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DAY 6 on the DIAMOND PRINCESS: Taipei

I thought the Diamond Princess was in the general vicinity of New Zealand, but on checking found that we are nearly 6000 miles away.  Anyway, just read about an  extremely rare PINK grasshopper  found in New Zealand.  Not really pink, as you can see, but I found another photo that looks pinkish. With that aside, Day 6 means we're docked at Keelung Harbor, Taiwan. Up in the hills the Statue of Buddhist Goddess of Mercy Guanyin, there to protect mariners. This statue is located in Zhongzheng Park, which also has attractions like the Keelung Martyrs Shrine and the Zhupu Altar. With the attractions to see from our Horizon Court buffet dining room, lunch of soup, salad and a beef/mushroom pie, with a Heineken. For dinner, we walked by restaurants that should be crowded.  We asked why no passengers, and the staff does not know, although a couple blamed seasickness.  We went to the Brazilian Churrascaria Grill, which needs reservations, but took us because they we...