acting like a tourist

Wednesday, May 2
Swap Meet – Leave @ 6:30?

wow. this was the day for shopping. bargains all over the place, and jenny showed me how to get prices even lower. i bought lots of souvenirs for my family and lucy.

Liliha Bakery, Chinatown
we stopped at the bakery, and got cream puffs. those were delicious. i got a chocolate one. we drove through chinatown on the way, and then stopped to see jenny's grandparents who were completely adorable. they barely spoke english and we didn't speak chinese. but we smiled at each other and jenny did most of the talking. =)

Like Like Drive-In
yum. i had my first loco moco: hamburger patty, rice, egg, gravy. yum.

Walmart/Sam's Club
more souvenirs.


Ala Moana
mall shopping. i bought stamps for all the postcards i had bought at the swap meet. julianne bought her sun-kissed hello kitty at build-a-bear, and i bought jodi her birthday bear, complete with scrubs!

Check in @ hotel Ocean Resort
since jenny was feeling sick, we met her at the hotel. after seeing our room, we headed to the beach. my favorite!

Beach
what can i say? i love the beach! water+sun+sand=happy alison!

Waikiki - strip
after dinner with jenny's dad, we walked down the strip. we watched balloon men. we window-shopped. we got invited to a dance club. (no thanks.) by 9:30 we were all tired and headed to bed.

Thursday, May 3
Eat @ Jenny's dad's restaurant @ 7:15 AM
more yummy food, including my newly discovered favorite, guava juice.

Diamond Head – leave by 7:50
what a fantastic view! although complaints were heard by certain people the whole way up, i thought the uphill climb was well worth it. and besides, good practice for walkabout in august!




Check out of hotel by noon
and get ready for heading back to jodi's house

Waikiki
we walked around some more. we stood by the statue so we could wave to our families, via the cameras at the site & the internet. we took pictures of ourselves and acted like tourists.



Be @ Jodi's house by 3
kauai here we come!