MANGOCHO: TONGA, NUKU; ALOFA Sunday and Monday Feb 1st and 2nd , 2015

VISTA AEREA DE NUKU ALOFA Y EL PUERTO
LLEGAMOS EN LA NOCHE A TONGA ALLI
NOS ESTABAN ESPERANDO EL COMITE DE BIENVENIDA MAS
UNA ORQUESTA DE LA POLICIA

COMITE DE BIENVENIDA EN EL PUERTO

ORQUESTA DE LA POLICIA DIRIGIDA POR UN PASAJERO DEL
AMSTERDAM

EL DIRECTOR LUIS AMAT

EN EL COFFE SPORTS CAFE

AQUI VOLVIMOS AL DIA SIGUIENTE
NOS HABIAN PROMETIDO PLATANOS PARA EL ALMUERZO
ALLI ESTABAN MUY BUENOS
UN POCO DIFERENTES

DESDE EL BARCO EN LA MANANA SIGUIENTE

DESPUES DEL DESAYUNO SALIMOS DEL AMSTERDAM PARA TOMAR EL WALKING TOUR
DE NUKU ALOFA NUMERO DOS

VUNA WARF COMPLETED ON NOV 21, 2011

WELCOME TO THE KINGDOM OF TONGA
THE TRUE SOUTH PACIFIC

DESPUES DEL LETRERO NOS ENCONTRAMOS CON JANE AN DICK QUE ESTABAN
MONTANDO SUS BICICLETAS COMO HACEN EN CASI TODOS LOS PUERTOS

ESTE MONUMENTO FUE LO PRIMERO QUE VIMOS DESPUES DE
SALIR DEL PUERTO ?

JANE AND DICK YETKE AMIGOS DEL AMSTERDAM DE
MUCHOS AÑOS
VIVEN EN EL AREA DE CHICAGO

NOS DETUVIMOS PORQUE VIMOS A NUESTRO AMIGO ANDREW YELLEN
QUE VENIA EN SU SILLA DE RUEDAS

El palacio real es la residencia oficial del Rey de
Tonga, fue fabricado en New Zealand, embarcado
a Tonga y armado en 1867

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The coat of arms of the Kingdom

of Tonga decorates the door to the

Royal Palace in Nuku’alofa. The non-

existence of the otherwise worldwide

prevailing security measures is obvious in Tonga

Cenotaph (monument) for

the victims of world war I and II

CONTINUAMOS EL TOUR CAMINANDO

NOS TOMAMOS UN DESCANSO PARA PLATICAR CON LAS
SENORAS QUE TRABAJAN EN EL PALACIO
ELLAS TAMBIEN DESCANSABAN BAJO LA SOMBRA DEL ARBOL

ROYAL NUKU'ALOFA CLUB
CLUB PRIVADO PARA MIEMBROS SOLAMENTE
EST EN 1914

LA NUEVA OFICINA POSTAL
EN EL RAINTREE SQUARE

RAINTREE SQUARE ESTE ARBOL ESTABA AQUI DURANTE LA SEGUNDA GUERRA MUNDIAL 1941

EDIFICIO DEL PARLAMENTO

BILL HABLANDO CON EL POLICIA DE :LAS CHAPAS

RAINTREE SQUARE

LA GALLINA CON LOS POLLITOS EN LA CAMINATA

ARBOL DEL NONI
FRUTA CON ATRIBUTOS MEDICINALES

CENTENARY CHURCH

OTRO DESCANSO EN EL PATIO DE LA IGLESIA

ALLI BAJO DE ESTE ARBOL NOS DETUVIMOS A OTRO DESCANSO
Y NOS LLEGO UN TAXISTA Y LO CONTRATAMOS PARA
DAR LA VUELTA A LA ISLA

Historic Nuku'alofa

Explore Tonga's capital city and the eastern shore of Tongatapu island. On your panoramic drive you will stop to view from the outside the Royal Palace, now used solely for ceremonial occasions. This white Victorian residence was shipped from New Zealand and assembled in Nuku'alofa in 1867. See the Royal Tombs; the final resting places of King George Tupou I—the founder of modern Tonga—and his descendants. Travel to Lapaha, the ancient capital of Tonga's kings. This village on Tonga's eastern coast is the former seat of the Tui Tonga—the island's hereditary rulers from 1200 to 1865. All that remains of the palace complex are 28 langi—terraced and unexcavated royal tombs. Your guide will explain their significance. To be sure you don’t step on sacred ground at the Ancient Burial Tombs, please seek the assistance of your tour guide. Cook's Landing Place features a large monument that marks the spot where Captain James Cook landed in 1777. Visit the Ha'amonga Trilithon, an ancient stone arch (circa AD 1200) thought to have been used as an astronomical calendar. Nearby is the Maka Faakinanga Stone, thought to have been erected at the same time as the Ha’amonga Trilithon. According to the legend, the 11th King Tonga Tatui sat against this stone facing the water to see enemies approaching. He harbored a deep fear of being assassinated.

The blowholes on Tonga's western coast, called the Chief's Whistles, are widely considered the most spectacular blowholes in the entire South Pacific. You’ll stop near Kolovai to observe the flying foxes—these nocturnal fruit bats sleep suspended from trees, heads down and wings folded. The bats are is Tonga’s only native land mammal and their wings span nearly three feet. They enjoy sacred status here in Tonga. Standing directly under the ironwood pines in which they hang is to be avoided at all costs. You’ll see the Liahona Mormon Coconut Plantation, home to a natural oddity—a bizarre, three-headed coconut tree.