroko Gorge
05Hualien29.jpg=Hualien - Marble factory
04Kaohsiung10.jpg=Kaohsiung harbour
03Taipei9.jpg=Leaving Keelung (Taipei)
03Taipei25.jpg=Taiwan -  Chiang Kai Shek monument and surroundings
03Joy.jpg=Taiwan -  Keelung harbour
03Joy6.jpg=Taiwan -  Chiang Kai Shek monument and surroundings
05Hualien17.jpg=Hualien - Taroko Gorge
0226.jpg=Okinawa, Japan - Shurijo Castle
04Kaohsiung8.jpg=Kaohsiung harbour has an unbelievable number of ships, berths and other port facilities, and more container loading cranes than you are likely to see at any port in Australia.
05Joy.jpg=Welcoming traditional dancers at Hualien
04Kaohsiung22.jpg=Kaohsiung - Cijin Island, Tianhou Temple
0242.jpg=Okinawa, Japan - Kokusai Street and the monorail
04Kaohsiung1.jpg=Early morning approach to Kaohsiung
05Hualien22.jpg=Hualien - Taiwanese aboriginal dance performance
022.jpg=The bling on Diamond Princess
04Kaohsiung17.jpg=Kaohsiung harbour - we walked from the ship to the Gushan Ferry Station
03TaipeiPan20.JPG=Taiwan -  Chiang Kai Shek monument and surroundings
018.jpg=Yokohama Harbour
04Kaohsiung33.jpg=Kaohsiung - leaving Cijin (Qijin) Island ferry station crossing back to the city
0223.jpg=Okinawa, Japan - Shurijo Castle
03Taipei6.jpg=Taiwan -  Taipei 101 views
0215.jpg=Okinawa, Japan - Shurijo Castle
03Joy2.jpg=Taiwan -  Chiang Kai Shek monument and surroundings
029.jpg=Our arrival at Okinawa
05Hualien7.jpg=Hualien - Taroko Gorge
0117.jpg=Diamond Princess stern pools area
0249.jpg=Our arrival at Okinawa
03Taipei21.jpg=Taiwan -  Taipei 101 elevator floor location.
03Taipei10.jpg=Leaving Okinawa - Joy's birthday and some Taiwanese dollars
04Kaohsiung14.jpg=Kaohsiung harbour
05HualienPan17.JPG=Hualien - Marble factory
03Taipei2.jpg=Taiwan -  Keelung harbour
01Pan16.JPG=Yokohama Bridge
05Joy1.jpg=Hualien - Eternal Spring Shrine. "Light a cigarette (in lieu of incense) to remember the\
212 military veterans who lost their lives building the\
Central Cross-Island Highway through the mountains\
and connecting the coasts"
DSC_0471.JPG=Hualien - Taiwanese aboriginal dance performance
0110.jpg=Yokohama Harbour - Jaguar car show on the waterfront
05Hualien30.jpg=Hualien - leaving port
04Kaohsiung4.jpg=Kaohsiung - Cijin (Qijin) Island
0251.jpg=Okinawa, Japan - Shurijo Castle
05Hualien26.jpg=Hualien - Marble factory
04Kaohsiung25.jpg=Kaohsiung - Cijin Island, Tianhou Temple
0234.jpg=Okinawa, Japan - Kokusai Street
03Taipei.jpg=Taiwan -  Taipei 101
03Taipei36.jpg=Taiwan - back near Taipei 101
014.jpg=Yokohama Harbour
05Hualien13.jpg=Hualien - Taroko Gorge
05HualienPan01.JPG=Back on board, leaving Kaohsiung
04Kaohsiung11.jpg=Kaohsiung harbour
05Hualien4.jpg=Hualien - our shore excursion to Taroko Gorge
0237.jpg=Okinawa, Japan - Kokusai Street fish market
015.jpg=Yokohama Harbour
DSC_0445.JPG=Kaohsiung - Cijin Island, views over the harbour
03Joy7.jpg=Leaving Keelung (Taipei)
05Hualien11.jpg=Hualien - Taroko Gorge
0121.jpg=Our stateroom and balcony - very spacious compared to past cruises
025.jpg=The bling on Diamond Princess
04Kaohsiung36.jpg=Back on board, leaving Kaohsiung
04Kaohsiung2.jpg=Entering Kaohsiung harbour
05Hualien.jpg=Hualien - Temple in the cliff overlooking Eternal Spring Shrine.
03Taipei1.jpg=Taiwan -  Taipei 101 and the Building Sway Damper
03Taipei34.jpg=Taiwan -  Chiang Kai Shek railway station
05Hualien28.jpg=Hualien - Marble factory
03Taipei28.jpg=Taiwan -  Chiang Kai Shek historical display
021.jpg=The bling on Diamond Princess
04Kaohsiung7.jpg=Back on board, leaving Kaohsiung
0227.jpg=Okinawa, Japan - Shurijo Castle
0243.jpg=Okinawa, Japan - Kokusai Street
0115.jpg=Our stateroom and balcony - very spacious compared to past cruises
0212.jpg=Our arrival at Okinawa
05Hualien9.jpg=Hualien - Taroko Gorge tour bus, decked out like Thai buses
03Taipei14.jpg=Taiwan -  Taipei 101
atrium (2).jpg=The bling on Diamond Princess
04Kaohsiung21.jpg=Kaohsiung - Cijin (Qijin) Island ferry station
05Hualien8.jpg=Hualien - Taroko Gorge
05Hualien23.jpg=Hualien - Taiwanese aboriginal dance performance
03Taipei5.jpg=Taiwan -  Taipei 101 views
03Joy3.jpg=Taiwan -  Chiang Kai Shek monument and surroundings
01.jpg=Yokohama Harbour
0216.jpg=Okinawa, Japan - Shurijo Castle
03Taipei20.jpg=Taiwan -  Taipei 101 90th floor coral shopping
0233.jpg=Okinawa, Japan - Kokusai Street
03Taipei13.jpg=Taiwan -  Bus travel in to Taipei
0250.jpg=Okinawa, Japan - Shurijo Castle
atrium (1).jpg=The bling on Diamond Princess
011.jpg=Yokohama Harbour
03Taipei30.jpg=Taiwan -  Chiang Kai Shek historical display
05Hualien16.jpg=Hualien - Taroko Gorge
03Taipei29.jpg=Taiwan -  Chiang Kai Shek historical display
04Kaohsiung15.jpg=Kaohsiung harbour
05HualienPan16.JPG=Hualien - Taroko Gorge
04Kaohsiung32.jpg=Kaohsiung - Cijin (Qijin) Island seafood market including frogs on ice.
0111.jpg=Yokohama Harbour
04Kaohsiung3.jpg=Entering Kaohsiung harbour
Diamond.jpg=Diamond Princess picture from our on-board information
026.jpg=Night one of our cruise from Yokohama to Okinawa
0222.jpg=Okinawa, Japan - Shurijo Castle
03Taipei24.jpg=Taiwan -  Chiang Kai Shek monument and surroundings
0248.jpg=Our arrival at Okinawa
05Hualien12.jpg=Hualien - Taroko Gorge
04Kaohsiung26.jpg=Kaohsiung - Cijin Island, we walked to the top of the headland.
03Taipei18.jpg=Taiwan -  Taipei 101 views
DSC_0398.JPG=Okinawa, Japan - Shurijo Castle
DSC_0312.JPG=Yokohama with the Diamond Princess in the background
03Joy8.jpg=Leaving Keelung (Taipei)
04KaohsiungPan20.JPG=Back on board, leaving Kaohsiung on a lovely evening
04Kaohsiung20.jpg=Kaohsiung - leaving Cijin (Qijin) Island ferry station crossing back to the city
03Taipei35.jpg=Taiwan - back near Taipei 101
05Hualien27.jpg=Hualien - huge blocks at the Marble factory
016.jpg=Yokohama Harbour
DSC_0454.JPG=Hualien - Taiwanese aboriginal dance performance
024.jpg=The bling on Diamond Princess
0228.jpg=Okinawa, Japan - Shurijo Castle
05Hualien19.jpg=Hualien - Taroko Gorge Swallow's grotto
05Hualien20.jpg=Hualien - Taroko Gorge Swallow's grotto
0236.jpg=Okinawa, Japan - Kokusai Street fish market
02Pan12.JPG=Our arrival at Okinawa
0120.jpg=Tugs release from the Diamond Princess after clearing the harbour
0213.jpg=Okinawa, Japan - excursion to see Shurijo Castle, then Kokusai Street
03Taipei7.jpg=Arriving Taiwan - the harbour is Keelung, close to the capital Taipei
03Taipei15.jpg=Taiwan -  Taipei 101 ice cream car
0244.jpg=Okinawa, Japan - Kokusai Street and the monorail
03Taipei31.jpg=Taiwan -  Chiang Kai Shek historical display
0116.jpg=Yokohama Harbour
04Kaohsiung35.jpg=Back on board, leaving Kaohsiung
03Taipei27.jpg=Taiwan -  Chiang Kai Shek monument and surroundings
04KaohsiungPan19.JPG=Back on board, leaving Kaohsiung on a lovely evening
DSC_0381.JPG=Yokohama Bridge
05Hualien1.jpg=Arriving at Hualien
03Taipei12.jpg=Taiwan -  Keelung harbour
04Kaohsiung16.jpg=Kaohsiung harbour - we walked from the ship to the Gushan Ferry Station
019.jpg=Yokohama Harbour
DSC_0514.JPG.jpg=The bling on Diamond Princess
03Joy4.jpg=Taiwan -  Chiang Kai Shek monument and surroundings
02.jpg=The bling on Diamond Princess
04Kaohsiung6.jpg=Kaohsiung - Cijin (Qijin) Island, views from Cihou Fort
0240.jpg=Okinawa, Japan - Kokusai Street fish market
DSC_0318.JPG=Yokohama Harbour
0232.jpg=Okinawa, Japan - interesting souvenirs on Kokusai Street
012.jpg=Diamond Princess stern pools area
04Kaohsiung23.jpg=Kaohsiung - Cijin Island, Tianhou Temple
05Hualien15.jpg=Hualien - Taroko Gorge
05Hualien24.jpg=Hualien - Taiwanese aboriginal dance performance
03Taipei23.jpg=Taiwan -  Chiang Kai Shek monument and surroundings
04Kaohsiung27.jpg=Kaohsiung - Cijin (Qijin) Island, views from Cihou Fort
04Kaohsiung19.jpg=Kaohsiung harbour - leaving the Gushan Ferry Station
04Kaohsiung31.jpg=Kaohsiung - Cijin (Qijin) Island seafood market streets
0112.jpg=Yokohama Harbour
0217.jpg=Okinawa, Japan - Shurijo Castle
0247.jpg=The bling on Diamond Princess
027.jpg=Night one of our cruise from Yokohama to Okinawa
03Taipei4.jpg=Taiwan -  Taipei 101 views
03Taipei19.jpg=Taiwan -  Taipei 101 90th floor coral shopping
04Kaohsiung12.jpg=Kaohsiung harbour
0119.jpg=Yokohama Harbour
0221.jpg=Okinawa, Japan - Shurijo Castle
05Hualien5.jpg=Hualien - Taroko Gorge
0229.jpg=Okinawa, Japan - Shurijo Castle
04Kaohsiung38.jpg=Back on board, leaving Kaohsiung
04KaohsiungPan21.JPG=Back on board, leaving Kaohsiung
023.jpg=The bling on Diamond Princess
03Taipei26.jpg=Taiwan -  Chiang Kai Shek monument and surroundings
DSC_0419.JPG=Kaohsiung - Cijin Island
0220.jpg=Okinawa, Japan - Shurijo Castle
05Hualien2.jpg=Arriving at Hualien
04Kaohsiung28.jpg=Kaohsiung - Cijin (Qijin) Island, views from Cihou Fort
03Taipei16.jpg=Taiwan -  Taipei 101 views
0113.jpg=Antique model sailing ship, made in 1913 to assist in the training of shipbuilding - at the Princess Cruises embarkation building
0219.jpg=Okinawa, Japan - Shurijo Castle
0245.jpg=Okinawa, Japan - return to ship for our next journey to Taiwan
0210.jpg=Our arrival at Okinawa
0230.jpg=Okinawa, Japan - Shurijo Castle
DSC_0463.JPG=Hualien - Taiwanese aboriginal dance performance
03Taipei8.jpg=Leaving Keelung (Taipei)
03TaipeiPan21.JPG=Taiwan -  Chiang Kai Shek monument and surroundings
04Kaohsiung18.jpg=Kaohsiung harbour - leaving the Gushan Ferry Station
05Hualien21.jpg=Hualien - Taroko Gorge approaching the Eternal Spring Shrine
0239.jpg=Okinawa, Japan - Kokusai Street fish market
017.jpg=After checking out of Hotel Fresa Sotetsu, we travel with our baggage from Tokyo to Yokohama Harbour.
DSC_0443.JPG=Hualien - as we return to Hualien city, the cloud has built up and closed down on the mountains
05Hualien18.jpg=Hualien - Taroko Gorge
03Taipei32.jpg=Taiwan -  Chiang Kai Shek monument and surroundings
03Joy5.jpg=Taiwan -  Chiang Kai Shek monument and surroundings
04Kaohsiung9.jpg=Kaohsiung harbour
0225.jpg=Okinawa, Japan - Shurijo Castle
04Kaohsiung34.jpg=Kaohsiung - Banana Pier
028.jpg=Night one of our cruise from Yokohama to Okinawa
0224.jpg=Okinawa, Japan - Shurijo Castle
04Kaohsiung5.jpg=Kaohsiung - Cijin (Qijin) Island, Cihou Fort
0241.jpg=Okinawa, Japan - Kokusai Street
04Kaohsiung24.jpg=Kaohsiung - Cijin Island, Tianhou Temple
0118.jpg=Diamond Princess inside pool area
DSC_0458.JPG=Taiwan -  Chiang Kai Shek monument and surroundings
05Hualien14.jpg=Hualien - Taroko Gorge
0231.jpg=Okinawa, Japan - Kokusai Street
0214.jpg=Okinawa, Japan - two levels for bus parkig at Shurijo Castle
03TaipeiPan22.JPG=Taiwan -  Chiang Kai Shek monument and surroundings
CruiseMap1.jpg=Diamond Princess cruise map
0218.jpg=Okinawa, Japan - Shurijo Castle
0252.jpg=Okinawa, Japan - Shurijo Castle
DSC_0331.JPG=Diamond Princess
013.jpg=Diamond Princess stern pools area
03Taipei22.jpg=Taiwan -  Chiang Kai Shek monument and surroundings. (the image at the top left is the entrance to Chiang Kai Shek railway station)
05Hualien6.jpg=Hualien - Taroko Gorge
05Hualien25.jpg=Hualien - Taiwanese aboriginal dance performance
0235.jpg=Okinawa, Japan - Kokusai Street market
03Taipei11.jpg=Taiwan -  Keelung harbour
04Kaohsiung.jpg=Early morning approach to Kaohsiung
04Kaohsiung13.jpg=Kaohsiung harbour
05HualienPan18.JPG=Hualien - leaving port for our return journey to Yokohama
DSC_0325.JPG=Early morning approach to Kaohsiung
05MobPan02.JPG=Taipei 101 - Building Sway Damper. Designed to reduce the  swaying effect of extreme winds or earthquake on the building. It occupies a void in the buildings centre between floors 88-90. Size, 5.5m diameter and weighs 660 tonnes
03Taipei3.jpg=Taiwan -  Keelung harbour
04Kaohsiung30.jpg=Kaohsiung - Cijin (Qijin) Island, Kaohsiung Presbyterian Church is tucked in amongst small old buildings
03TaipeiPan11.JPG=Taiwan -  Taipei 101 tea shop
