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Around Guam

The first time we visited we arrived early in the morning with no plans for the day. I found the flyers for local tour operators and after talking to the guy sitting at the information desk we decided to just hire him to take us around. He drove us around some of the sites around Guam for a few hours until it got hot and Lily got cranky and just wanted to hang out someplace with air conditioning. That place turned out to be various malls around downtown Tumon, Guam.

If you're interested in World War II history or name brand shopping you probably won't find much to do in Guam. Much of the land on the island of Guam is dedicated to US Air Force and Navy bases. This is still one of the largest US military bases in the Pacific.

Besides World War II stuff there were a couple sites that featured historical artifacts dating back to the time of Spanish control. The museum on the island is also very interesting and well worth the visit. It contains exhibits on the native Chamorro people, the surrounding reefs and plenty of World War II artifacts including an exhibit about the Japanese soldier found on the island in 1974 who thought the war was still on!

After the tour we hung out in the center of Tumon Bay where we found little else besides expensive malls catering mostly to Japanese tourists. We still had a few hours so we sought out an Internet Cafe to check out E-mail in an air conditioned environment. After much trouble we finally found the CyberUp Cafe located at 221 Farenholt Avenue in Tamuning, Guam. The number there is 671-646-2292. There we caught up on what was going on back home and enjoyed some traditional american food.

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These decorated Latte were right in the airport.	Here's a better picture from another angle.	Some information about the Latte.
Lily standing in the middle of the Latte display.	Another angle.	Lily checks out the weathering of the stones.
Here is a diagram of how the Latte are used.	Here was a plaque near the church.	The oldest church on Guam.
View from the top of a nearby hill.	We then visited the nearby Plaza de Espana.	Some info about the surrender of Guam at the plaza.
Map of the Plaza.	Entering the site we see Spanish style buildings.	1895? I thought they were older?
The Chocolate House is where people gathered to drink chocolate.	It's actually pretty small.	This is probably a reproduction cannon.
One of the memorials at the top of a hill.	Checking out the view at a site where a huge battle ocurred.	Eeew..
We got there early so we waited for the museum to open.	Nice landscaping around the museum.	Walking to Gaan Point.
A Japanese Coastal Defence Gun.	There's the actual gun.	And a Japanese Anti-Aircraft Gun.
Lily playing with the actual gun.	This cave was in the side of a hill right next to the guns.	Escargot anyone?
Downtown Tumon. Notice the Planet Hollywood.	There seemed to be a shooting club every block or two on the main street.	One of the hotels had a cage containing a pair of white Bengal Tigers.

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