I walked by the palace this morning, unaware of what I would find once I arrived there...Apparently they're filming the already infamous 'love story' on our palace grounds for 4 days. The palace is decked out in all its regal splendor, including the gazebo. (I hope they're not allowed to enter the gazebo...they won't even let most Hawaiians walk on the gazebo!)They've put mulch down over all the pavement, to make it appear like dirt roads, and they've got horse-drawn carriages (minus the horses) sitting in front of the main entrance's steps. They've also got actors in costume walking around...it all makes for a very surreal scene.While I don't support the movie (based on historical facts? yah, right...), the palace right now really is a sight worth seeing.BTW, if you're thinking about going to the archives, palace grounds parking is off-limits.
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