Hawaii - Day Two

We had a change of plans and decided to switch a day. It worked out better so we could sleep in and I could get rid of my headache. This was "MY" day, that I planned. We were flexible and also threw Chinatown into the mix. Enjoy!

We started the morning out with a lovely walk on Hickam behind the officers' housing.

Plumeria - beautiful! My favorite flowers in Hawaii.

Hibiscus - also lovely and extremely stunning.

Some random statue in front of Alura's elementary school. Lucky her got to skip out on half of school to go do cool historical stuff with us.

Check it out! There is a road in Honolulu called Salt Lake, so we had to get a picture.

Downtown Honolulu is one of the most beautiful downtowns I have been in. There were palm trees, colored glass buildings, narrow streets, and a lovely cool breeze. Excellent.


Where's Steve McGarret? (Book 'em, Dan-o)

Andrew in his element: speaking Cantonese in Chinatown. He was so happy. :D And all the Chinese people were so surprised to see a white kid speaking Cantonese!

Andrew eating Dragon Eyes.

Me eating Dragon Eyes.

The Goddess of Mercy or something like that. She's in Chinatown. I just liked the statue.


Queen Lilokalani, the last queen of Hawaii.

The interior of the state capitol building. Not the traditional dome we are used too. Instead, this one looks like it is straight out of the 1950s in modernish style. Oh wait, that's cuz IT IS.

"Sarah, do you really need to read ALL of the signs?"

Pointsettias growing in the ground with Hawaiian Santa. I tell ya, Christmas in Hawaii really doesn't feel like Christmas at all.

Kapu, or forbidden. Only the king is allowed to enter this area on the palace grounds.


Iolani Palace, which was the main attraction of the day. When you go, make sure you buy the audio tour. This is the only imperial residence in the United States, and is where Queen Liliuokalani was imprisoned while she protested the US takeover.

Having a blast in my HOT sunglasses and diggin' historic downtown Honolulu.

Chilling with the tropical birds, aka my cousins' pet Polly who likes to chew on toothpicks.

Dave who took us everywhere with the other two birds, Skittles and Sunny.

Alison eating our first Hawaiian pineapple. YUM FEST!

Love you all! Pictures are coming slowly but surely (today is Day 8 of our trip...)