Being told to allow three to seven hours to see the museum and, honestly, the guys concluded that it would take at least two days to see it. On entering the museum, you start with an excellent history of the relationship between Japan and the USA from the time of Admiral Dewey to the embargo of Japan after their invasion of China. Jerry related the story of when he and Anna Lee were in Japan and their atomic bomb museum’s time line starts in 1943. The exhibit continues with the attack on Pearl Harbor of which this is a midget submarine that Japan sent into Pearl Harbor to do additional damage that their bombers missed.
Here is one of a bomber that is similar to the one the Doolittle Raiders used to bomb Tokyo. The guide gave an interesting history of how to take off from an aircraft carrier with one of these. Again, not an easy task.
After seeing this display, visitors follow the Pacific War until the final surrender of Japan.
A separate area is called the combat zone where visitors can see PT 309 (not JFK's boat) which is the only surviving PT boat that actually saw combat in WWII.
The boat was larger than I expected and they only went out at night because, being made of plywood, they were an easy target if the enemy could see them. Tough duty.
The women wandered the street going in and out of the varied shops, stopping occasionally to help the economy. To their delight, the shops were not typical tourist traps but, instead, filled with varying and quality inventory.
We returned to the River Walk seeking dinner and enjoyed good old Texas BBQ at the County Line.
MMMM good man food. We then joined the crowds on the River Walk for an after-dinner stroll.
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