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Friday Fotos — inside Iolani Palace – what an amazing place

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Iolani Palace
During our tour of ‘Iolani Palace, we went into the Throne Room where chairs were lined up and ready for dignitaries.

For the most part, all I can say about ‘Iolani Palace is wow. We recently took our first tour of the palace and were amazed at the grandeur and history. The palace was the official residence of Hawai‘i’s monarchy. In 1891, Queen Lili‘uokalani ascended to the throne after King Kalākaua died. Shortly thereafter, she attempted to change the Hawaiian constitution, but a coup driven by US sugar interests overthrew her government and put her on trial. The palace that had once been her home became her prison. Eventually, most of the furnishings were sold off to collectors. At this stage, about a third have been recovered. Even with only that small part of the palace furnishings at the palace, it’s still an amazing place. Our guide was terrific and the tour, well, it was also excellent.

 

About Terry

I started out as a skip tracer. Just in case you don’t know, that’s the guy who finds the people who don’t want to be found. It was the little things—getting paid to lie—that made skip tracing the fun part of the job.

Those years of chasing deadbeats taught me many valuable life lessons, such as liars come from all walks of life, and always keep your car in the garage.

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  1. Terry says

    Thanks, Cecelia. We missed our bus and would have been late, so we grabbed a ride with Uber. It wasn’t a bad fare at all.

  2. Cecelia says

    It really is a fabulous place to visit. Unfortunately, most visitors to Oahu don’t take the time to visit. And just a short bus ride away from Waikiki. Thanks for visiting there.