Tuesday, February 4, 2014

MONDAY: PALACES, PINEAPPLES, AND POLYNESIAN CULTURE!

Today we went on a tour at the Iolani Palace, (the only palace in all of the U.S.!) and we learned that Hawaii was a monarchy before entering the United States as the 50th state. 




Afterwards we drove to Dole Plantation, and tried their famous Pineapple whip, which is kind of like ice cream but not entirely. Some of the students got fresh pineapple and mango.





We then left and went to Haleiwa. Here we got lunch, some went shopping, and some went planking. One of the food places was offering some very good burgers like pineapple, and avocado burgers, which was very exotic. Afterwards we got shaved ice with condensed milk and red beans. There was various flavors like green apple, mango, strawberry, etc. When the famous Hawaiian shaved ice had been eaten, the trip continued to Sunset Beach. This beach is really famous for giant waves where surfing competitions take place!  Here we stopped to take a couple pictures of the ocean, sea, and a dog running up and down the beach. The waves at the beach were huge, and it was a beautiful sight. 






We then headed to the Polynesian culture center. Even though it was kind of rainy, we bought some ponchos, put on our smiles, and had a great time anyway because we got to participate in different cultures, and be entertained by shows, for example Ha:The Breath of a Life, which was a dance show performed by various people representing islands in the Pacific Ocean. It was a breathtaking show involving dangerous fire dancing and beautiful hula dance.







We returned exhausted from our day full of fun and learning!


Maja from Denmark
Vitoria from Brazil


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