Wednesday, 20 April 2011

Gold Hall Cafe

Bill and I had a day to ourselves so we decided to go and try a restaurant/cave/bonsai garden.  It was a sprawling four story building that winded around and around.  You can buy food and choose anywhere in the area to sit and have lunch.  You can eat in the cafe, cave, overlooking the ocean, or in the bonsai garden.
Here is the door going in...


Inside the cafe there are wood carvings everywhere.  They are beautiful.




You have to look closely at each one to catch all of the detail....


Just below the cafe is the limestone cave.  You can eat down here if you choose.



We emerged from the cave into this beautiful garden/waterfall.  Of course, it is hard to capture the peaceful feel of the place and the sound of the waterfall coming from high above the cliff wall.




We started working our way up the path to some beautiful terraces overlooking the ocean.  It was a beautiful day.





The path directed us to another section of the cave where they distill Awamori, the native alcohol of Okinawa.  It tastes like rubbing alcohol.  Very strong!!



The final stop was the bonsai garden.  There were hundreds of bonsai trees.  Many were over 70 years old.  




Bill and I sat and talked for about 1/2 here.  It was so beautiful we decided to just stop and enjoy it.



The Hamby Town Flea Market is held every 1st and third weekend.  We decided to go by later that night after our excursion to the Gold Hall Cafe


Caroline bought a dress for $2.


Patrick had been at the beach all day with his friends, we ran into him when we were heading to dinner (the beach is right across the street) so he joined us.


Nice day.

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