View of Honolulu on September 19, 2010

Today was cool and wet in the morning, but the afternoon became partly cloudy and dry. The clouds made a great day for photogaphy. This view centers on Tantalus. The mountain can be driven up via Round Top Road. A lookout up there provides a panaromic view that goes from Diamond Head to the Airport. It is nice and cool up on the mountain, even in the summer. The automobile makes great passage with all of the cutbacks, but a motorcycle makes it a lot more fun. The garden in the foreground is roughly at the eight story height on part of the roof of the Hawai'i Convention Center. This is a beautiful building. It is amazing what can be built with other people's money and hard work. I finally got to move around freely in the center last weekend. The previous times, I was asked to leave since I only pay for part of it as a tax payer, but did not have a badge. ;-)