Oahu eyes

We had our honeymoon in Hawaii, 4 days in Oahu and 4 days in Maui. We absolutely loved Oahu. I have heard people complain about Honolulu and Waikiki, but I love that there are beautiful beaches right across the street from apparently limitless Japanese restaurants. We ate ramen every day, watched dolphins at our hotel, and swam in swimming pool calm waters at the Ala Moana beach. We snorkeled for the first time too. My wife was timid at first, but after a few minutes of adjusting the snorkel mask and getting used to the fins, she took to the water like the swimmer she was when she was young. Many of the fish were stunning, and most were absolutely unafraid. My wife, being somewhat enthralled and destructive at the same time, took to poking any fish that came within range of her finger.

I also noticed a huge difference between Asian women in Hawaii and women in Seoul. There were many beautiful women in both places, but the differences were striking. In Seoul, women were often waifish and pale, but in Hawaii many women had athletic builds and deep suntans. Korean women don't think that having a dark suntan is desireable at all, and it took me a while to adjust to so many women with dark skin after being in a country where women walk around with umbrellas on sunny days.