The breakfast at the hotel was so so, so we decided to try a breakfast in a cafe. A bit of googling suggested that Eggs 'n things would offer great breakfasts. We arrived at the cafe around 8 am. We thought that we were early, but there was already a long queue.
We decided to wait, and it was well worth it. I had an omelette and some pancakes. Ida had a waffle with blueberries. The best thing was the pineapple syrup.
Took a long walk from Waikiki beach to the National Memorial Cemetery of the pacific. We walked rather fast, and started a couple of hours before sunset. Don't know how long time it took to walk there, but it was probably close to 90 minutes. We arrived only 40 minutes before they closed the gates, so we had to hurry to get out in time. The gates closed at 5:30 pm, and sunset was around 6 pm.
The cemetery was similar to Arlington in Washington, only smaller, and the graves doesn't have white crosses. About 50.000 soldiers are buried in the cemetery. Some have been identified, but far from all. The cemetery was created in an old volcano crater a couple of years after 2nd world war ended. Not all deceased are from pearl harbor, many came from other battles.
Had Japanese BBQ for lunch. It was awesome, and so cheap! Got salad, soup, dumplings, rice, beef, a beer and edamame beans for only $16 including tax and tip.
Visit Gyu-kaku if you are in Honolulu.
Spent the morning walking along Waikiki beach and parts of the shopping street.
I had heard that many Asian tourists visit Hawaii, but this is almost ridiculous. 70% of all people that I've seen today were Japanese. I don't have anything against it, I love Japanese food and loved traveling in Japan. It's just that it is so odd. Why do they all go here? Is it because it's closest?
Thinking about when and where to try surfing on Hawaii. My girlfriend will need a surf lesson, and it would be nice to rent boards for a full day. Looks like a 90 min surf lesson is about $60. Renting a board after that is $25 per 90 min. Found another place that offered a full day rental for $50 but they didn't offer surf lessons.
