Another day in Paradise!

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Aloha Everyone! I hear there is a huge heat wave going on. Nice 85 here as usual. Had some rain which is always welcome and of course the tradewinds which never seem to stop. Haven't done too much since last post but had some new pictures so thought they might be fun to put up. Rick and I went to Chinatown this past weekend (before heading to favorite Tiki Bar! LOL) for some Acupuncture. This market is pretty quiet and small compared to SF but still the sights and sounds and not to be forgotten Ever are the smells of Chinatown. It is interesting and kind of fun to get lost in. A great place to people watch and shop for fish and produce. The market in the early morning is suppose to be really hopping but I can never get over there early enough to shop with the local chefs in the area. Well off and running keep cool everyone! Mahalo

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Photos

Lei Shop
Shop after shop all in a row in several areas. It really is so pretty to see all the different types of Leis! They have them for all occasions and many sizes as well as cost. You can get simple ones for $5 on up the average seems to be $10/12. Getting a mock orange one for Nick when he gets here just so he can say he got Leied in Hawaii! Big joke here on the islands. LOL

Chinatown Open Market
Bought some great Mangos here. The fruit is not as cheap as you would think(what is cheap here? nada) but you sure can get a lot of different kinds.

Chinatown/King Street
Main street through Chinatown just caaught it at right moment it is busier than this always!

Chinatown
Chinatown runs just a block up from the waterfront which is about 2 miles to Waikiki

Cool Old Building
This is in the financial district. Some of the buildings are quite old for here mostly old banks/brokers/trading companies.

Diamond Head
Hiking it next week when friend arrives. This was taken in late afternoon. You can't see it here but there is a church right on the beach next to it must be one of the most expensive church grounds in America if not the world!!

Looking back towards Kailua
This is at a Beach down the way I ride my bike to for a change. Walk past here evry morning but don't stop. Thought it was a neat view of the twin islands located off Lanikai Beach.

View coming out of Pali Tunnel
Not sure if I posted this already but if I did oh well. This is the view when coming from Honolulu to our side. I don't think you can ever get use to the feeling you get when you come out of the tunnel and this is what you see before you. I can only imagine when people are coming home from a long day at work in Hot busy Honolulu that they must just take a deep breath and go ahhhh.....

Old Banyan Tree
As in Asian cultures these trees are very esteemed and important to their beliefs. Such a beautiful tree but man the roots could do some damage in your yard!

Penguins in Hawaii?
No this isn't the Zoo just the fancy Hilton Waikiki. Sometimes it is just fun to check out the cool hotels. As beautiful as this one is it doesn't even compare to the one on the big island! But the stinky penguins certainly draw a crowd.

Turtles
These were in the hotel grounds. The ones I see snorkeling in front here are much larger. Fun to chase around in the water as they are slow enough to follow but smart enough to ditch you LOL

Am I in Florida?
No, just some pink Flamingos in the pond.

Ahi Anyone?
Was given this fresh from the boat. This piece weighs about 3# which came from a 165# Tuna caught about 12 miles off shore. Woohoo!

Not always Sunny in Hawaii
Stormy day last week or should I say stormy morning I ended up spending time on beach later in the afternoon. Wait five minutes and the weather is bound to change here!

Comments

[Carole]

Lucky You
It is always fun to see your pictures.