Here's a mini background on the castle: The castle is the palace of the Ryukyu Kingdom, which has been built and rebuilt three or four times since the 14th Century. It was destroyed during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945, but reconstructed in 1992.
Shortly after Joe snapped this picture - trying to get a shot of the gate, all the locals started to crowd the two guys on the left. They made a huge commotion and took pictures of them. He probably was famous, but for all we know, he could have just had a "kick me" sign on his back.
View from the top.
The castle was much, much smaller than I expected. And half of it was under construction.
I have no idea what we're posing in front of. But everyone else was doing it!
A synthetic replica of of the King's crown for formal occasions.
We grabbed lunch at a place called Pizza House right outside Camp Kinser. It was not a plain ol' pizza house - in fact, much fancier and a little pricey. Their pizza wasn't even their specialty, it was steak and lobster. What caught us more off guard was that they served crispy pata, chicken canton, adobo, and pan de sal.
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This castle is pretty! We haven't been here yet. The ones we have been to weren't that exciting. They were all in ruins, so it was basically just a few piles of rocks here and there.
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