Two weeks’ in Hawaii
In 2006 I had a wonderful opportunity – working in Waikiki for two whole weeks. It was the middle of summer and the temperature was quite high [bit too hot for me if I am to be completely honest]. But no complaining as it was two weeks in Honolulu paid for by my employer.
The beaches are lovely in Waikiki and very crowded with lots of Americans and Japanese and many other nationalities including us Aussies. So one weekend when we did not have to work, we took the opportunity to get out of the hustle and bustle and a group of us hired a car and drove around the island. It was such a beautiful day so we stopped along the way to the northern beaches to take lots of photos.
We then drove up to a particular area along the northern beaches where the beach scene from ‘From Here to Eternity’ was shot. I was shown the exact spot (well sort of) where Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr rolled around in the ocean; it was nice to see but must say nothing special.
But the other beaches were just lovely…
As part of the reason I was in Hawaii, my colleagues and I went to Pearl Harbour and we were given a private tour along with a tour of the USS Arizona Memorial which is a floating memorial built over the sunken hull of the USS Arizona.
Waikiki was such a busy place; at all hours of the day and night so it didn’t matter what time you went out it was always crowded along the streets and in the bars and the shops. For me the lovely part was the water which was incredibly blue and clean. I enjoyed walking along the shore in the early mornings and evenings just enjoying people watching and looking at the different colours of the ocean.
But, I think my most favourite time of the day in Waikiki was sunset. I was told of a particular hotel on the beach overlooking the water that was famous for watching the sun set. I walked to this particular hotel one afternoon and found a chair and table overlooking the ocean and took the following photos sitting down with a glass of wine…
All in all an incredible experience and whilst Waikiki was a little commercial it was lovely getting up to the northern beaches as the scenery along the way was magnificent.
What glorious sunsets! How fortunate to spend two weeks there! Perhaps somewhere else to add to my long list of places to visit but like you I try to avoid ‘over touristy’ hot spots!!
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Beautiful pictures. Makes me want to pack a suitcase and go. 🙂
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Yes it’s that sort of place if you stay away from the areas that are high in tourists. Thanks Joann.
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What a treat to be in Honolulu for two weeks! Wonderful beach photos. 🙂
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Thank you Amy.
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Nice pictures! Waikiki has always been on my bucketlist!
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Thank you Jessica. It’s definitely worth a visit and if you love the sun and beaches it would be lovely for you.
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Whoa, a paid trip to Hawaii?! You hit the jackpot 😉 Absolutely stunning!!
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Nice working holiday!
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Truly magnificent, indeed! These sunsets over water look like paradise 🙂
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What an amazing opportunity to visit such a fab pace and some glorious pic too! 🙂
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I definitely do love the sun and beaches! 🙂
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Yes thank you very lucky.
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Yes very lucky I must say. Thank you as always.
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It’s amazing how beautiful sunsets are isn’t it. Thank you for taking the time to comment.
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Thanks Caren. I consider myself very fortunate.
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🙂
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Hawaii…my favorite of all favorite places.
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It was very beautiful so I see why it’s your favourite.
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Wonderful photos. I am glad that You shared them. Happy weekend!
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How lovely are you. Thank you so much. You have a lovely weekend too please.
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A weekend in Honolulu sound like an amazing treat! The photos are gorgeous, Sue!
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Thank you very much for this lovely compliment.
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Great photos and so lucky to have a paid trip!!
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Thank you very much. Yes very fortunate to have it paid for.
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