Travelogue - Hawaii #6 Souvenirs from Hawaii 夏威夷手信

Speaking about souvenirs from Hawaii, nuts are a must-buy for most tourists. It is quite like 'been there, done there and got the tee shirt'.

談到夏威夷的紀念品，堅果是大多數遊客的必買品。 沒買就像沒到過夏威夷。

You can get more than those nuts, Honolulu Cookie Company is not a secret to most tourists. Long queues are expected at major shopping centre because the company are generous enough to allow sampling of all shortbreads before purchase and most tourists always buy in large quantities.

除了這些堅果之外，檀香山Cookie公司對大多數遊客來說並不是秘密。大排長龍不是新鮮事，因為該公司容許顧客任試吃才買，而且大多數遊客總是大量購買。

Taste wise, my assorted shortbreads were flavourful with an intense buttery aroma. Texture was either too flaky as that of Palmiers or hard like a rock. Once my boy got hold of the shortbreads, he could not stop but ate up a whole box in one go.

餅乾味道濃郁，帶有強烈的奶油香氣。口感不像Palmiers那麼脆，或者像岩石一樣堅硬。我孩拿到了餅乾後，他就停不下來，但一口氣吃完了一整盒餅乾。

You may be feeling odd about why buying Godiva chocolate there as the Belgium brand has nothing to do with Hawaii. Anything Godiva is absolutely OVER-PRICED in Hong Kong, a small box of chocolate nuggets can be priced at HKD 400 (US $51). Much contrary to this: 3 boxes of cholcolate-coated pretzels were sold @ US $10 and a chocolate bar @ US 3.99 in Hawaii. Is this ridiculously unreasonable in Hong Kong, isn't it? What do you think if KFC sell fast-food fried chicken at a Ritz Carlton or Four Seasons price?

您可能會感到奇怪，為什麼在那裡購買Godiva巧克力，因為比利時品牌與夏威夷毫無關係。任何Godiva在香港都絕對超不合作理地貴，一小塊巧克力塊的售價為400港元（51美元）。與此大相徑庭的是：3盒巧克力塗層椒鹽捲餅在夏威夷售價10美元，巧克力棒為US $ 3.99。這在香港是不是很荒謬，不是嗎？如果肯德基以麗思卡爾頓或四季價格出售快餐炸雞，你認為如何？

I like the livery of Hawaiian Airlines so much. The Hawaiian girl on the tail and the fancy colours, they just click and made the livery stand out. I always associate the airline with enjoyment, sunshine and fun rather than daunting business trips.

我非常喜歡夏威夷航空的標誌。尾巴上的夏威夷女孩和花哨的顏色，脫穎而出。我總是把夏威夷航空與享受，陽光和樂趣聯繫在一起，而不是艱難的出差。

Taken at the airport. +1 for the open-air plane-spotting balcony at the airport.

Although two aeroplanes are far from collector grade, these can always remind me of the island.

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