Saipan was an interesting place to visit with so much history from the War in The Pacific. The Museum was closed so we went to the Memorial Park where they had an interesting video and artifacts from the battle which saw the lives of thousands lost, many through suicide. The scenery was similar to other Pacific Islands, with tropical jungle being the main feature. We hired a Taxi, 5 of us, for 2 hours and our driver took us to significant sites.
Guam was a shopper’s heaven with the elusive shoes being found and bought. It’s a bit like Hawaii on a much smaller scale. Big hotels/resorts on a beach, headland at one end shops at other end. Traditional yellow school buses and red trolley buses to move people around. $10 for a day ticket cheap when you see the hills and feel the humidity. Lots of history but also an active military base with visible uniforms all over. Very friendly people with possibly the exception being the Coast Guard who patrolled the water in a dinghy style boat with a machine gun on the front. Better to be safe than sorry.
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