Wednesday, August 10, 2011
This morning, on our way to the beach, we stopped at
Leonard's Bakery on the corner of Kapahulu Ave and Charles St. Michelle and I both wanted to try the famed malasadas, or Portuguese donuts. Jerry opted for the original, plain, while Michelle went for one with a coconut cream filling.
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| Lanikai Beach |
After our little detour, we were off to Lanikai Beach, where we spent the day dodging waves in the warm Pacific ocean and soaking in the blistering hot Hawaiian sun.
Before dinner, we made a quick stop for drinks at House Without a Key in the opulent Halekulani Hotel. Surrounded by German tourists, we slurped down frozen cocktails and listened to a Hawaiian singer, accompanied by a ukulele, perform traditional Hawaiian music.
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Whole Tomato Salad at Alan Wong's.
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For dinner, we hiked a few blocks from Waikiki to
Alan Wong's Restaurant near downtown Honolulu. Michelle went for the Poki Pines - crispy won ton wrapped Ahi poke, and a Ginger Crusted Red Snapper. Jerry, feeling a little full from an earlier encounter with homemade chips at House Without a Key, ordered the Whole Tomato Salad, which turned out to be one of the best dishes he had in Oahu.
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| Ginger Crusted Red Snapper. |
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| Jerry, convinced that the waiter at Alan Wong's is actually George Takei. |
On the way back to our hotel, we passed a McDonald's, which was advertising its breakfast menu -- eggs and rice with your choice of spam or portugese sausage. The $1 haupia (coconut) pies were available all day.
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McDonald's in Honolulu, with an authentically spam-centric menu. |
