Today we took a bus into the downtown area. Our first visit was the Foster Botanical Gardens to view some strange and amazing flora. We dodged the dropping fruit of the Cannonball Tree. (If Sir Isaac Newton was sitting under this plant rather than the proverbial apple tree his only insight would have been that he just suffered a severe concussion). Photos of this and other vegetative wonders are below.
A quick and inexpensive lunch followed at a hole-in-the-wall eatery at the edge of Chinatown. Despite the fact that our meals were served directly from the dishes sitting on display in the front window, it was very tasty. No food poisoning resulted.
We walked around the downtown area admiring the buildings and yet more amazing trees, with the Honolulu Academy of Arts as our final stop. It’s a beautiful building with a great collection which we sadly ran out of time to see. It will be a must stop on our next visit to Honolulu.
