{"id":276,"date":"2007-08-19T12:44:59","date_gmt":"2007-08-19T16:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hawaii.kadetstationery.com\/?p=276"},"modified":"2012-06-06T15:46:47","modified_gmt":"2012-06-06T19:46:47","slug":"sundays-travels-revisited-with-pictures-part-1-resort-views","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/?p=276","title":{"rendered":"Sunday&#8217;s Travels, Revisited with Pictures, Part 1: Resort Views"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, we got off to a later start on Sunday, after breakfast and a walk around the resort. But, when we hit the road, we had a nice ride around the north and east side of the island.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/resort1.jpg\" height=\"360\" alt=\"resort1\" hspace=\"8\" width=\"480\" align=\"top\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is one of the canal boats that guests use to get around the resort.  Looking south towards the entrance to the Palace Towers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/resort2.jpg\" height=\"360\" alt=\"resort2\" hspace=\"8\" width=\"480\" align=\"top\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is a view of the Ocean Towers that we stayed in.  They are shaped like a three looped figure 8, or three interlocking circles, with the cross over areas removed to make an open central area for a restaurant and snack bar.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/resort3.jpg\" height=\"360\" alt=\"resort3\" hspace=\"8\" width=\"480\" align=\"top\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is another view of the Ocean Tower, closer to the ocean, and you can see part of the pool in the foreground behind the trees.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/resort4.jpg\" height=\"360\" alt=\"resort4\" hspace=\"8\" width=\"480\" align=\"top\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is one of the pools in front of the Palace Towers.  Notice the two statues.  On the resort you will find statues representing all 12 of the Chinese years.  This are the Year of the Bull and the Year of the Bear, I think.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/resort5.jpg\" height=\"360\" alt=\"resort5\" hspace=\"8\" width=\"480\" align=\"top\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is the central point leading in to the Lagoon to the lower left of the picture.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/resort7.jpg\" height=\"360\" alt=\"resort7\" hspace=\"8\" width=\"480\" align=\"top\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is the arch bridge into the lagoon used for swimming, kayaking, snorkeling and paddle boats.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/resort8.jpg\" height=\"360\" alt=\"resort8\" hspace=\"8\" width=\"480\" align=\"top\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is the entrance to the Palace Tower from down by the ocean.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/resort10.jpg\" height=\"360\" alt=\"resort10\" hspace=\"8\" width=\"480\" align=\"top\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is a wider view of the central bay and the arch bridge to the left.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/resort11.jpg\" height=\"360\" alt=\"resort11\" hspace=\"8\" width=\"480\" align=\"top\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Marianne relaxing outside the Palace Tower.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/resort12.jpg\" height=\"360\" alt=\"resort12\" hspace=\"8\" width=\"480\" align=\"top\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I finally found someone to make me feel tall and skinny <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/icon_biggrin.gif\" valign=\"absmiddle\" alt=\":grin:\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/resort13.jpg\" height=\"360\" alt=\"resort13\" hspace=\"8\" width=\"480\" align=\"top\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The large created waterfall into the lagoon.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/resort14.jpg\" height=\"360\" alt=\"resort14\" hspace=\"8\" width=\"480\" align=\"top\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is the large pool with water slide and created waterfalls on the south end of the resort near the lagoon towers.  One of the restaurants is above the pool on the right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, we got off to a later start on Sunday, after breakfast and a walk around the resort. But, when we hit the road, we had a nice ride around the north and east side of the island. 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