Northern Mariana's
Photos from 1989
islands of coral origin, with rugged beaches
Saipan
Hyatt Regency Hotel in Saipan
the garden area
Tinian
famous as the base for dropping the atomic bomb on Japan
landing at airport on short flight from Saipan
the World War II runways
Japanese Command Post for the air field that was there before the invasion.
air raid shelters
where the
first Atomic Bomb was loaded aboard
the "Enoly Gay" B29 bomber.
"Little Boy" Gun assembled (Uranium)
dropped on Hiroshima, August 6, 1945
(120" by 28" diameter, 8,900 lbs.)
island interior
A memorial
above the suicide cliff,
where thousands of Japanese jumped to their death into the Philippine Sea
to avoid capture by the American soldiers
Taga Beach looking toward the harbor of Tinian
San Jose
village, Taga House, built by Chief Taga
of the ancient Chamorros
Other Pacific Islands
In the Pacific are
many islands with very diverse peoples and cultures.
Many have been
largely untouched by Western civilization.
To visit these is a unique
experience.
The Indonesian Island of Komodo
The Indonesian Islands of MOLUKA
The Indonesian Island of Selayar
The Indonesian Island of Sulawesi
The Indonesian Island of Sumatra