THE HAWAII & ASIA SERIES PT6
HONOLULU, HAWAII
After the initially worry of being put on standby for my flight to Hawaii I ended up sitting with 2 absolute nutcase sisters. Like me they were travelling to O’ahu as part of a let’s get drunk and tanned with your sister trip! I wasn’t complaining as they were happy to share their vodka that they smuggled onto the flight.
As far as I’m aware it’s everyone’s dream to visit Hawaii but there is a huge difference between flying into O’ahu and staying there than exploring the other islands. I only had 5 days and my skydive had every chance of being cancelled so I need to make sure I was here for the entire trip. Waikiki Beachside Hostel
Pearl Harbour, Hawaii
THE BEGINNING OF WW2 FOR AMERICA
Apart from the skydive and of course the stairway to heaven I have always wanted to visit the memorial of Pearl Harbour. On December 7th 1941 the Japanese military made a surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbour. Over 353 Japanese aircraft led the attack and were successful in causing the damage of all 8 U.S. battleships. 2,402 were killed, 1,178 were wounded, 188 aircraft, 3 cruisers, 3 destroyers, and a minelayer were all destroyed.
Pearl Harbour, Hawaii
MEMORIAL
I have been to a few military memorials around America and found them to be very interesting and here was no different. There is plenty to see here from a range of aircrafts used during the war to the USS Arizona which marks the final resting place of the sailors and marines that were killed.
Pearl Harbour, Hawaii
EXPLORING
There really are no restrictions in what you can explore which makes this place so special. You can get up close to any of the aircraft in display, walk in and around some of the submarines used during the war and have a guided tour of USS Missouri. Here you can stand where the Japanese Officials signed the Instrument of Surrender. It is also on view at the same place, over 80 years on!
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Pearl Harbour, Hawaii
FINAL THOUGHTS
For me no one does this better than America. If museums and memorials floats your boat, I would also suggest you take a trip to Washington DC.
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Jumping fences and sneaking into hike the stairway to Heaven! Click to read.
SAFE TRAVELS, DS x
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This post is part of The Hawaii & Asia Series, click to explore or for episode 1 click here.
