Hawaii #3

The day started with Wilma having breakfast with me and then going to work, some people have to do that, just think if she did not, we would not be here.
My tour went to ‘IOLANI PALACE first. They are in the act of restoring the palace at this time, it is an ongoing job. When the monarchy was overthrown they auctioned off all the furnishings, they went all over the world. Slowly some are coming home. Before we could go in we had to put socks over our shoe;: even the guide wore them. No one could touch anything; we were watched all the time. You could not take pictures or even chew gum. It was very interesting, but I was ready to leave at the end of the tour. Next we went to the Bishop Museum, we did not spend much time there, but saw a great use of feathers, they were used to show rank in their culture. I would have liked to have spent more time in there; we also ate there. We then drove through Chinatown but did not stop, that was alright with me. Queen Emma’s summer palace was next; I did not make the walk up the hill; too much standing in `IOLANI PALACE. Our bus driver was the nicest women; she took us up to Punchbowl Cemetery which was not on our list. It is the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, the location is a long-extinct volcano; there are 33,259 soldiers there and 18,094 names of the missing soldiers; the bus was not allowed to stop. The road up to the cemetery has a great view of Honolulu. To end the day Friday Wilma & I had had a date to see the Beach Boys play & yes I have pictures, (if I can get them posted).
Saturday we had breakfast or bunch at the general assembly, also a super speaker. We then started for home at noon.
Will comeback later with a summary of the trip.
Remember if your life were a book and you did not travel you would only read one page. W&W&T