We left the relative peace, quiet and calm of Maui and flew off to Honolulu. A 30 minute plane ride somehow managed to take up most of the day. Checked into our 'boutique' (read 'all we could afford'!) hotel and hit the mean streets of Waikiki. The contrast to Napili bay couldn't have been more stark. Prada, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Bvlgari, Tiffany.......... and thousands of people walking around, most of them looking like they only had Wal-Mart pockets. The people who could afford them were safely tucked up in the Pink Palace or one of the many other high-end resort hotels. Had a lovely walk down Waikiki beach for sunset, it was really good to do a bit of exercise, we'd been really lazy on Maui, the beach being seconds away from our condo had proved
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