Today the Diamond Princess arrived in Okinawa Japan where I took a monorail to the Shurijo Castle Park (castle burned down in 2019) and walked to the Shikinaen Royal Gardens before walking back to the ship through the market.
Category: 2023 Diamond Princess Asia Cruises [Japan, South Korea, Taiwan]
2023 Diamond Princess Asia Cruises – Day 20 [Ishigaki, Japan]
Two islands for the price of one – Ishigaki and Taketomi. Ishigaki had a 400 year old temple and Taketomi had water buffalo.
2023 Diamond Princess Asia Cruises – Day 21 [Keelung, Taiwan]
The last port day of the third and last cruise on the Diamond Princess was a stop in beautiful Keelung, Taiwan. This port is nearby Taipei, but I used my time to explore Keelung rather than see a big city. Today’s adventure included Zhouzheng Park, Zhupu Altar, Heping Island Park and the night market.
2023 Diamond Princess Asia Cruises – Day 22 [Sea Day]
Sea Day and Formal Night on the Diamond Princess.
2023 Diamond Princess Asia Cruises – Day 23 [Sea Day]
Sea Day and final day on the Diamond Princess
2023 Diamond Princess Asia Cruises – Day 24 [Dismbarkation in Kobe / Kyoto]
Disembarkation from the Diamond Princess in Kobe Japan before taking the train to Kyoto. As I have been to Kyoto before I decided to go to the train museum before heading to the Gion district and more temples.
2023 Diamond Princess Asia Cruises – Day 25 [Kyoto, Japan]
Last day in Kyoto. A visit to Njo-jo Castle and Fushimi Inari with the thousand torii gates.
2023 Diamond Princess Asia Cruises – Day 26 [Kyoto, Japan to Muscat, Oman]
End of the line. Time to leave Kyoto. I took the Haruka train from Kyoto to Osaka Kansai airport to fly to Oman through Thailand.