hey! Post the link as a comment in the bon dance blog! Love it!

Bill those were just lovely shots of Kauai. Thanks!

Did anyone else think that dragon was scary??? I thought it was pretty darn scary.

Billy Boy -- you ARE the entertainment! You and Marteeeen look so cooool, I mean hot!! I'm soo sorry you can't make the SF GTG, look at the menu pleeez and maybe you'll change your plans?!

Sarah, when I was a kid I used to be scared of the Chinese dragon. I guess I'm used to these things now.

Looks like I missed another great gtg. Well Ken covered for me and drank all the sake, lol

Mels, great articles and pictures. You should run for President you put Hillary to shame with that outfit ;)

Aloha!

Billy Boy???? Billy Boy???? did you fail to send shanghainese the memo, billyboy??????

Hey shang, I thought they were pretty darned cute in their pirate caps!!!

Mels, your blog rocks!

for mari:

http://brownwater-navy.com/vietnam/Nha_Be.htm


home sweet home. a few of the pics brought tears.

LOL, HT, I try!!

icee, pirate caps?

Good to know Mel, had to laugh it scared me.

Look what I found on the shingon Mission

http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/featur...03/shingon.htm

Just another interesting article about Japanese style temples in Hawaii. If anyone is interested.

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/ar...509120342.html

Interesting that they don't mention that this temple broke away from the sect! The rebels!

Interesting articles, sarah. Thanks!

Now did anyone fugure out why the singer carries an umbrella? My husband says it is used to keep all the groupies away, but I think he was just embarrassed that I know more about Japanese temples than him. I have it from a gopod source that he got thrown out of Japanese school in second or third grade!

lcuy are you talking about the singing in the rain guy? Gene Kelly? Only other umbrella guy that comes to mind is on the cover of "rain", Akira Kurasoura film? Don't think he was singing.

K got a bite on temples. Here are two more links on Hawaii Temples

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/ar...509120342.html

http://www.vthawaii.com/OAHU/Temple/Temples.html

WOOOW check out my ryang sa.

Gotta visit this gem, if they welcome visitors.

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/ar...509120342.html

sorry my ryang sa is on the vthawaii link above

Mels, she thinks we look like pirates. Oh the indignity!

Lcuy, LOL! He beats off the groupies with an umbrella! I think it does have something to so with protection, but of a more spiritual nature perhaps? Your husband's in good company. I got kicked out of Catholic school!

Sarah, Martin noticed that the singer in the tower always carried an umbrella as he was singing and he wanted to know why. Thanks for all the research you're doing! Interesting.

lcuy,

linda said he carried an umbrella cause he was not a Portagee. Am I going to have to explain? ;)

Aloha!

HT, that's the most portagee explanation of all!!
;)

Bill
Just a reminder, Yahoo Photos is going away in a month or so, move 'em or lose them.
Great pics:)