Friday, March 9, 2012

A Hawaiian dream II


Turquoise, green, blue... The colours dreams must be made of, perhaps. To the lighthouse, the one with a shiny, red roof. Mouthwatering shrimp scampi from the world famous Giovanni's shrimp truck. "Eat like a local" they say, and we sure stuck to it. Beautiful coconut-bamboo wind chimes, their music so very different from the tinkle of the metallic chimes. 'Enchanted Banyan', the shade under which many a story is told and many a future foretold. Beads again. The omnipresent hula, be it the dance or the dolls. The Ko'olau mountains, fascinating and forever fog-masked. Guarding the windward side of the island, they stand like green giants rising from the blue ocean. The Byodo-In temple framed by the misty mountains. The ever striking red pagodas matched perfectly by an echoing calm. Feisty heliconias at the temple gate. The remains of the day.













6 comments:

  1. Spectacular shots. It is one place I have been wanting to visit. The photos have brightened a grey and rainy day.

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  2. Your pictures are wonderful ! I really love the temple with the mountains ! And the window too. You are gifted because you can embellish a window. Have a great weekend !

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    1. Celine, merci beaucoup! You give me way too much credit. That is the the reflection of the ocean on the mirror in our hotel room that I just happened to notice one day. So I ain't that gifted after all; just curious I suppose. :-)

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  3. your post is like a poem complimented with beautiful photographs.
    www.rajnishonline.blogspot.com

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    1. Rajnish, that is quite a compliment. Thank you!

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