November 2006 - Hanauma Bay & Doris Duke's Shangrila

We took the tour of Doris Duke's Shangrila. If you don't know of her, she was a tobacco heiress who came to Hawaii on her honeymoon. She bought this property and built Shangri La in 1937. Shangri La houses an impressive collection of Islamic art and is considered one of Hawaii’s most architecturally significant homes. Shangri La is open to the public for tours, but can also be visited by virtual tour http://www.shangrilahawaii.org/

This is the view from the back yard. me in front of the playhouse. When she had visitors, they never stayed in the house, but went directly to the playhouse.

walkway that takes you to the playhouse from the front of the house

The entry of the home. The front is very very plain and unassuming, the inside is amazing. No pictures allowed, this is copied from their website.

Another view of the playhouse

Museum of Art in Honolulu. We started here and they took us to the house, which is in a neighborhood, in Kahala.

One day we went with our friend Ira to Haunauma Bay to go snorkeling. Ira posed for this picture, doesn't he remind you of Bond. . . . James Bond . . . . well that's what we were going for!
So beautiful!