Saturday 29th Museums
J had discovered free museum
vouchers on the internet and we headed off to the Iolani Royal Palace. Hawaiian
royalty was relatively short lived. King Kamehameha finally conquered all the
other Hawaiian islands somewhere around 1810 and the USA played some role in
overthrowing the monarchy in 1893. In between, the descendants of Kamehameha
ruled like European monarchs and built this palace, sparing no expense. It was
the first royal palace anywhere in the world to be fitted with electric lights
and flushing toilets. The king also had a telephone line to his Chancellor in
the basement.
King Kamehameha statue
Iolani Palace
Guards building
I was amused by the representation
of Kamehameha in his formal suits complete with the trappings of nobility and being
credited with the role as the unifier of the islands – basically he butchered
all the others! This succinctly shows the duplicity in the Politically Correct
depiction of The Noble Savage and their idyllic lifestyle before the arrival of
the Evil Whites.
Sitting/nusic room
Grand staircase
Some nice looking buildings in the historic part of Honolulu close to the Palace
Mission House complex
We also had vouchers for the
Mission Museum, which we were a bit vague about. We eventually found it but
there was a delay before the next tour group and it didn’t seem all that
interesting. We were conscious of the expiry of our open bus ticket and the
lack of lunch so we decided to skip the museum and head back.
Which was a long drawn out process
of trying to find a bus stop. The interesting part was wondering why the police
chopper was hovering low overhead for such a long time. Maybe they spotted my
Bolivia shirt? It certainly attracts a lot of attention in the US, presumably
from people hoping to score a fix? A local said it was probably filming as they shoot Hawaii 5 0 here. Police had blocked either end of a street and a classy looking blue convertible was seen driving along it. Cop in the car didn't seem at all stressed when we asked him for directions.
We went wild at Maccas for a change
and had double cheeseburgers – and a banana pie! We went out just after sunset
and enjoyed the sight of the Carnival boat all lit up heading up the coast.
There were also heaps of buskers doing all sorts of gymnastics, singing and
some very good Hawaiian dancing. We browsed the shops and markets and had a bit
of a yarn with a fellow who was offering heavily discounted helicopter flights
for attending a promotional session for some travel website. The deal fell over
because we didn’t want to pay a $40 deposit. We might just turn up in the
morning and see what gives.
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