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DAY 9 and we had another History Lesson! Up bright and early and we catch the 6am bus out to Pearl Harbour where we met some more locals with lots of handy local knowledge. The early rise was worth it as we secured USS Arizona Memorial tickets, but for an 11.45 session, so in the… Read more »
DAY 8 – Today we had a History Lesson! Once again we caught the Waikiki Trolley and had a guided tour of the State Capitol near Iolani Palace, learnt about the Kingdom’s last two monarchs – King Kalakaua & Queen Lili’uokalani – then how Hawai’i became the 50th State. THEN we had another guided tour… Read more »
DAY 7 – after my morning run where I didn’t get lost we transferred hotels to across the road at the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Straight into the lei making and hula dancing lessons. A tour around Aloha Tower Marketplace and Chinatown, then off to Teddy Bear World (much to Kobi’s delight, he’s been pleading with… Read more »
DAY 6 Easter Sunday in Waikiki and the Easter Bunny found us! The Easter Sunrise service at 6.30am on Waikiki Beach was a very special experience. The Easter Egg Hunt hosted by the The Royal Hawaiian, a Luxury Collection Resort was well organized and fun for the kids – I was loving the atmosphere and… Read more »
DAY 5 – Easter Saturday in Waikiki and we experienced a Hawaiian Farmers Market (not much different to our local one really), except for the beautiful exotic flowers and the coconut drink straight from the coconut! Then we took the ‘Red Line’ on the Waikiki Trolley and saw an overview of what’s on offer in another… Read more »
DAY 4 – Good Friday in Waikiki and it is business as usual. The day started off rather eventful as Ian & I decided to go for a run ~6km round trip to Diamond Head Surf Lookout. Halfway to our destination a ligament (or something) snapped in Ian’s calf – it was a very loud… Read more »
DAY 3 – Today we planned to go to Pearl Harbour but didn’t realise we should get there at 7am, so now we are going to go on Monday. Instead, today we bought a 7 day pass for the Waikiki Trolley. We have now down the ‘Green Line’ circuit twice and get where everything fits… Read more »
DAY 2 – So, so, so exhausted, but happy exhausted! Arrived at 6.25am (Honolulu time)[3.25am Melbourne time] after somewhat turbulent and not the comfiest seats to sleep in flight. One child succumbed to the turbulence! iPads we hired were well worth it at $15 each – kept everyone occupied, and the snacks we brought from… Read more »
DAY 1 – Happy Birthday to Kobi! Hmmmmmm…..what shall we do for his birthday? I know, let’s fly to Hawaii! Currently in Sydney after very smooth flight with Jetstar……sushi train for lunch at Sydney International Airport & birthday celebrations in McDonalds for dessert with 12 Krispy Kreme donuts, 2 chocolate frappes, 2 chocolate sundaes &… Read more »