International Market Place

Today I wander into the International Market Place, located in the heart of Waikiki. The centerpiece of the market is a 150 year old banyan tree. A banyan tree is rather alien to me, East Indian in origin, it drops down aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks, very odd. Over 130 carts, shops and artisan stands populate the market. There's a pretty good food court, next to which you'll find free Hawaiian entertainment 5 nights a week.


Hungry, I sample one of the dishes, Chicken Curry. Note the position of my fork, indication of extreme hunger...





After lunch I head down to the closest 7-Eleven to buy a monthly bus pass. On the way I pass by some high-rise architecture, I like the whale mural, very appropriate for the area, I wonder if the whales are to scale?


With bus pass in hand, I head back home on the bus, of course. Taking the bus, my commute is under 5 minutes, walking? 20 minutes. The bus is my new found friend. By the way, the bus system here on Oahu, called TheBus, is friggin awesome. It's been voted consistently the best bus service in America! Lucky me. Add to that my iPhone's ability to tell me all the bus schedules on-line, I can't imagine a better setup!