525 Kapahulu Ave
Honolulu, HI 96815-6801
808-735-8886

If you're in Honolulu you know it's hot and humid here.  And nothing says refreshing than a a nice cold dessert or a iced cold drink.  So imagine have both in one in the form of shaved ice with lots of flavors!

For now, the exterior is very run down but they're planning to move very soon.

It's a very basic interior but it serves its purpose:

They have a lot of flavors available.  It's almost like all the flavors they have available for bubble tea.

Large Rainbow Shaved Ice (cherry, banana, and vanilla):

They put lots of shaved ice and then poured out the flavors.  The red mixes with the yellow, the blue mixes with the yellow, and finally the blue mixes with the red.  So beautiful.  Just like the rainbow I saw when I arrived in Honolulu last night.  The ice was very finely crushed.  The flavors were very subtle. For $3.02, this is an amazing deal.

They're moving soon so be sure to look up their new address if you decide to go to Waiola Shaved Ice.  Inside seating is made up of metal stools and ledges along the wall and window.  There is also outside plastic chairs and tables.  They say they're have the best shaved ice in Hawaii and that's very possible but I don't think it was really that super and definitely not worth the ~25 minute walk I took to get here. But if you have a car and fancying some shaved ice, it's worth giving this place a try to see if it's better than your usual shaved ice fix.

Eric Tummy Points: 3.5 out of 5

Rocher de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco

Monte Carlo lies in the French Riviera on the Mediterranan Sea in Monaco surrounded by France and Italy.  Monaco is a principality so there is a prince governing Monaco and his palace sits on Rocher de Monaco:

Rocher de Monaco is a busy tourist location during the summer and features a number of boutiques and restaurants.  Unfortunately I went on a rainy day in cool springtime so it was very empty. 

Standing in an empty street on Rocher de Monaco.

There weren't many stores open when we got here at 5pm on a weekday.  The whole Rocher de Monaco was so quiet.

One of the few places I walked by that was open was this bakery.  I peered in and saw lots of yummy breads.  They say French bread is good so I wanted to get one.

The only way I remembered the name of the bakery is this bag:

I secretly ate it in the bus.  I think it was frowned upon so I left most of it for when I got off the bus.

The chocolate croissant:

Unfortunately I got there at the end of the day and you could taste that in the croissant.  It was still flaky but most of it was hardened.    Chocolate was good though.  They used semi-sweet chocolate chips.  It would've been a much more yummy croissant if they used a thin slice of dark chocolate.

Maybe I'll try this bakery again if I come earlier and if I don't find another bakery.  What a disappointment for my first croissant in Europe.

Eric Tummy Points: 2 out of 5