Day 2 was all about the Flamingo 🙂
Lots of them and some other animal encounters at the Honolulu Zoo 🙂
Komodo Dragon
Black Rhinoceros
Look a Fujifilm disposable camera!
Oh sweet gum
Peach Faced Lovebirds
Peach Faced Lovebirds
Superb Starling (Lamprotornis superbus)
Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus)
Mosaic Flamingos
Slender-tailed Meerkat
Klipspringer
Some form of antelope, isn’t that striping on the flank gorgeous?
Oh Zeeeeebra!
Zeebra!
Hello Giraffe
Lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor)
Beach Umbrella … also works an umbrella when an impromptu tropical rain shower appears
Indian Elephant and Diamond Head
American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)
How far to other zoos?
American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)
American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)
American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)
Me and another great mosaic at the zoo
After getting a bit rained out of the Zoo, I headed back to my classy looking hotel for a nap before heading off to Ward Village to have a browse through the shops and area.
After Ward Village, I headed through Ala Moana where I stumbled across this most wonderful reproduction dress on display in Bloomingdales. This dress is part of the Alii Gown Reproduction Project which is been run by the Friends of Iolani Palace. This dress is a reproduction of Queen Kapiolani’s lei hulu (feather lei) gown which she wore to Queen Victoria’s jubilee in 1887. I have lightened the darks a bit in the below photo to try to show the exquisite detail in the bodice. The dress is the most beautiful black velvet with yellow feather embellishments. I would love a dress like this, the detail, the fabric, the cut, the train, the drape, everything! I spent a good time walking round the dress soaking it all up. Refer to this article for more detail.
On the walk back to my hotel, I went past this the Tradewinds Hotel and was totally in love with their breezeblock entry way 😀
And well you can’t have a visit to the USA with out some blueberry pancakes from IHOP 😀
And with a very full stomach, it was back to the hotel and that was Day 2 of Hawaii 😀