HAWAII (oahu & kauai) PICTURES and REVIEW

I am warning everyone this is going to be REALLY long!

We left for our honeymoon on Saturday night (our wedding was Friday 9/24/04). Our flight didn't leave until Sunday morning at 5:45 am, but it left from Newark and that would have been a long drive so early in the morning! We stayed at the Newark Sheraton on Saturday night. I am really glad we made this decision! We drove there and parked our car at Mr. B's long term parking. They charge $10 a day for parking so for us it was $120. it worked out to be cheaper than paying for a limo or taxi ride there and back. Mr. B's also provides a shuttle shervice to and from the airport.

***DAY 1***

At 3:00am on Sunday 9/26 Ray and I woke up. We were so excited to go to Hawaii. Here is a picture of us in the hotel room before we left for the airport.

We used Continental Airlines. Unfortunately we have to stop in Houston on the way there for an hour. I wish we did non-stop but we had to do it this way because the only non-stop flight that day left NY at 1:00pm and that was too late for us.
Sun rising:

The plane ride was so long and boring! I watched 'Raising Helen' and played solitaire. I tried to sleep but was too uncomfortable. Finally, at 12:30 Hawaii time (6:30pm NY time) I saw Oahu from the window:

We took a cab from the airport in Honolulu to our hotel which was in Waikiki. It cost $30! We later found out there was an airport shuttle to and from our hotel for $8 a person. So I recommend you work this out in advance.
We stayed at the Imperial of Waikiki . It is actually a timeshare that my BIL gave us as a weding gift. It was 100 yards from Waikiki beach and right next to the Sheraton. Our place had 1 bedroom and 2 bathrooms, a living room, kitchen, and balcony. When we got in our room we changed into our bathing suits and went exploring.
Us in our room like 5 min. after we got there:

Then we went up to the top floor of our hotel.

We walked down to Waikiki beach. My frist impression was 'This is HAWAII?' I twas NOT what I expected. I felt like I was in Miami FL with a ll the tall building lining the beach, and the beach very crowded with people.



While walking around Waikiki we saw some interesting trees.


Ray and the Tiki statues he loved


That night we at at the Waikiki Broiler which was across the street from hour hotel. We had Coconut Chicken and Shrimp Scampi over pasta. We ended up sharing both dishes. The place was pretty good and fairly priced. They had a live guitar player/singer and an outdoor area to eat. That night we were soooo tired because of al the travelling we did. We went to sleep pretty early.