Happy Birthday Jimmy Murphy! We'd opted for "A Glimpse of Kaohsiung" featuring visits to the Chijing Old Street, with it's hundreds of shops, sounds and smells - Ice cream, dried fish, fresh fish, shrimp & crabs swimming in tanks and the Tianhou Temple - the oldest temple in Kaohsiung.
Our next stop was the Spring and Autumn Pagodas built on piers that extend on to Lotus Pond, with a zig zag bridge approach since the evil spirits cannot turn corners and follow you in. Dragon entrance gives you good luck and Tiger exit absorbs any concerns or problems. Lotus Pond is a beautifully picturesque location surrounded by more than 20 historic temples and pagodas. One more stop, the Confucius Temple. And, we're officially Templed out!
Back to the ship and champagne. Celebrating Jimmy's birthday with a rousing chorus of Happy Birthday! Life is good!
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