Big Island - exploring the North East corner

Having stocked up on mochi at Two Ladies Kitchen in Hilo, we drove up North to explore the area. We stopped several times on the way before making it up to the Waipio Valley viewpoint; there's so much beauty to be seen everywhere! Waterfalls, stunning views by the sea, cool antiques shops in Honoka'a, delicious smoothies... the whole day was a real treat.

Barbecueing in the sunset

We spent a couple of nights at Celestine Retreat, in Denmark. It was such a beautifully tranquil place; we loved it.

Happy New Year!

Hi friends!

Happy New Year!

 
I hope you started 2014 in the best possible way and that the holiday season was good to you! Here we had a very special end of the year as we flew back to the other side of the world and spent a few weeks with Mart's family in Western Australia.

So... guess what? I'm going to be posting photos of our trip for the next few days / weeks...! :-)

First stop: Hong Kong!
We had a few hours in this amazing city on our way to Australia and we managed to squeeze in not only a visit to the zoo but also an amazing lunch with some of our friends who live there.

More of Paris

 
On our second day in Paris, after a scrummy breakfast and a good look at the city from the top of Montmartre we jumped on the metro and went to take a peek at La Defense. It's definitely an impressive place! 

We then set off to go and see a fashion exhibition but ran into this amazing museum on the way and decided it was too good to pass. We went in there instead and spent a few hours marveling at their collections... it was amazing!
  

USA 2013 | Seattle - Pike Place Market -

I didn't end up taking many photos at all at the Pike Place Market. I did watch the fish mongers throwing fish around for a bit, and marvelled at the beautiful (and huge) bouquets of peonies though. And got a teeny bit grossed out by the chewing gum wall. :-)