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November 18th 2006

Published: November 20th 2006

I made it safe and sound to Australia and have just been taking it easy these last few days. Since I'm going to stay around here for a bit, not going all gung hoe into the tourist stuff and just soaking in the atmosphere. the internet was pretty expensive in Hawaii so am a little behind in the updates so this is the rest of Hawaii and I will talk more about Aus. later. I did a Luau the second n... Read Full Entry

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Garrett

Just another young guy more interested in seeing the world now then waiting till later in life to attempt the same thing. Graduated from University in 2004 and have since been to: - Caribbean (Puerto Rico, Bahamas, St. Maarten, St. Tomas) - Europe (England, France, Spain, Monaco, Italy, Vatican City, Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungry, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium) - Mexico (Mayan Riviera) - U.S (Nevada/Arizona) As you can see below, way too much white on that map...hopefully I... full info

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Sunset Beach

This is the beach where all the big surfing competitions are held. The surf is't too high yet but as winter progresses, the waves will become massive.

Coconut..Polynesian Style

We stopped at a macadamian nut farm for a lot of free samples of the very delicious nuts. They even had a wasabi coated nut which wasn't really my cup of tea but interesting to try. Off to the side was a guy selling coconuts and was using a machete to open the top. You then finish the liquid inside and he finishes the carving of the rest of the coconut. Very tender and tasty!

Byodo-In Temple

I couldn't rotate it without distorting the words so hopefully you can read sideways.

Byodo-In Temple

Constructed entirely without nails and was built to commemorate the first japanese immigrants. It is a scale representation of the one in Japan so can't wait to see the original since it was quite impressive.

Budda

Thought to be the largest figure carved since ancient times.

Bell House

Ring the bell to cleanse the mind of evil and temptation...I had to do it twice! :)

USS Missouri

Battleship where Japan surrendered in WW2. Didn't take a tour of the ship so just a shot from the side of the bay.

Arizona Memorial

This shows the location of the memorial relative to the ship below. If you can make out any of the red outlined parts, they show the visible parts above water and close to the surface.

Gun Turret

This is what's left of one of the gun turrets.

Oil Leak

You can see the oil leaking from the ship. The drops are coming out every 10 seconds or so.

iolani palace

Palace where the King resided while Hawaii was under a monarchy

King Kameamea

Statue of the first King of Hawaii who united all the islands under his rule.

9/11 Memorial

This is a memorial for the world trade centers. You can see the 2 white lines on the memorial which represent the 2 towers.

State Capital Building

Sorry for the window reflection but had to be taken from the bus.

State Capital Building

There are 8 pillars along the sides to represent the 8 islands. The water on both sides is to represent the islands surrounded by water.

Eternal Flame

This burns across the street from the state capital building and is a tribute to all those who served in the armed forces.

Honolulu from the Punchbowl Crater

Diamond Head Crater

Another one from punchbowl crater and this one showing one of the 4 main craters that are responsible for the creation of Oahu.

Punchbowl Cemetary

The entire crater is used as a cemetarty for those who died during WW2.

Punchbowl Cemetary

Since remembrance day was the next day, the flags and seating were already set for the ceremony.

Punchbowl Cemetary

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