My daughter, Heidi, took me to afternoon tea at the Moana Surfrider hotel. It's a beautiful historic old hotel right in the center of Waikiki Beach.
One afternoon I walked to the Ala Moana mall and these ladies were performing a traditional Japanese dance.
We drove up the east side of the island and toured the Tropical Nut Farm. Hawaii produces 80% of the worlds macadamia nuts. It was a fun tour seeing some movie sets from old movies.
There's lots to see on the island of Oahu. Pearl Harbor is a historic site not to be missed. There's also LOTS of high end shopping* in Waikiki; Bvlgari, Cartier, Rolex, Hermes, Louis Vuitton, on and on. And there are numerous tours you can take. My favorite one from a couple of years ago was the island tour. It's an all day bus tour that takes you all around the island of Oahu
I hope you have enjoyed this little bit of paradise. Honolulu is approximately a five hour fight from the west coast of the United States. I booked this trip via Costco Travel and it included the flights, room and airport transfers.
Until next time, ALOHA
Pat
*I'm not a high end shopper..it's fun to see the items in person that you see in the fancy fashion magazines. But, my heart is at TJ Maxx, haha.
I almost forgot, please remember to stop by Handmade Harbour.
Lovely post. I hadn't realised Hawaii had so much to offer. My husband went there years ago when he was backpacking and had a bit of a hairy experience in the water. It looks gorgeous. Glad you had such a happy time.
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That does look like a little bit of paradise. What beautiful scenery, and I love the cake stand photo too.
ReplyDeleteNot jealous,not jealous, not jealous! Looks amazing, hope you had a fantastic time!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely place it is - looks like a gorgeous holiday. Think I would have like the afternoon tea! :)
ReplyDeleteLooks like a fab holiday. That afternoon tea looks particularly delicious. I would have had that every day!
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely crafty week,
Alison
Too bad that you couldn't wait a few more weeks as the "HAWAII FIVE-0" show will be having their Seasonal Premiere just down the Beach. Actually, they film a lot around your hotel... You didn't happen to notice, did you? - [total FANGIRL!]
ReplyDeleteAnyhoo, glad that you had a great time. I haven't been there since 2000... Used to go quite often during the 80s. But, I'm saving up to go back in a couple of years. I sooo miss the ISLANDS!!
And, MAHALO for the super PICS!
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What beautiful pictures! I'm glad you had such a lovely holiday, it looks like a really special place :) x
ReplyDeleteIt looks beautiful Pat, thanks for sharing
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