HILTON HAWAIIAN VILLAGE Known for it's rainbow tower
Still my favorite Island - this was my second time to Oahu - Scott's first (physically anyway - he was there by phone the first time I was there - we had just started dating so we talked often - heehee). We stayed at the Hilton Hawaiian Village this trip - a VERY busy hotel - they actually have like 5 towers and another in the process of being built. Not on the main strip but really nice. They have animal habitats through out the property such as penguins, macaws, coy ponds, turtles - lots for a 2yr old to be amazed by. Also, tons of shopping and restaurants - every type of food and reasonably priced - I guess for Hawaii. I did not like the pool area at all but they did have a big lagoon type pond with sand all around it where you could rent paddle boats. Brooklyn had a blast catching the mini fish in the lagoon and putting them in her pail. Oahu is a VERY busy island in itself - a mini Los Angeles - maybe busier with a very large Japanese population. If you are looking for night life this is the place to go - the International Marketplace as well as the main strip are quite hopping in the evenings with very intersting people and things to see. Scott had many stops and intersted prospects on this island so he stayed busy but we had most of the last day free since our plane didn't leave until 10:30 pm.
We stopped in the Hard Rock Cafe - Saw the Surf God (statue), and hit the International Marketplace.
LU'AU (loo-ou') - N. One big Hawaiian party that goes on until everyone is too full to move.
One thing I did want Scott to experience in Hawaii was a Luau - everyone needs to see that. The one I chose was at Hawaii's Sea Life Park and the reason I chose this one is because they had penguins and a dolphin show - which I thought Brooklyn would enjoy. What a JOKE - this park was so disgusting - which is strange because this is where they filmed Adam Sandler's movie 51st Dates with Willy the Penguin. Actually the penguin that was in the Luau was supposed to be the penguin in the movie BUT he had a hard time learning his parts so they had to get a replacement - Poor Willy - he did a good job in the Luau show. The park is in serious need of updating and PAINT and the windows to the dolphin habitats were so dirty it was hard to see through them - it really was a disappointment - and an expensive one. And to top it off it was 45 minutes from our hotel and they were doing a luau at the hotel that same evening which looked like it was really nice. Sorry Scott - next time we will choose a better one.
This Island's ice cream trip - LAPPERT'S - yummy - they have lots of island fruity flavors - although I still opted for Mint Chocolate Chip and Scott for Peanut Butter Cup - but the fruity flavors sounded good. Poor Brooklyn - she only gets vanilla - she makes to big of a mess and I can't get the stains out - but she loves it.
On the last day while waiting to go to the airport we decided to dig for a pearl. They have these everywhere - you pick your clam - tap it for luck, they open it up and you dig for your pearl - sometimes white, sometimes blue, sometimes black and even every once in a while pink. Brooklyn's clam had a huge white pearl and here's where it begins - they sucker you in to a costly purchase - we picked the basic white gold drop charm (nothing special) and a small siver chain - my 2 year old is now wearing a $70 "Curl Necklace" as she says. She is so proud of this necklace though, if it gets under her shirt she has to pull it out and put it on top so everyone can see it. In my eyes it was worth the cost to see her so excited and Scott surprised me with a black pearl on a chain - or he tried to surprise me but I found the receipt while doing my checkbook so he had to go ahead and give it to me - it is really pretty. Thanks babe!
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL "CURL" NECKLACE AND WHAT A LUCKY GIRL
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