My descriptions of Honolulu proved irresistible to Brenda and she flew in on 12 January for a month. She had originally planned to sail with us all of the way to Honolulu but because of our unexpectedly long stay in New Zealand she had flown back to Australia from Papeete. Yesterday we walked to the Ala Moana shopping center and Brenda, who had never been to the USA before, experienced many "firsts", such as: first time in Macy's, Sears, and WalMart; first time in a Drug Store (that sold everything from hardware to groceries to booze); first Starbucks coffee.
The accompanying photo is of the Royal Hawaiian Band playing at Ala Moana. It is an exceptionally good band and we enjoyed listening to them. The band was "founded in 1836 by order of King Kamehameha III".
2 comments:
Wah! Starbucks!!! I miss it. Aneta & I went in & out of their shops continuously while in Japan. On a hot day I loved Green Tea Franachino...so yummy!!
I'm happy to note that Brenda is now in Hawai and obviously enjoying the experience. Think of us back here in Perth sweltering in the heatwave....
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