Friday, January 27, 2017

Report #27 Honolulu, Hawaii January 26, 2017 Thursday Sunny & 80 degrees Part #2 Of 3 88 Pictures

Our hike continued…….

 

 

 

Room for many more guests

 

Diamond Head – a good vista point

 

The water was simply divine

 

We climbed this peak several years back

 

A few boats in the water

 

Cooling off

 

On vacation

 

So many hotels

 

Perfect beach

 

Have to watch that sun

 

Use lots of sunscreen

 

Hilton Village

 

Very well-maintained

 

Tropics Bar & Grill

 

Start of Ft. DeRussy Beach Park

 

Water toys

 

Beach is free for all

 

There are rules

 

Related to the hibiscus plant

 

Park grounds

 

An exercise group

 

Palms for shade

 

Mature trees

 

US Army Museum

 

Japanese tank

 

Good descriptions

 

War vehicles

 

Howitzer

 

The real thing

 

Park grounds

 

Trump Tower

 

Trump International Hotel – one of many

 

Sidewalk cuisine

 

Heading towards downtown

 

White tern

 

Menu at Tommy Bahama's

 

Hard Rock Café was next door to TB

 

Upstairs cafe

 

What's for lunch?

 

Always full of happy people

 

The Heineken Brisket Burger

 

A wall of guitars

 

Looks like they are flying

 

The bar

 

Very nice

 

The best table

 

Split the burger - plenty

 

Famous surfer

 

Raining guitars

 

Clever design

 

Real guitars

 

City t-shirt

 

Shopping at T. Bahama

 

Greater egret

 

Passing through the park

 

Army Chapel

 

Tropical tree

 

Many modern hotels

 

Views of the ocean

 

Hale Koa Hotel

 

Pointcetias  from Christmas

 

Pink hibiscus

 

High-rises block the view of Waikiki Beach

 

Matching buildings

 

Bridge over the canal

 

A very unusual fruit with seeds

 

Not sure what these were

 

Only one tree in the park

 

Even the birds were not eating these seeds

 

Probably a good design for the wind

 

View offices

 

Each one is different

 

Lots of glass

 

Older area of Honolulu

 

A favorite boutique

 

Always find good deals here

 

Star of Honolulu – whale-watching and sunset cruises

 

A Moorish idol

 

Better than snorkeling

 

Eating around the coral

 

Yellow tang

 

Tang and moor – compatable species

 

Butterfly tang

 

Many tropical fish

 

Moorish idol

 

Always travel in pairs

 

Butterfly tang

 

Painted wall inside the terminal