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Beautiful views from up at the overlook!!!
How annoying about that family we found one like that at the Arlington National Cemetary before.......very annoying and disrespectful
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Well worth a drive up there, wow. The views are stunning. I particularly like this one:
Those beautiful trees and flowers, and the cemetery. So peaceful. The ones with Diamond Head in it are amazing too! Really shows Honolulu is a really, really big city!
Sigh. That family disgusts me too. There's a time and a place for everything and this was neither the time nor - especially - the place. Poor kids don't stand a chance with parents like that.
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Well worth a drive up there, wow. The views are stunning. I particularly like this one:
Those beautiful trees and flowers, and the cemetery. So peaceful. The ones with Diamond Head in it are amazing too! Really shows Honolulu is a really, really big city!
It really is massive. You hear the figures of how many people live there - around 400,000 in the city and nearly a million in the metro area according to Wikipedia and those stats don't really mean anything, until you see it for yourself.
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Sigh. That family disgusts me too. There's a time and a place for everything and this was neither the time nor - especially - the place. Poor kids don't stand a chance with parents like that.
The cemetery looks so beautiful and the displays honoring Veteran's Day were very nice. Your pictures from the overlook are outstanding! So sad and frustrating when some folks have no idea how to properly behave.
Monday 11 November – part seven: “I still need to get your present”
Once we were done with the view, we headed back down, looking at some more of the memorials on the way back to the car.
We headed out, but we did go once around the entrance of the cemetery so I could get some more photos…
On the way out of the cemetery, I got a few more shots of the city skyline…
Then we were on our way back to Aulani, and fortunately for once, we didn’t hit too much traffic, thank goodness!
When we got back, we went to the front desk…
… where we checked a few things. We still hadn’t found the LuanaLounge, where you can spend your last day when you check out or the Halawai Lawn, where the Starlit Hui, which we were planning on seeing tonight would be taking place, so we got directions for both of those. We also moved our reservation at Makahiki to 5:45pm, rather than 7:00pm, as otherwise we wouldn’t be able to see the Starlit Hui, and obviously this was our last chance.
We headed to the shop, where we had a browse around. They had a lot more Christmas stuff in now…
I got the T-shirt you can see on the top right of the shot
We also found the DVC Member section, which we’d missed on our previous visits in there, as it’s quite hidden away at the back of the store.
While we were in there, Mark said “I still need to get your present”, and I wasn’t sure what he meant. I knew, of course, he meant anniversary present, but I had no idea what he was planning on getting. His next words took my breath away – he told me he was getting me an Aulani dressing gown. In fairness, I have raved about these things ever since we got here, but I really wasn’t expecting this not at the $120 price tag anyway! I absolutely love this guy and even more so at that moment.
As a footnote to this, I absolutely adore my dressing gown and wear it most days. It really was the perfect present!
We also each got a T-shirt, Mark got a mug, I found another fridge magnet, and a Christmas ornament, and Mark’s credit card got a heck of a pounding in there, shall we say?
We headed outside…
…. and found the Luana Lounge, and it was packed in there so I took a photo from outside.
Don’t worry – there will be plenty of photos to come of the interior in due course… I have to say here that the car park was chaos when we arrived back last night, and we struggled to find a parking space anywhere. When we got back this afternoon, by comparison, it was deserted. I guess maybe it was so busy in the lounge as so many people were checking out today? I certainly hope it’s quieter in there tomorrow!
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You finally hit the traffic jackpot!
That's just a wee bit of shopping. I'm thinking of setting a direct deposit right into Disney. That's where my money goes anyway - apparently you guys too...
Looking forward to hearing about your anniversary dinner!
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Nice to have a traffic-free drive for once. Looks like a fun shopping spree, with a perfect anniversary gift included. It's amazing that with all the exploring you did around Aulani there are still areas you hadn't seen.
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we found one like that at the Arlington National Cemetary before.......very annoying and disrespectful 
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You hear the figures of how many people live there - around 400,000 in the city and nearly a million in the metro area according to 
So sad and frustrating when some folks have no idea how to properly behave. 
not at the $120 price tag anyway! 
I absolutely love this guy and even more so at that moment. 
so I took a photo from outside. 
I certainly hope it’s quieter in there tomorrow! 
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