The shore excursion we planned for the day was eight hours long and took in as many stops as possible: Martyr's Shrine, Paoan Temple, Confucius Temple, National Palace Museum, Chiang Kai Shek's Memorial Hall, shopping at the Handicraft Center, and lunch at the Grand Hotel. Whew! Still makes me tired thinking of all the running around we did. The tour began and ended with hour long bus rides between the port of Keelung and the city of Taipei. Again the bus had whi...