Koror State

Alii!! Welcome to Palau	The flag of the Republic of Palau, independent since 1994 with pop. 20,600 located 1300 km SSW of Guam and 1600 km SE of Manila	Palau is a short flight to the southwest of Guam towards the Philippines	Main street of Malakal Island, Palau
West Plaza Hotel on Malakal Island, the second main island of Koror State	West Plaza is a local chain in Palau of inexpensive but bland hotels	West Plaza Hotel, Malakal Island	Palm Bay Bistro at the Red Rooster Brewery, Malakal
Red Rooster Beer, Palau's National Beer	Carp Island Resort would have been a better option for diving...saves the long boat ride each way	Pirate's Cove, Malakal Island, Palau	Pirate's Cove, Malakal Island, Palau
Yamato Maru, Pirate's Cove, Malakal Island, Palau	Yamato Maru, Palau	Obis Ra Rubekul Belau - Office of the Council of Chiefs, Traditional Leaders of Palau, Malakal	View from the bridge between Malakal and Koror, Palau
Gas station and Mami Divers on a small island between Malakal and Koror	Large Taiwanese hotel under construction at along the Malakal-Koror Bridge	New hotel under construction midway across the Koror-Malakal Bridge	The locals didn't seem thrilled about this...
Malakol-Koror Bridge headed to "the city"	Jive Bar & Grill, Koror	Cloud building over Koror	The Koror end of the Malakol-Koror Bridge
A couple of restaurants at the end of the Malakol-Koror Bridge	Late afternoo from the Malakol Bridge	Traditional-style Palauan architecture	Palauan building at the Koror side of the Malakol Bridge
Scene of canoes and a shark, Koror	Shell station on the main street of Koror	Main Street, Koror, headed downtown	Tin-sided house, Koror
Palau Visitors Authority, Koror	Tourism Awareness Week Palau "Our Heritage is our Tourism Industry"	Palau tourism logo, Palau Visitors Authority	Ngarachamayong Cultural Center, Koror, Palau
Male sculpture, Ngarachamayong Cultural Center, Koror	Female sculpture, Ngarachamayong Cultural Center, Koror	Palau Supreme Court, Koror	Palau High School, Koror
Koror, Palau	Palau Red Cross Society, Koror	Another painted building in Koror	Typical painting on a traditional-style building in Palau
Prince LeeBoo of Belau (1763-1784) who died of smallpox in London	Bai - Traditional Palauan meetinghouse	This thatched Bai is on the main street of Palau	Story painted on the gable of the Bai, Koror
War canoes painted on the gable of a Palauan Bai	Palau National Gymnasium, Koror	Palau Community College, Palau	Anti-tobacco campaign, Palau
Another thatched meeting house (Bai) in Koror	Painting on the gable of a traditional meeting house (Bai) Koror	Palm trees and tropical clouds, Koror	Late afternoon thunderstorm, Palau
Koror Fire Department, Palau	Republic of Palau Postal Service, Koror	...interesting to note the American ZIP code...96940	Palau Souvenir Shop cum German Consulate (Honorary)
Life-size wooden sculpture at the Palau Shop, Koror	Palau Shop, Main Street, Koror	One Nation shop, Main Street, Koror	Downtown Koror, Palau
Palau Hotel, Koror	WCTC Shopping Center, Koror	Palasia Hotel Palau, Koror	Monument written in Chinese with a skull on top, Koror
Palau Supreme Court at night, Koror	The Rock Island Cafe, Koror, Palau	Belau (an alternative spelling of Pelau) National Museum	Palau National Museum - closed today
Spirit House, Belau National Museum	Bai - Traditional Palauan Meetinghouse, Belau National Museum	Traditional Palauan meetinghouse (Bai) at the Belau National Museum	Bai depicting the story of the goddess MiIadeldid
The goddess MiIadeldid giving birth to the four principle villages of Palau: Koror Aimeliik, Ngeremlengui, and Melekeok	The goddess MiIadeldid bestowing kindness on the people of Palau	MiIadeldid being brought back to life after drowning by the seven spirits	Female fertility figure at the apex of the gable of the Bai of the Belau National Museum
Bai - Traditional Palauan Meetinghouse	Interior of the Bai, Belau National Museum	Bai - Traditional Palauan Meetinghouse	Bai - Traditional Palauan Meetinghouse
Bai - Traditional Palauan Meetinghouse	President Haruo Ignacio Remeliik (1933-1985) Koror, Palau	Capitol of the State of Koror (city hall)	Koror Capitol Building, Palau
Etpison Museum of Palauan Art, Koror	Etpison Museum of Palauan Art, Koror	Etpison Museum of Palauan Art, Koror	Etpison Museum of Palauan Art, Koror
Etpison Museum of Palauan Art, Koror	Bank of Guam, Koror	Palau Pacific Resort	Pool of the Palau Pacific Resort, Arakabesang Island
Looking north at Ngarengeivog Bay from a viewpoint on Koror Island	Walking to Sams Tours, Malakal Island, Koror	Malakal Island	Sam's Tours, a respectable operator in Palau
Sam's Tours marine on the northwest corner of Malakal Island	Thew view from Sam's Tours	"Reel Time" at Sams's Tours marina, Malakal	Wreck of a Taiwanese foreign fishing vessel impounded for illegal fishing in Palauan waters
Sams's Tours marina, Malakal	Tiger Shark, one of Sam's Tours dive boats	The cove at Sam's Tours	The sailboat Napilian anchored in the cove at Sam's Tours
Palau Coast Guard patrol boat 001 President H.I. Remelik (103 ft, 162 tons, Australian built)	Stone quarry on Malakal Island	Northwest Malakal	Is the Fana One awaiting the same fate?
Taiwanese fishing boat tied up at Malakal	Sam's Tours, Malakal, Palau	The cove and marina at Sam's Tours, northwest Malakal Island	Sam's Tours "Great White"
Sam's Tours Marina, Malakal, Palau	Sam's Tours, Malakal, Palau	Palm trees, Malakal Island, Palau	Traditional Palauan canoe, Malakal
Palau Diving Center, another operator on Malakal	Sunset from Sam's Tours, Palau	Sunset from Sam's Tours, Malakal Island, Palau	Sunset from Sam's Tours, Malakal Island, Palau
Sunset from Sam's Tours, Malakal Island, Palau	Sailboat at sunset	Sunset from Sam's Tours, Malakal Island, Palau	Sundowner at Sam's Bottom Time Bar & Grill, Malakal Island
Red Rooster Draft Beer, Sam's Bottom Time Bar & Grill, Malakal Island, Palau	Sam's Tour staff, Palau