BigTex71
DIS Dad #536...... Fort Worth, Texas
- Joined
- Jun 16, 2009
Day 5 - Pearl Harbor and Waikiki
I wanted to wake up early so we could be down at Pearl Harbor when it opened at 7:00 am so we could get our free tickets for the USS Arizona (even though you don't actually get on the memorial, due to structural damage.) But I was OK with sleeping in a bit, since our only true plan for the day was a reservation at Duke's at 4:45 pm. I was up around 6:15 am to take a shower and get ready for the day. The rest of the family slept until 7:00 am, which seemed to be our normal wake up time while in Hawaii.
We decided to go to breakfast at a place I had a few people tell me we needed to try - Koa Pancake House. There are a few on Oahu - we went to the one in Kapolei, which would be on the way to Pearl Harbor. It was a small place. You order at the counter and they bring the food out to you. I had the Koa Omelette, which had Portuguese sausage, Mushroom, Spinach, and cheese.
It was very good. DW had the Macadamia Nut Pancakes with coconut syrup. Very tasty!
Though these pancakes were very good, and I recommend trying Koa Pancake House, we did have even better pancakes at two other places. But those were on Maui. So these were the best pancakes we had on Oahu. And the prices were not bad. The whole family ate and were totally stuffed for about $55.
We decided that we would try to go to Lanikai Beach again today - since it was our favorite, and check out Ala Moana Beach Park. So we would need a beach umbrella. We stopped by the Longs Drugs store that was in the same shopping area as Koa Pancake House. We got a beach umbrella and a cheap body board to use at the beaches. Then we were off to Pearl Harbor. We arrived around 9:30 am. I was hoping they would sill have the free tickets for the Arizona boat ride, but I knew it may be for later in the day. We walked up and asked about tickets and the guy in the booth said he had 4 tickets for 9:45 am! So we walked over and waited just a few minutes before they opened the theater and let us in to watch the documentary movie. For those of you who have not been to Pearl Harbor and have not seen this movie - be warned. It is well done and very powerful. I will admit I cried watching this. Take tissues.
We then boarded the small watercraft that took us down Battleship row, past the Arizona Memorial, and around the USS Missouri.
We were brought back near the visitor center and walked around reading the placards and taking in the sights.
(I still don't know how to rotate the pictures)
The kids decided that was enough Pearl Harbor (we spent a few hours there total.) We then went to the Ala Moana Center to try to find the awesome coffee drink DW and I had there 20 years ago.
Continued in Part 2.
I wanted to wake up early so we could be down at Pearl Harbor when it opened at 7:00 am so we could get our free tickets for the USS Arizona (even though you don't actually get on the memorial, due to structural damage.) But I was OK with sleeping in a bit, since our only true plan for the day was a reservation at Duke's at 4:45 pm. I was up around 6:15 am to take a shower and get ready for the day. The rest of the family slept until 7:00 am, which seemed to be our normal wake up time while in Hawaii.
We decided to go to breakfast at a place I had a few people tell me we needed to try - Koa Pancake House. There are a few on Oahu - we went to the one in Kapolei, which would be on the way to Pearl Harbor. It was a small place. You order at the counter and they bring the food out to you. I had the Koa Omelette, which had Portuguese sausage, Mushroom, Spinach, and cheese.
It was very good. DW had the Macadamia Nut Pancakes with coconut syrup. Very tasty!
Though these pancakes were very good, and I recommend trying Koa Pancake House, we did have even better pancakes at two other places. But those were on Maui. So these were the best pancakes we had on Oahu. And the prices were not bad. The whole family ate and were totally stuffed for about $55.
We decided that we would try to go to Lanikai Beach again today - since it was our favorite, and check out Ala Moana Beach Park. So we would need a beach umbrella. We stopped by the Longs Drugs store that was in the same shopping area as Koa Pancake House. We got a beach umbrella and a cheap body board to use at the beaches. Then we were off to Pearl Harbor. We arrived around 9:30 am. I was hoping they would sill have the free tickets for the Arizona boat ride, but I knew it may be for later in the day. We walked up and asked about tickets and the guy in the booth said he had 4 tickets for 9:45 am! So we walked over and waited just a few minutes before they opened the theater and let us in to watch the documentary movie. For those of you who have not been to Pearl Harbor and have not seen this movie - be warned. It is well done and very powerful. I will admit I cried watching this. Take tissues.
We then boarded the small watercraft that took us down Battleship row, past the Arizona Memorial, and around the USS Missouri.
We were brought back near the visitor center and walked around reading the placards and taking in the sights.
(I still don't know how to rotate the pictures)
The kids decided that was enough Pearl Harbor (we spent a few hours there total.) We then went to the Ala Moana Center to try to find the awesome coffee drink DW and I had there 20 years ago.
Continued in Part 2.
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