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Aloha from Hawai'i 2016

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  • Trip start
    October 5, 2016

    Honolulu downtown

    October 5, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

    A small walk in Honolulu downtown. The Capitol with wonderful atrium, little nap in the gardens if the Iolani Palace and selfie with king Kamehameha were nice start of the discovery trip.
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    Malá prechádzka v centre mesta Honolulu. Kapitol s átriom s úžasnou modrou strechou, malá siesta v záhradách paláca Iolani a mojka s králom Kamehameha-mom sú príjemný štart výletu.Read more

  • Luau dinner

    October 6, 2016 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 25 °C

    Hawaiian Luau is a traditional celebration. With a lot of food, music and dance, it is a celebration full of love. Typically a pork meat prepared in a pit in ground ang hula dance would be part of it. We ate soo much, had really good time and were estonished by watching the hula dancers. Mahalo Hawaii!
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    Hawaiské Luau sú tradičné oslavy. Sú plné lásky, s hojnosťou jedla, hudby a tanca. Tradične ich sprevádza bravčové pripravované v peci vykopanej do zeme a tance hula. Jedli sme taák veľa a celý večer bol výborný, hula tanečnice a tanečníci nás zanechali v očarení. Mahalo Hawaii!
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  • Honoulu @Diamond Head

    October 7, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

    Diamond Head is a crater at the Honolulu side of island. The name in english comes from the time when British came and thought that the shiny stones at the hill will be diamonds.. Well, they were wrong :D
    This firs hike uphill and downhill made us discover the city from births perspective.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_Head,_Hawaii
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    "Diamantova Hlava" je kráter na časti ostrova kde sa nachádza Honolulu. Anglické pomenovanie pochádza z čias ked Angličania prišli a mysleli si že trblietavé kamienky na kopci su diamanty.. HAHA, mýlili sa. :D
    Vďaka tejto prvej túre dokopca a z kopca sme objavili výhlad na mesto z vtáčej perspektívy.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_Head,_Hawaii
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  • Laupāhoehoe Beach Park

    October 8, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

    A popular place for locals to hang around, do some bbq, play football and chill. A bit like our Falls Lake park, just more cool :)
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    Obĺúbené miesto pre domácich na relaxáciu, grilovanie a futball. Podobné miesto ako náš Falls Lakes park, len oveľa lepšie :)Read more

  • Hike down to Waipio Valley (and back)

    October 8, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

    Oh yeah! This was a good one. It was definitely much shorter to go down than to climb back to the top of this valley. But is was worth it! A hidden waterfall and a wonderful weather station we waiting for us. And I am sure the locals in their big tracks were putting their bets guessing if and in what time we will climb it.
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    Oh yeah! Toto bolo výbodné miesto. Jednoznačne trvalo kratšie ísť dole do údolia ako sa vyštverať zasa naspäť. Ale stálo to za to! čakal na nás schovaný vodopád a parádna meteorologická stanica. A som si absolútne istá že miestni na ich veľkých autách uzatvárali medzi sebou stávky o tom či vôbec a ak áno tak v akom čase sa nám podarí vyšplhať naspať.
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  • Thought old lava field to Makalawena

    October 9, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

    What a great idea I had to visit this natural park! Who could have known that to reach it we will need to drive 1 hour through the stony lava fields with roads suitable for a jeep? What we found at the end was a nice beach with spots for bbq.. A bit disappointing, I have to admit.
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    Skvelý nápad vydať sa navštíviť tento prírodný park! Kto mal vedieť že na to aby sme sa tqam dostali budeme musiet hodinu cestovat cez kamenisté lávové pole po cestách vhodných pre jeep? Čo sme našli? Celkom peknú pláž a mnoho miest na grilovanie.. Trochu sklamanie, musím uznať.
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  • Absolute soundproof Hostel at Main Str.

    October 9, 2016 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 20 °C

    One of the treasures of my accommodation booking skills. A good example of the Hawaiian window system using the glass lamellas. It is great for ventilation, well, when you are staying at the main street next to a gas station you might opt for some soundproofing too..
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    Jeden z pokladov môjho talentu pre rezervácie ubytovania. Veľmi dobrý príklad Hawajských okenných systémov s použitím sklenných lamiel. Je to úžasný systém pre ventiláciu, hmm, niekedy keď bývate na hlavnej ulici hneď vedľa čerpacej stanice by sa zišlo aj torchu odhlučnenia..
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  • Looking for turtles @black sand beach

    October 10, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

    The black sand beach is a resting place for the Hawaiian green turtle. We saw some in the water and we got inspired to rest a bit.
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    Táto pláž s čiernym pieskom je oddychové miesto pre Hawajské zelené korytnačky. My sme ich zopár videli vo vode ale zato sme sa inšpirovali a trochu si oddýchli.Read more

  • Hiking in the Volcanoes National Park

    October 10, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

    Hiking in this park is stunning. The landscape is unique. Unique was probably also the look at us having crazy fun by making some pictures...
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    Pochodovanie po tomto parku je ohromujúce. Krajina v tomto okolí je unikátna. Unikátny bol určite aj pohľad na nás ako sa zabávame pri tvorení týchto fotiek.Read more

  • We saw lava floating into the sea

    October 10, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

    After several miles on the bike we are reaching the place where lava is floating into the ocean. It is just amazing to observe this non-stoppable red mass. While walking on the surface, the stones are squishing under the shoes. The lava formations are sometimes smooth, sometimes cracked by the great forces. Impressed we bike back, uphill, against the wind and believe me, we are extremely happy when we come back to our car..
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    Po niekoľkých míľach bicyklovania prichádzame k miestu kde tekutá láva vteká do oceánu. Je neskutočné pozorovať túto nezastaviteľnú červenú hmotu. Povrch kameňov vŕzga pod topánkami pri každom kroku. Láva vytvorila hladké reliéfy, na niektorých miestach vidlo praskliny vytvorené obrovským napätím. Ohúrení bicyklujeme naspäť, dokopca, proti vetru. A verte mi, sme extrémne šťastný keď sa dostávame k našemu autu..
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  • I admire residents of Kalapama

    October 10, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

    People of this town lost their homes when lava decided to chose this path to float down the hill. It created an amazing landscape of black, black and black stones. I really admire the people who didn't give up on their home, didn't lose their hope and spend all the energy to re-build their houses where they once stood.
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalapana,_Hawaii
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    Obyvatelia tohto maleho mestečka stratili svoje domovy ked sa prúd lávy rozhodol vybrať sa ich smerom dolu kopcom k oceánu. Láva tu vytvorila dychvyrážajúce scenérie plné čierňavy, čierňavy a čiernych kameňov. Môj neskutočný obdiv patrí ľuďom, ktorý sa nevzdali, nestratili nádej a našli energiu postaviť nanovo svoj dom na mieste kde stál ich predchádzajúci.
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalapana,_Hawaii
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