Honeymoon in Hawaii - Part 2...

First of all, HAPPY Friday everyone!  I'm sure all ya'll are happy this day's finally arrived.  Any plans for the weekend?  I have a lovely birthday outfit for you today, but will save that post later after I have more pics of this weekend.  So stay tuned.

Now back to my island adventure...

The morning after we had our ramen dinner, we woke up early and walked to the shopping center on Waikiki to get my usual morning coffee.  The mocha made with macadamia nut coffee beans was delish!  And Chris made an impulse buy at the Apple Store.  His first Iphone ever!  The 4% tax really did it for him haha since we pay 9.75% here!  :)

After spending money at the Apple Store, we were pretty hungry.  We saw an episode of Man vs. Food and one of the places Adam, the host, visited during his visit was to Helena's Hawaiian Foods.  This was a hole in the wall place in one of Honolulu's neighborhoods and if it weren't for the show, we would have never stopped here.  We're sure happy we did.  It was some of the best food I've ever tasted and the service was superb! 

After our lunch, we decided to stop at the famous Liliha Bakery to try their coco puffs before we headed for the rest of the day.

That night we had made luau reservations at Paradise Cove, and one of the fun things I've always loved doing while traveling is what I call "hotel crashing"...so we stopped at the Ko Olina JW Marriott resort next to the luau to chillax a bit by the pool.  We ordered our beers, brought our own beach towels and relaxed!

The luau was wonderful.  It was my second time going but Chris enjoyed it for the first time. 

The next morning, we drove all the way around half of the island to get to the Hukilau Cafe!  If anyone's watched 50 First Dates, the Hukilau Cafe played an important role in the movie.  It was where Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore's characters met.  But the cafe in the movie was a built set, the real Hukilau is a dive but the food was sooo good.  I had the famous burger!

We then headed over to the Dole Plantation.  They had the world's largest maze shaped like a pineapple...so we had to complete that.  It took us over an hour! :)

We returned back to Waikiki after the maze and decided to hotel crash again at the Sherton on the beach.  It was almost sunset and the view was great!  There was a local band playing and I enjoyed some Sangrias!  Enjoyed...yum!

And of course in Cindi and Chris style, we end our day with FOOD!  Korean House was a place my friend brought me to the last time I was in Hawaii and of course I had to bring Chris here.  I loved all the little dishes they gave us!

More drinks!

There's a big Korean community in Seattle with some decent food, but my favorite place that served Gham Ja Tang (pork bone and potato soup) closed down!!!  So when they had this soup on their menu, I had to order it.  And it was so good.  Mix that in with some bibimbop (mixed rice with egg and beef above) I'm a happy camper!!!

Phew!  I'm still not done!  Part three will come soon! :)

Have a great Friday everyone!