Mar 6, 2013 - Hawaiian Excursions

One of the benefits of being based in Waikiki is that most of the island is accessible from there using the local bus service so after a day’s relaxation we decided to use the bus to visit Pearl Harbour. Our knowledge of this part of the war was quite vague and probably badly informed after watching the film “Pearl Harbour” a few years ago. Although this is still a naval base it is also run as a national park. The Americans have done a great job in ensuring that visitors to the park are reminded of the nearly 3000 personnel that were killed...

Mar 29, 2011 - HAWAII - Insel OAHU: Pearl Harbour

Ein geschichtstraechtiger Ort. Hier trat 1941 die USA nach dem Ueberaschungsangriff Japans, in den 2. Weltkrieg ein. Das Hauptziel der Kamikaze-Bomber, das Kriegsschiff USS-Arizona, stellt heute ein Mahnmal dar, und seine Ueberreste lassen sich auf einer Plattform oberhalb des Schiffes in einem Gedenkraum betrachten. Weiteres Wissenwertes erfaehrt man im Museum Pearl Harbours, welches sehr informativ ist und andre Disaster in der Folge der Kriegserklaerung der USA an Japans zu Tage bringt. Wie zum Beispiel die Verfolgung der mehrheitlich...

Nov 4, 2006 - Honolulu Airport

We made our way back to the airport, where we met up with the rest of our LAF group. Check out the picture of our group above. I was wearing my orange UT travel shirt. The Vols were playing LSU and I had it scheduled to be recorded so that I could watch it the next day. While we waited to board our flight, a guy from Chattanooga, TN came over and we started talking about Tennessee and the Vols. As it turned out a friend of his was keeping him informed about the status of the game via a cell phone. When the game was over, he came over to let...

Feb 9, 2005 - Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

The USS Arizona Memorial is the final resting place of the 1,777 crew members who lost their lives on December 7, 1941, during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The national memorial commemorating the attack which thrust the United States into World War II spans the mid-portion of the sunken battleship. We made it to the Visitor Center but the tours were closed by the time we arrived. We are hoping to go back later for the tour. I am adding pictures of what we were able to see from the outside.